Project Description
!!!!!SOLD!!!!! This is a 1/2 scale “Southener” single shot derringer by the legendary Tom P. Weston of Mexico City, Mexico, made from the mid 1940’s to the mid 1970’s. 2 1/2″ long overall with a 1 1/4″ octagon rifled barrel of .22 caliber. Chambered for the .22 short rimfire cartridge. Blue steel barrel, hammer, trigger, screws, & pins. Brass frame, backstrap, & front sight. Functional extractor. Checkered hammer spur, the hammer with both half & full cock. Two piece walnut grips with brass escutcheons and a single screw on each side. The top of the barrel expertly engraved “SOUTHENER”. The left side of the barrel engraved “MERRIMACK ARMS & M.F’G’ Co, NEWBURYPORT MASS., PATENTED APRIL 9, 1867”, in three lines. Complete with the original Weston beveled glass topped mahogany puzzle box case. The interior French fit & lined in red felt. Accessories include a large diameter copper plated lift top tin & a brass cleaning/extractor rod. When the insert is removed, there are several markings in pencil on the interior bottom of the wood. First is the rubber stamped marking “WESTON REFORMA, PASO DE LA REFORMA No 157, MEXICO 5, D. F.” in three lines. The it is marked in black marker “TOM P. WESTON, ANTIQUE, FIREARMS” in three lines. Last it is marked “Julio 1968” in two lines. The bottom of the insert is also marked “July 1968”. The hammer must be pulled back to half cock, then the button on the bottom of the frame depressed to swing open the barrel to the left. The copper tin contains several rounds of .22 blank ammunition. I have tested the chamber with a dummy round of .22 short & it firs perfectly. Excellent near mint condition. All FFL rules apply since this is chambered in .22 short. Stock # JT-8. !!!!!SOLD!!!!!
