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The Gun That Killed Abraham Lincoln:
With a single shot, John Wilkes Booth changed the course of American history. The gun he chose was a .44-caliber pistol, made by Henry Deringer of Philadelphia. One shot was all that Booth had.
The gun was favored for its small size -- it could easily be concealed inside a pocket. It shot a single, round lead ball, weighing nearly an ounce -- and was most accurate at close range. |