As a retired veteran and a retired (30+ years) LEO, I have carried a High-Standard .22 magnum Derringer in my left front pocket. It is my last ditch "Get off me" protection if my life was in danger. It went everywhere with me, and was carried regardless of any other duty or back-up weapons.
I have a really good example of one of these as well, with the case and manual. It's one of the coolest designs I have seen in a derringer. Too pretty for me to carry, though.
I found a pocket holster for the High Standard while remodeling an apartment building. It was leather and folded over like a wallet with two snaps holding it closed. The gun was held inside by a strap and there was a hole where the trigger was, so you could stick your finger through the "wallet" and fire it. It had loops inside for two extra rounds. It wasn't until after I finally found a High Standard derringer for sale at a gun show, that I found out the pocket holsters had become illegal to carry. Imagine that, the gun was legal to carry, but the holster to carry it in was illegal to carry! Gun laws are so messed up!
Growing up i had a cap gun that was a remington over under derringer, i loved it to death. Wish someone still made derringers to that exact Remington design
There's a Federal law that all toy guns must have brightly colored piece on the muzzle, which kinda detracts from reality. When I was a kid, toy guns looked like real ones and we didn't go pointing them at police officers. I had a S&W model 36 cap pistol and some 1873 Colt SAs. I've seen some vintage cap pistols in a local used gun shop.
I was going to mention that too. I may even have handled one back in the 1980s or 1990s, when we still allowed to easily own handguns here in Great Britain.
back in the late 60's I had a neighbor who introduced me to the Herters Catalog. I have a freind who has one of the Herters Revolvers in .357 and a local FFL recently had one of the Herters single stage reloading presses for sale . I also remember seeing several of the double derringers you showed in the stores back in the late 60's and early 70's. Lots of memories in this video, now I really feel OLD.
Mike first thing I wanted to say is, I’m so happy your recovering so well AMEN 🙏. But for a guy born in 82 I was exposed to the Sears book. But the catalog I really enjoyed was the Cabela’s catalog that was my wish book.
Hope your recovery from injuries is proceeding smoothly, Glad to see you are still producing videos, I don't like it when a favorite channel just stops without explanation.
A fascinating review, Mike, thanks. To be honest, when this series first came out I wasn't terribly interested, but your work is always worth watching, so I did, and I was surprised by some of the interesting mechanical operations different companies tried.
I've got an American Derringer Corp. one in .45 Colt/.410 with it's case. Beautiful little firearm I bought new 30+ years ago. Love the channel & keep up the great educating/work!
Always enjoy these highly interesting and educational historical perspectives. Thanks for sharing. Hope to see you fully recovered and back in action, soon.
It's wonderful to see and hear that your 2 "arms" incident hasn't lowered the quality of your videos at all. I suspect that it's a bit tougher putting them together but they're still first rate. I recently got the Cobray/Leinad/Ducktown derringer in .410/.45 Colt and like it. Yes, it's rough and it hurts my fingers, but it's fun. Thanks for another enjoyable and educational gun history video. You rock!
I used to get the Stoger's catalog back in the early 70's. They had almost all the guns for sale in the US. I literally wore out the pages and kept them until I moved out of my parents house in the early 80'S.
Thank you, Sir! It's always fun and educational to sit through a Video of Yours. I will owe you always for teaching me how to properly load my LeMat's shotgun barrel. Regards and Stay Safe!
Great video, Mike! Derringers are fun, even though an Airweight J-frame probably makes more sense. Bond Arms are built like bank vaults, but most are nearly as big as bank vaults. Yep, Herter’s was great. We watched them fade away. Dad always claimed GCA68 killed them, but they took a few years to die. Look how much smaller your 1977 catalog is than 1970.
Interesting topic Mike. The Derringer is still a popular choice. I knew an old biker who carried 2 or 3 pocket guns all the time and at least 1 would be a Derringer. He was an interesting fellow. Drank beer, rode Harley’s, and would do anything to make you laugh. Good old guy.
i grew up with "have gun will travel" i always loved paladins derringer. but yet i have never owned one! i think this video will push me over the edge and get one. mike it will be your fault! LOL,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Hi Mike,thanks for sharing. I learned a lot. The history of firearms and the West I find fascinating. Glad to see your doing better,and thank you for all your hard work and time Sir!🤠🇺🇲
Thank you Mike! Ah Herters, with their Hudson Bay line and their excellent cork decoys. I loved those catalogs too although back then I couldn't afford anything. I suppose you remember the Yancy Derringer TV western series.
Mike, I enjoy your videos been watching them for a few years, more lately while the shooting videos are popular the take-down videos, or nuts and bolts videos are my favorites. I just picked up a Remington cap and ball revolver and single-action Army by Taylors' and Company,so keep up the great videos.
