2022

Derringer Style Grip with Buck and Ball Ammunition, SS Central America Treasure [160878]

Currency:USD Category:Artifacts / Shipwreck Artifacts Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 500.00 USD
Derringer Style Grip with Buck and Ball Ammunition, SS Central America Treasure [160878]
SOLD
250.00USD+ (50.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2023 Mar 04 @ 14:20UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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This lot carries the one-piece grips from a pocket pistol derringer as well as small caliber ammunition. The round ball appears to be about .25 caliber as well as a fair amount of #4 bird shot. This was known as a "buck and ball" load. At close quarters this load would be lethal. A small caliber by today's standards but shot at close range would have considerable velocity to stop a perpetrator. If the round ball did not stop them the bird shot would lay considerable damage to tissue for a long and painful death.

Provenance: SS Central America Collection