F. BITTERLICK
#285 This is a small sized derringer by any standards and is made by Bitterlick. I have never seen a Bitterlick smaller than this one. This gun also has the escutcheon screw plate underneath the forearm attaching that part to the full octagon barrel. The forearm nose is fluted as is common to many of these Nashville and Memphis guns. All furniture is of German silver and is plain, not engraved.
The barrel markings are slightly different from #261 in that the expression “& Co.” has been added as follows:
Fr. J. Bitterlick & Co.
Nashville, Tenn.