I recently purchased a “BTJ” (actually Bellmore Johnson Tool company) derringer in .38 Special. These were made back in the early 1980s, I believe. I remember them being featured in either Shooting Times or Guns and Ammo at that time. I’ve wanted one for a long time, because as a kid I was impressed with how it looked, and because it was being made just a couple of blocks from my house in Hamden Connecticut. So far, accuracy is decent for such a small gun, but I’ve had a couple of light hammer strikes. It might just need a good cleaning and oiling, but I haven’t figured out how to take it apart yet.
Mike...great history lesson. I have several Cobra derringers. Some with extra barrels. I believe they are sold as Big Bear derringers now, in SLC Utah. Lifetime warranty is cool. I had one fail to fire one barrel. I drove out to the factory and it was fixed at no charge over my lunch break.
I had to come back to mention that I also had a Bond derringer in 45 ACP but after a year or so I sold it due to the fact it had a terrible trigger. I also had a Bond Bull Pup and it was excellent right out of the box and quite accurate as well. My son told me about it when it first came out and I got a good deal on it from Bond, very low serial number too. I say that I had it because I gave it to my son a couple years ago because I just don't get out to shoot as much as I once did. Again... Enjoyed the video.
Also cobray made a derringer called the pocket pal, it seems to be an indirect copy of the brownie pepperbox however it uses a revolving cylinder system
Mike, I had a guns history book back in the 1970s, since I prefer muzzle loader I stopped reading about derringers with the seath of Henry I really enjoyed your presentation here And yes I remember my yearly stack of Dixie, Golden age Arms, log cabin sport shop piled high in the book shelf
I'm not even that old (YET, getting there lol) and I loved magazines and catalogs as a kid; I think I remember American Handgunner the most, and I'd go to my buddy's house when his dad would get new NRA magazines; the internet just isn't like that!
The catalog era, oh yes, from LEGO to beretta, such wonderfull times! Just for the meme: there is a video collaboration on InrangeTV with On Her Own about the Altor pistol; it's very funny.
The Hi Standard .22 LR and .22 mag are probably one of the safest, and most accurate derringers ever made. And were a issued back-up firearm by some Highway Patrol Depts. and were carried by some undercover law enforcement.
Thanks Mike. I look forward to sitting in your classroom again soon
The Dixie Gun Works Catalogue! Very very fun as a teenager and beyond. Also Shotgun News later. Beautiful video!
Wow! I almost forgot about The Shotgun News. All the stuff the Nanny State doesn't want you to have.
Ah morning coffee and watching Mike nothing better ☕️☕️☕️
My favorite morning class.
Ever since watching the 1960s TV show *THE WILD WILD WEST* I have always had a 'thing' for Derringers.
I used to watch that on Friday nights when I was a kid. I appreciate it even more now. Kinda of a steampunk Western. The movie version was not good.
For me it was Have gun will travel first, then later wild wild west.
As a retired veteran and a retired (30+ years) LEO, I have carried a High-Standard .22 magnum Derringer in my left front pocket. It is my last ditch "Get off me" protection if my life was in danger. It went everywhere with me, and was carried regardless of any other duty or back-up weapons.
I still have mine even though I never carry it any more.
I have a really good example of one of these as well, with the case and manual. It's one of the coolest designs I have seen in a derringer. Too pretty for me to carry, though.
It has a heavy trigger pull. I sold mine years ago.
I found a pocket holster for the High Standard while remodeling an apartment building. It was leather and folded over like a wallet with two snaps holding it closed. The gun was held inside by a strap and there was a hole where the trigger was, so you could stick your finger through the "wallet" and fire it. It had loops inside for two extra rounds. It wasn't until after I finally found a High Standard derringer for sale at a gun show, that I found out the pocket holsters had become illegal to carry. Imagine that, the gun was legal to carry, but the holster to carry it in was illegal to carry! Gun laws are so messed up!
Really nice to see you posting great videos again.
Growing up i had a cap gun that was a remington over under derringer, i loved it to death. Wish someone still made derringers to that exact Remington design
There's a Federal law that all toy guns must have brightly colored piece on the muzzle, which kinda detracts from reality. When I was a kid, toy guns looked like real ones and we didn't go pointing them at police officers. I had a S&W model 36 cap pistol and some 1873 Colt SAs. I've seen some vintage cap pistols in a local used gun shop.
@@tomcurran8470 I'm talking real ones to the Remington design
I loved Herters
You make some smutty vintage gun pοrn, Mike Bellevue.
I loved the catalogs of my youth. Great entertainment.
I'm surprised you didn't mention the COP .357, which certainly qualifies as a derringer by your criteria.
sorry. yes, it is
I was going to mention that too. I may even have handled one back in the 1980s or 1990s, when we still allowed to easily own handguns here in Great Britain.
