The term "derringer" ( / ˈ d ɛr ɪ n dʒ ər/) became a genericized misspelling during the reporting of the Lincoln assassination, which was committed with a concealed Philadelphia Deringer. Barrel length varied from 1.5 to 6 in (38 to 152 mm), and the hardware was commonly a copper-nickel alloy known as " German silver".
41 caliber with rifled bores, and walnut stocks. All were single barrel pistols with back-action percussion locks, typically. In total, approximately 15,000 Deringer pistols were manufactured. The original Philadelphia Deringer was a muzzleloading caplock single-shot pistol introduced in 1825 by Henry Deringer. It is frequently used by women because it is easily concealable in a purse or a stocking. The modern derringer is often multi-barreled, and is generally the smallest usable handgun of any given caliber and barrel length due to the lack of a moving action, which takes up more space behind the barrel. It is not to be confused with mini-revolvers or pocket pistols, although some later derringers were manufactured with the pepperbox configuration. Close-up of Philadelphia Deringer's markingsĪ derringer is a small handgun that is neither a revolver nor a semi/ fully automatic pistol.
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