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Remington Model 95 Derringer

Name: Remington Model 95 Derringer
Brand: Remington

Break action · .41 Short Rimfire · introduced 1866

Also known as Remington Double Derringer, Remington Over and Under Derringer, Model 95

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About the Remington Model 95 Derringer

The Remington Model 95 Derringer is a superimposed over-under, break-action pocket pistol chambered in .41 Short Rimfire. Introduced in 1866, its two stacked barrels and a hammer-driven rotating firing pin deliver two quick shots before reloading. Small enough to vanish into a sleeve or boot, inexpensive, and reliable, it became the most iconic and widely copied pocket pistol of the American Old West and stayed in production for nearly 70 years.

A favored hold-out gun of Old West gamblers and saloon dwellers, the Remington Double Derringer was meant for across-the-card-table range rather than marksmanship, its stubby .41 rimfire slug trading reach for absolute concealability.

Remington Model 95 Derringer specifications

General

Type: Pistol
Action: Break action
Firing mechanism: Single action
Trigger: Single stage
Calibres: .41 Short Rimfire
Magazine capacity: 2 rounds

Dimensions

Barrel length: 76 mm (3.0 in)
Overall length: 124 mm (4.9 in)
Weight (empty): 0.31 kg (0.69 lb)

Barrel

Rifling: Right hand

Materials

Barrel: Steel
Receiver / frame: Steel
Finish: blued

Performance

Muzzle velocity (typical): 130 m/s (427 fps)
Muzzle energy (typical): 71 J (52 ft·lb)
Effective range: 5 m

History

Introduced: 1866
Discontinued: 1935
Production status: Discontinued
Country of origin: US
Designer: William H. Elliot

Features

Over under barrels
Tip up break action
Rotating firing pin
Spur trigger
Manual extractor

Safety

Half cock notch

The earliest guns shipped without a cartridge extractor; after roughly the first 1,500 examples Remington added a manually operated sliding extractor on the left side of the barrels. Changes to serial-numbering practice mid-production left several hundred guns marked 'Serial Number One'.