Found a derringer

Flush Draw · Mar 28, 2015

Found this HERO Derringer MFA. Co
They were known as a poor mans gun or boot gun.
They were manufactured 1861 to 1868.
I was hunting an old farmstead I found on mapworks, dated 1879.
I was dumbfounded! I love finding guns. This one is in great shape for being in the dirt this long. It clearly reads HERO on its side. I believe its .32 caliber.

BBsGal · Mar 28, 2015

Wow, awesome old gun. I find a lot of the cylinder portions of the old toy revolvers but it's great to see someone bag the real thing, and in that good of shape! Congrats!

itsaring! · Mar 28, 2015

That's pretty cool. My Derringer shoots 5 rounds :lol:

Flush Draw · Mar 28, 2015

itsaring! said:
That's pretty cool. My Derringer shoots 5 rounds

Pepperbox?

itsaring! · Mar 28, 2015

Flush Draw said:
Pepperbox?

I wish

H Desert Digger · Mar 29, 2015

Way cool....the wife was telling me it was about 32* back there in Huntington today....was 85 here in the HI Desert of SoCal.

HDD

METALMANIAC-NY · Mar 29, 2015

Awesome find! Congrats!

Flush Draw · Mar 29, 2015

Thanks everyone. It was a cold hunt. About a mile ride on the quad. Had a great time and hopefully get back out there today.

Big Treble · Mar 29, 2015

Nice find, and good luck on your next visit.

msand · Mar 29, 2015

Now that's what I am talking about. Great find man. I like taking my ATV out with the detector to get to those places in the old days only a horse or on foot could get you to, untouched by a metal detector.

I was out yesterday but no real good stuff yet. Raining here today.

007tallguy · Mar 29, 2015

nice score, congrats! :yes:

if you shine that up and restore it, you'll have to show us the end results! i think that would look awesome!

my only atv'ing today was plowing another 6 inches or so of that "stuff". the sun is shining nice and strong and i've got some gravel showing so maybe i can get out later and detect the driveway, lol. :lol:

maddy · Mar 29, 2015

That is one fine piece you found! Congrats

zeemang · Mar 29, 2015

Awesome find, congrats!

turtlefoot · Mar 29, 2015

That is an amazing find! Congratulations!

Doug

DirtyRob · Mar 29, 2015

What wall is it going on?

Flush Draw · Mar 29, 2015

Maybe above my cowboy shooting awards.

DirtyRob · Mar 29, 2015

Flush Draw said:
Maybe above my cowboy shooting awards.

Waiting for picture of it cleaned up! :cool:

Irons · Mar 29, 2015

Super cool find congrats man! Nice work on the research too. :cool:

Isaac43 · Mar 29, 2015

Abraham Lincoln was shot in the head with a Derringer. Sweet find man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dsm_mechva · Mar 29, 2015

Super find!

Found a derringer

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