Booth's Derringer

[historybuff22]

Hi,

This is a 2-fold posting:

1) While searching for a replica derringer that Booth used to shoot Lincoln, I discovered this article:

http://wesclark.com/jw/booth_pistol.html

I'm not too sure that the original was stolen in the 1960s and that the new gun discovered IS the actual original.

2) I'm looking to purchase a replica of the Philadelphia Derringer that Booth used to shoot Lincoln. I've found over a dozen offered, but NONE are accurate enough for me. Among other things, all I've seen offered are replicas 6.5 inches long while the original is 5.87 inches long. Also the replicas have way too much wood and only slightly engraved. Anyone know of a source to obtain a replica closer to the original-- without me having to take a second mortgage on my home?

Rick Brown
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