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An original Philadelphia Deringer made by Henry Deringer. This was the pocket pistol used by John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. A derringer is a small handgun that is neither a revolver, semi-automatic pistol, nor machine pistol. It is not to be confused with mini-revolvers or pocket pistols, although some later ...
6-shot (.36/.44) or 5-shot (.56) The Colt New Model revolving rifles were early repeating rifles produced by the Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1855 until 1864. The design was essentially similar to revolver type pistols, with a rotating cylinder that held five or six rounds in a variety of calibers from .36 to .64 inches. [ 1 ]
The Colt Model 1871–72 Open Top is a metallic cartridge rear-loading .44-caliber revolver introduced in 1872 by the Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company. This handgun was developed following two patents, the first one in 1871 and the second one in 1872, it is estimated that the production span lies primarily between February 1872 and ...
Colt continued to produce the .41 Short derringer after the acquisition, as an effort to help break into the metallic-cartridge gun market, but also introduced its own three Colt Derringer Models, all of them also chambered in a .41 rimfire unique cartridge. The last model to be in production, the third Colt Derringer, was not dropped until ...
Fixed, forward blade and rear notch. High Standard Derringer was introduced by High Standard Manufacturing Company in 1962; it was a remarkable change to the over-under derringer design with innovative solutions. [2] The original model (D-100), was produced from 1962 to 1967 in 22 LR only in blued finish.
Its primary product line is the Model 1 Derringer, which is based on the iconic Remington Model 95 deringer. These modern stainless steel versions are made in over 60 calibers ranging from .22 Long Rifle, to .45 Long Colt and .410 gauge, to even .45-70 Government. In 1989, American Derringer would introduce the "Lady Derringer" marketing ...
Top-Break Automatic Ejecting Model 3.32 S&W, .32 H&R, .32 S&W Long, or .38 S&W; 5- or 6- shot; improved hinge screw, new frame, nickel or blue finish, hard rubber grips with target logo, 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in., 3 + 1 ⁄ 4 in. 4 in., 5 in., and 6 in. barrel. Early variations marked with patent dates May 14 Aug 6 '89, April 2 '95, April 7 '96; later ...
COP .357 Derringer. A COP.357 Derringer. 1.75 lb (0.8 kg) empty. 5.6 inches (14.2 cm). 3.25 inches (8.255 cm). Break-open with extractors for reloading, double-action trigger with rotating firing pin selector. The COP .357 is an American 4-shot Derringer -type pistol chambered for .357 Magnum. The double-action weapon is about twice as wide and ...