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DERINGER

The deringer (also spelt derringer) was a pocket pistol invented by Henry Deringer of Philadelphia in the mid-19th century. The original models were single barrelled percussion muzzle loaders with a rifled barrel. In 1861 Daniel Moore patented a .41 inch calibre rim-fire cartridge model.
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