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.45 cal homemade derringer.

Reader Joe kindly sent through photos of his .45 cal Philadelphia derringer made from a kit I blogged about some time ago.

It looks great!

Here are four pics of the derringer I built in 1978 at age 19. I colored the wood by staining with a Minwax walnut and then handrubbing linseed oil over it. I did not cold blue the barrel. For some reason I inlaid the side brass pieces where the pin comes through the barrel and stock.

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Thanks Joe.

If anyone else has unique, custom, interesting or a firearm with a good story. Please send pictures through!

Posted by Steve on Apr 6th 2008 | Filed in blackpowder, handguns, photos | Comments (3)

Building a blackpowder kit pistol

Th Box O’ Truth have published a two part article on the building and shooting of a 1970’s blackpowder .45 cal Philadelphia Derringer kit.

Building A Black Powder Pistol - Page 4

The Building

The Shooting

Posted by Steve on Mar 5th 2008 | Filed in blackpowder, handguns | Comments (12)