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The Deringer that killed President Lincoln was state of the art at the time and was not a cheap handgun. It was a authentic Henry Deringer ( one R ). It was not considered a primitive weapon at the time but rather a high class and very effective defensive or close range handgun
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state of the art?
primitive?
I am not sure I can agree with either of those terms. It was 1865.
He could have taken any of the civil war revolvers Patterson, Dragoon, 1851, 1858, 1860, 1861. This would have been modern and IMHO a better option.
He could have gone with a 22short pistol ( I think S&W was making a revolver.) This would have been close to state of the art.
I want to say that someone was making a derringer in 44rimfire, but I can not remember who. This would have been state of the art.
Then again, he was successful.