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Dixie Derringer Poster
by Kevin Callahan
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Dixie Derringer poster by Kevin Callahan. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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This solid brass .41 caliber derringer is a reproduction not an original. They are made for Dixie Gun Works in Tennessee and were the brain-child of... more
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This solid brass .41 caliber derringer is a reproduction not an original. They are made for Dixie Gun Works in Tennessee and were the brain-child of Dixie founder Turner Kirkland. Kirkland wrote the definitive book Southern Derringers of the Mississippi Valley in 1972.
This model follows a "type" dating back to the flintlock pocket pistols through the caplock and finally the cartridge era. Such guns were made with center (boxlock) hammers, side hammers, and even under hammers, where the hammer is mounted on the bottom of the barrel. This gun shoots a .39 patched ball in front of 10 grains of black powder. At the distance of 5-10 feet it was a formidable threat. The shot may not kill but the resulting infection certainly could have. Favorites of the gamblers who plied their trade up and down the Mighty Miss on paddle wheelers they were easily tucked into pockets or sleeves. This early association between gun and game earned them the sobriquet "the fifth ace."
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About Kevin Callahan
My philosophy is simple: Composition, Story, Elegant Line. "If you find the elegant line, your work will be lyrical." I produce works in pencil, acrylic, watercolor, found objects, and digital photography. I completed a Painting Intensive at the San Francisco Art Institute, studying with world renown Israeli artist Larry Abramson and at at the Ox-Bow School of the Art Institute Chicago under Phil Hanson and Michelle Grabner. I earned my BFA from Drake University in Des Moines, IA. My studies included an emphasis in painting and printmaking. My work is hanging in private collections throughout the United States and Europe. In 2009 I received the Tony Award, a traveling art award honoring individual artists on Fine Art...
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