@@duelist1954 I'd love to see a 3rd episode if you feel up to it.
Greatly enjoyed both parts! Thanks so much for sharing.
My dad started my shooting carrier with a high standard 22 mag. I was 4 yrs old and haven't looked back. I'm 63 now.
So glad you’re back Mike. Love your content. Thanks my friend. Hope the healing is going well.
Nice! I have a box of 41 rimfire, need to get a Derringer to go with it
Well put together history lesson. Thanks Mike.
back in the late 60's I had a neighbor who introduced me to the Herters Catalog. I have a freind who has one of the Herters Revolvers in .357 and a local FFL recently had one of the Herters single stage reloading presses for sale . I also remember seeing several of the double derringers you showed in the stores back in the late 60's and early 70's. Lots of memories in this video, now I really feel OLD.
Great review. Several sources have reported that General Douglas MacArthur carried a Remington .41 Derringer.
Man I'm glad your back and I love this type of video. Its like a lecture that I actually wanted to hear.
Another interesting and informative history lesson! Thank you Mr. Duelist 1954.
Mike first thing I wanted to say is, I’m so happy your recovering so well AMEN 🙏. But for a guy born in 82 I was exposed to the Sears book. But the catalog I really enjoyed was the Cabela’s catalog that was my wish book.
Hope your recovery from injuries is proceeding smoothly, Glad to see you are still producing videos, I don't like it when a favorite channel just stops without explanation.
Love them little pocket pistols. I would like to have more.
Thanks Mike, another one of those things that just make life a little bit better. Truly enjoy your videos, always learning something new...
Love the info. This is one of those guns I always wanted and should have bought "back in the day"
Now they are pretty sought after $$$$
You and Mike should do a video together.
Thank you 🙏
Thanks for another excellent history lesson! I always look forward to your videos!
A fascinating review, Mike, thanks. To be honest, when this series first came out I wasn't terribly interested, but your work is always worth watching, so I did, and I was surprised by some of the interesting mechanical operations different companies tried.
Glad you are back and feeling better,always enjoy your videos.
I've got an American Derringer Corp. one in .45 Colt/.410 with it's case.
Beautiful little firearm I bought new 30+ years ago.
Love the channel & keep up the great educating/work!
Good short series. Glad to have you back, Mike!
Very interesting didn't think there was so many variations, hope your recovery going well.
Always enjoy these highly interesting and educational historical perspectives. Thanks for sharing. Hope to see you fully recovered and back in action, soon.
It's wonderful to see and hear that your 2 "arms" incident hasn't lowered the quality of your videos at all. I suspect that it's a bit tougher putting them together but they're still first rate.
I recently got the Cobray/Leinad/Ducktown derringer in .410/.45 Colt and like it. Yes, it's rough and it hurts my fingers, but it's fun.
Thanks for another enjoyable and educational gun history video. You rock!
Good morning from Syracuse NY brother
Always love your style of presentations. Always very interesting, thanks for your time it takes for our benefit.
Thanks Mike
some really interesting looking designs. I can easily see why they grab ones attention
Nice to see you
I used to get the Stoger's catalog back in the early 70's. They had almost all the guns for sale in the US. I literally wore out the pages and kept them until I moved out of my parents house in the early 80'S.
Thank you, Sir! It's always fun and educational to sit through a Video of Yours. I will owe you always for teaching me how to properly load my LeMat's shotgun barrel. Regards and Stay Safe!
Made my morning when I saw this.
Welcome back Mike.
Thanks I appreciate you doing the video
Very informative, awesome video, great to have you back!
What a curious looking trigger mechanism on the Star versions. 🤔
Thank you, Sir, for two great presentations! 👍
Been looking forward to this, great video
Great seeing you again Mike, yes I have enjoyed your video.
Fantastic video. Only complaint is that it wasn't longer.
Great little series. I enjoyed it and learned a lot. Glad you are on the mend!
Good to see you back!
Great video, Mike! Derringers are fun, even though an Airweight J-frame probably makes more sense. Bond Arms are built like bank vaults, but most are nearly as big as bank vaults. Yep, Herter’s was great. We watched them fade away. Dad always claimed GCA68 killed them, but they took a few years to die. Look how much smaller your 1977 catalog is than 1970.
very pleased to see your on the mend , cheers big ears from down under
great video, love the different barrel break ideas
Herters and Numrich were the two favorite window shopping items of my youth
A very comprehensive presentation here. You have done more than anyone else on this topic. Good job.
Great! Love your channel Mike, stay strong!!💪💪
Interesting topic Mike. The Derringer is still a popular choice. I knew an old biker who carried 2 or 3 pocket guns all the time and at least 1 would be a Derringer. He was an interesting fellow. Drank beer, rode Harley’s, and would do anything to make you laugh. Good old guy.
