Derringer build

[Phil Coggan]

Another one from the 70's. With one "R"

 

[dave_person]

Hi Phil,
Very nice! It really looks right. Were you making these pistols for customers or for yourself?

dave

 

[Phil Coggan]

Just for myself Dave.

 

[ZUG]

Very nicely done. Dixie Gun works sold a derringer pistol kit back in the early 70's along with fully assembled ones made in Spain (I think). They were cheaply made but were fun to shoot as a novelty item.

 

[user 43911]

Nice, is it Derringer or Deringer (lock plate)

 

[Zonie]

The original pistols were marked Deringer because they were made by the Henry Deringer company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Deringer had been making firearms since before 1810.
His earlier Deringer pocket pistol was first made sometime around 1825. It used a conventional style percussion lock.
He made a back action style lock pocket pistol sometime around 1835. These locks are used on the pistol most people think of when someone mentions a Deringer pistol.

The double "r" in the name Derringer is attributed to news media of the day in newspaper stories and editorials and some fictional novels about the small pistols. The spelling became widely used and a few of the copies of the pistol made by other makers even marked the name Derringer on their guns. Flayderman's Guide says that some of H. Deringers advertising people even used the double r spelling in some of the advertisements they made.

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

Wow !

 

[Phil Coggan]

So, my one R is correct, maybe I noticed that at the time

 

[Eterry]

Very nicely done, Phil. I have parts for a couple Derringer's. They're on my list. What is the bore on yours?

 

[Phil Coggan]

To be honest I can't remember.