I re-read/re-wrote it two more times than I intended because the voice my brain assigned to you (and the little avatar picture) kept popping up in my head. "Read it again, read it again." I read it one last time right before posting and changed a few more things. I'm glad it flowed well.
Was it a Derringer you lost? Small, white gold, with mother-of-pearl inlaid butt?
I'll be honest, I didn't know what kind of gun it was. I just included things that made the gun what I thought it should be. I'm not sure if such a gun actually existed, but I figured it would be close enough that it would work. But, yes, it was probably something like what you said. If it comes up again, I'll have more details on it.
I've never really considered myself a writer, so this is all new to me. I have an idea of where I want it to go, but some other things are just details that I add because I think they could be something later. (I actually pulled a few details out myself as I read it) I sort of understand what writers mean when they say the story wrote itself.
That's called 'foreshadowing' and it's a great tool if you can use it well.
I'm glad you're continuing with this, because you may not have ever thought you were a writer, but by gum, lad, you are at that!
Thank you for the encouragement!