Sure good to see you making videos again, you’re looking well! Best wishes from the Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada 🇨🇦 🙂
Great video Mike, much appreciated!
Enjoyed that,thank you hope you continue to mend
i grew up with "have gun will travel" i always loved paladins derringer. but yet i have never owned one! i think this video will push me over the edge and get one. mike it will be your fault! LOL,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Thanks Mike !
I wasn't a subscriber watched the 1st derringer one and a few other older ones. RUclips suggested this now subbed ❤
Thanks!
My NAA mini revolver is fun.
Hi Mike,thanks for sharing. I learned a lot. The history of firearms and the West I find fascinating. Glad to see your doing better,and thank you for all your hard work and time Sir!🤠🇺🇲
Thank you very much for this series, sir. Very educational, I´ve learned a lot.
Thank you Sir, always enjoy your take on firearms, great stuff!
Great series
Hi Mike. I'm glade you are feeling well enough to make these wonderful videos. I hope your recovery goes well from here on. Thanks so much.
What an absolutely great series. Felt like I was back in the classroom learning about something I love.
Thank you Mike so much.
So good to have you back Mike! Stay healthy! Best wishes, Brent,VT
Thank you Mike! Ah Herters, with their Hudson Bay line and their excellent cork decoys. I loved those catalogs too although back then I couldn't afford anything. I suppose you remember the Yancy Derringer TV western series.
well done on both
Thanks again
Mike, I enjoy your videos been watching them for a few years, more lately while the shooting videos are popular the take-down videos, or nuts and bolts videos are my favorites. I just picked up a Remington cap and ball revolver and single-action Army by Taylors' and Company,so keep up the great videos.
Great conversation and video. I ordered your shirt, it looks awesome.
Great videos Mike!!! 😃
Thank you sir , very interesting series. Take care!
Missed you Mike!
I recently purchased a “BTJ” (actually Bellmore Johnson Tool company) derringer in .38 Special. These were made back in the early 1980s, I believe. I remember them being featured in either Shooting Times or Guns and Ammo at that time. I’ve wanted one for a long time, because as a kid I was impressed with how it looked, and because it was being made just a couple of blocks from my house in Hamden Connecticut.
So far, accuracy is decent for such a small gun, but I’ve had a couple of light hammer strikes. It might just need a good cleaning and oiling, but I haven’t figured out how to take it apart yet.
Mike...great history lesson. I have several Cobra derringers. Some with extra barrels. I believe they are sold as Big Bear derringers now, in SLC Utah. Lifetime warranty is cool. I had one fail to fire one barrel. I drove out to the factory and it was fixed at no charge over my lunch break.
Sorry...amed Bearman now
great to hear from you again! It's a lot of fun learning about derringers, I was vaguely aware of their history, but it was cool getting the details.
Thank you for sharing this information with us today Mike
Good stuff, Mike 👍🏻
Good to see you again Mike. Hope your healing is going well. Take care.🇺🇲🌲🔥🔪
Looking to see you with your navy's out in the field .
Thanks again!
Thanks for the lesson Professor.
I had to come back to mention that I also had a Bond derringer in 45 ACP but after a year or so I sold it due to the fact it had a terrible trigger. I also had a Bond Bull Pup and it was excellent right out of the box and quite accurate as well. My son told me about it when it first came out and I got a good deal on it from Bond, very low serial number too. I say that I had it because I gave it to my son a couple years ago because I just don't get out to shoot as much as I once did. Again... Enjoyed the video.
Also cobray made a derringer called the pocket pal, it seems to be an indirect copy of the brownie pepperbox however it uses a revolving cylinder system
Mike, I had a guns history book back in the 1970s, since I prefer muzzle loader I stopped reading about derringers with the seath of Henry
I really enjoyed your presentation here
And yes I remember my yearly stack of Dixie, Golden age Arms, log cabin sport shop piled high in the book shelf
Thank you so much . How is your recovery going?
Slowly, but at least I keep improving
I'm not even that old (YET, getting there lol) and I loved magazines and catalogs as a kid; I think I remember American Handgunner the most, and I'd go to my buddy's house when his dad would get new NRA magazines; the internet just isn't like that!
The catalog era, oh yes, from LEGO to beretta, such wonderfull times!
Just for the meme: there is a video collaboration on InrangeTV with On Her Own about the Altor pistol; it's very funny.
Heaters was the shining back in the day. I have two one pond cans of heaters o=Iginla powder. Still sealed. Just as a collectable now.
I currently have an American Derringer DA38 in 40 S&W.
Rick Derringer's real name was Richard Dean Zehringer, before anyone asks.
The Hi Standard .22 LR and .22 mag are probably one of the safest, and most accurate derringers ever made. And were a issued back-up firearm by some Highway Patrol Depts. and were carried by some undercover law enforcement.