Replica Of John Wilkes Booth Gun Used To Assassinate President Lincoln
Above is a photo of the actual gun from the National Park Service. The PI And Spy Museum has a replica. The weapon fired one .44 caliber round ball and was a single shot Deringer made by Henry Deringer of Philadelphia. It's about six inches in length and has about a 2 1/2 inch barrel. The weight is about eight ounces. There is a small box in the butt of the gun to store more rounds and supplies. The gun was originally found by one William T. Kent on the floor on the state box at Ford's Theater. The original weapon is on display today in the basement of Ford's Theater.

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