Remington Vest Pocket Pistol .22
An early Remington Vest Pocket Pistol in .22 caliber also known as a Saw Handle Derringer in their number 1 frame. One can readily just the smallness in size compared to our quarter, no wonder this was a very popular gun for concealment. This was a Patent from Oct. 1, 1861 and was available for the Civil War period and made right up to the late 1880's. This one is serial numbered 5621 of about 18,000 or so made so it is a fairly early gun in the series. The hammer spring is still strong but most of the original bluing is long gone, the metal is now an even gray appearance. The walnut slab grips are excellent but may have some extra finish on them. The bore is fine but shooting this would be a risky affair without the use of the old "black powder" loaded rim-fire cartridges. Once this little dealer of death could have hugged the leg of a bawdy beauty or the sleeve of a river boat card shark, we'll never know. You can certainly spin your own yarn about the poker table when this falls out of your cuff.
