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Colt Second Model Deringer

Name: Colt Second Model Deringer
Brand: Colt's

Break action · .41 Short Rimfire · introduced 1870

Also known as Colt No. 2 Deringer, Colt 2nd Model Derringer, Colt .41 Deringer No. 2

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About the Colt Second Model Deringer

The Colt Second Model Deringer is a single-shot, .41 rimfire pocket pistol produced from about 1870 after Colt bought out the National Arms Company. Based on Daniel Moore's design, its barrel pivots laterally to expose the breech, where a knife-blade extractor lifts the spent case. The Second Model is distinguished from the all-metal First Model by its wood (varnished walnut) or ivory grip panels. Marked 'No 2' on the barrel and serial-numbered, roughly 9,000 were made before production ended around 1890.

Colt entered the deringer market in 1870 by buying out the National Arms Company rather than developing its own design, inheriting Daniel Moore's lateral pivoting-barrel pistol. The acquired First and Second Models were sold under the Colt name before engineer F. Alexander Thuer reworked the concept into the cheaper, best-selling Third Model.

Colt Second Model Deringer specifications

General

Type: Pistol
Action: Break action
Firing mechanism: Single action
Trigger: Single action
Calibres: .41 Short Rimfire
Magazine capacity: 1 rounds

Dimensions

Barrel length: 64 mm (2.5 in)
Overall length: 124 mm (4.9 in)
Weight (empty): 0.20 kg (0.44 lb)

Barrel

Rifling: Right hand

Materials

Barrel: Steel
Receiver / frame: Brass
Stock: Wood
Finish: nickel_plated

Performance

Muzzle velocity (typical): 130 m/s (427 fps)
Effective range: 7 m

History

Introduced: 1870
Discontinued: 1890
Production status: Out of production
Country of origin: US
Designer: Daniel Moore

Features

Single shot
Pivoting barrel
Spur trigger
Knife blade extractor
Varnished walnut grips

Safety

Hammer block

Standard barrel length was 2 1/2 inches (about 64 mm), though small-batch variations exist. A very limited number were produced in .41 centerfire. Combined First and Second Model production is estimated at around 15,000 units. Weight is approximated; period bird's-head-grip pocket deringers are rarely listed with a published mass.