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I guess this little gem could be considered a relic. Lol. Anyone with more knowledge than me (shouldn’t be hard) concerning this beauty? I’d like to determine a rough value.
 

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I'll speculate that she's a mid to late 1800's US commercial derringer-type pistol, mostly because of the trapdoor-like hammer and the percussion cap nipple. Value is anywhere from 50-200 depending on internal condition of the bore, lock, yoke, and hammer spring. Original or kit gun? Caliber on these vary greatly, would need to slug the barrel to be sure
 
On my phone so I can't see the pictures too clearly, but here's my initial impressions.

It's made somewhere between the 1840s when the Caplock became prevalent and today.

While not an actual derringer, pistols of this style are commonly referred to as Philadelphia Derringers. Generally they were .45 caliber

Due to the crude shape of the stock I would postulate this was a homemade job. Probably as a replacement for a broken stock.

The font of the numbers are reminiscent of French manufacturing circa 1880-1920.

If I could clearly see the proofs I could tell you more. Is it possible for you to do a rubbing so I could get a better idea of the shape of the poof?
 
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