I Have This Old Gun: Original Deringer – Guns in the News

by TheWashingtonStandard September 9, 2021, 4:29 pm 1 Views

Today, the name “Derringer” has become synonymous for any small single- or double-shot pocket pistol that is easily concealed. However, the name didn’t originally signify a type of firearm, but was the misspelled last name of the man who made them: Henry Deringer. Deringer was a gunsmith in Philadelphia, Penn., …

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Tim Brown is an author and Editor at SonsOfLibertyMedia.com, GunsInTheNews.com and TheWashingtonStandard.com. He is husband to his "more precious than rubies" wife, father of 10 "mighty arrows", jack of all trades, Christian and lover of liberty. He resides in the U.S. occupied Great State of South Carolina.