page_title: Derringer
section_title: Remington Derringer
hierarchical_section_title: Derringer / Remington Derringer
caption_attribution_description: English: Remington Double Deringer
context_page_description: The term "derringer" has come to refer to any small-sized handgun that is neither a revolver nor a semi/fully automatic pistol. It is not to be confused with mini-revolvers or pocket pistols, although some later derringers were manufactured with the pepperbox configuration.
  The original Philadelphia Deringer was a muzzleloading percussion cap single-shot pistol introduced in 1825 by Henry Deringer. In total, approximately 15,000 Deringer pistols were manufactured. All were single barrel pistols with back-action percussion locks, typically .41 caliber with rifled bores, and walnut stocks. Barrel length varied from 1.5 to 6 in, and the hardware was commonly a copper-nickel alloy known as "German silver".
  The term "derringer" has become a genericized misspelling of the last name of Henry Deringer. A derringer is generally the smallest usable handgun of a given caliber, and was frequently used by women, because it is easily concealable in a purse or as a stocking gun.
context_section_description: Remington Arms manufactured more than 150,000 Model 95 over-under double-barreled derringers from 1866 until the end of their production in 1935. The gun was made only in .41 rimfire. The Remington derringer design doubled the capacity, while maintaining a compact size, by adding a second barrel on top of the first and pivoting the barrels upward to reload. Each barrel chambered one round, and a cam on the hammer alternated between the top and bottom barrels. There were four models with several variations. The .41 Short bullet moved very slowly, at about 425 feet per second (130 m/s), around half the speed of a modern .45 ACP. It could be seen in flight, but at very close range, such as at a casino or saloon card table, it could easily kill.
  The Remington Model 95 has achieved such widespread popularity that it has completely overshadowed all other designs, becoming synonymous with the word "Derringer". The classic Remington design remains popular with the advent of smaller, higher-powered smokeless powder cartridges. A Remington-pattern derringer in .38 Special is still smaller than the most compact .25 ACP semiautomatic, and provides superior terminal ballistic performance to the .25 ACP.
  The Remington derringer design is still being manufactured by American Derringer, Bond Arms, and Cobra Arms. all of which make derringers in a variety of calibers from .22 long rifle to .45 Long Colt and .410 bore. Modern models of derringers are used by Cowboy Action Shooting reenactors as well as a concealed-carry weapon.
caption: Remington Derringer cal .41 rimfire
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