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Title: Looking for a steel frame derringer
Post by: ammodave on February 17, 2022, 02:09:27 PM

Not sure if this is the right forum--Mods feel free to move.  I'm feeling the need for a centerfire steel frame Remington style derringer.  Is Bond my only choice?  All the others seem to have alloy frames.  Given my druthers, I'd prefer blued steel.

Title: Re: Looking for a steel frame derringer
Post by: Drydock on February 17, 2022, 02:25:59 PM

Bond Roughneck.

Title: Re: Looking for a steel frame derringer
Post by: ammodave on February 17, 2022, 02:33:33 PM

Prefer Remington style with no trigger guard.

Title: Re: Looking for a steel frame derringer
Post by: ammodave on February 17, 2022, 03:02:24 PM

Anybody familiar with the Miroku or Uberti replicas?

Title: Re: Looking for a steel frame derringer
Post by: St. George on February 17, 2022, 03:28:07 PM

Yes - but good luck in trying to find either, since C&WAS took off - once that happened, they were made from unobtanium...

A nice original Great Western is an option - probably 'the' closest to an original - but they're hard to find as well and there are zero spares.

Good Luck!

Scouts Out!

Title: Re: Looking for a steel frame derringer
Post by: Drydock on February 17, 2022, 03:30:43 PM

It's removable.  But they make several models without.  Only one with a steel frame.  No blue though.

Title: Re: Looking for a steel frame derringer
Post by: Cap'n Redneck on February 17, 2022, 08:27:58 PM

I believe the American Derringer Corp. out of Waco, Texas make their Model 1 out of real (stainless) steel:

http://www.amderringer.com/m1.html

Title: Re: Looking for a steel frame derringer
Post by: St. George on February 17, 2022, 10:11:49 PM

Just an observation.

The American and Bond derringers are the size of a brick - originals definitely were not.

Scouts Out!

Title: Re: Looking for a steel frame derringer
Post by: ammodave on February 21, 2022, 05:03:12 PM

Came across an Excam derringer.  Is the frame steel or pot metal?

Title: Re: Looking for a steel frame derringer
Post by: St. George on February 21, 2022, 07:32:47 PM

One of the many varieties of pot metal.

Scouts Out!

Title: Re: Looking for a steel frame derringer
Post by: ammodave on February 23, 2022, 11:40:06 AM

Bought a Miroku off GB.  I was looking for a blued gun with a steel frame.  Not a fan of nickel (or chrome).

Title: Re: Looking for a steel frame derringer
Post by: ammodave on March 04, 2022, 04:04:46 PM

Got my Moruku.  The frame is steel but seems to have turned a plum brown while the barrels are dark blue.  Did the frame start out blue?  The only Morukus I've seen online all have plum colored frames.

Title: Re: Looking for a steel frame derringer
Post by: Reverend P. Babcock Chase on March 04, 2022, 05:37:11 PM

Howdy Ammo,

I have seen some investment cast and even older cast iron pocket pistol gun parts that came out purple when "blued". I don't know why or if rebluing can fix that. That said, I agree, if you're going to have a derringer, it should be a copy of the original Remingtions.

Rev. Chase

Title: Re: Looking for a steel frame derringer
Post by: Abilene on March 04, 2022, 05:58:43 PM

I'll bet it turned plum later.  I have an NRA centennial Colt (1971) that has the gripframe turned plum (before I got it).  I've seen some Uberti ejector housings turn plum.  And my Cimarron high polish 1911 (Armscor) has turned plum in just a few years since I bought it.  The slide is still black.

Nice looking derringer!