Those actually bring decent money today...

 

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Really? How much? I have a similar one only with black grip panels that I just kind of let fall into disrepair after it got wet during hurricane Ike.

It is loud as hell and I couldn't hit anything with it. It was a gift from my aunt. Maybe I should take it out of the safe and see if it can be cleaned up. i think I even have the original box.

 

I have a Bond Arms 327mag derringer. I shoot 32 mag/long through it. Derringers are not practical but fun to shoot.

 

Those actually bring decent money today...

I think I paid $150.00 or $175.00 in the mid nineties for it. I bought it from a fellow Trooper. It was LNIB. I considered it my last ditch weapon. Thank God I never had to use it.

 

For sure

 

I have a Bond Arms 327mag derringer. I shoot 32 mag/long through it. Derringers are not practical but fun to shoot.

I can hit a paper plate with it at about six feet. That's about it. When I retired I still wanted to put it my pocket every time I left the house. I finally realised my Glock 21 or 37 was all I needed now.

 

They were meant for shooting someone across a card table. With the heavy trigger, that's doing good. It's a belly gun and I can't help but laugh at people complaining they can't hit something 5 yards away with a derringer or an NA revolver.

 

If some company made a copy of that Hi Standard derringer today they would sell a truck load. I always wanted one and would buy one in a heart beat.

Those grips on yours are great!

 

Yes I believe they would. The grips are Elk Stag I got off Ebay.

 

HS would sell like hotcakes today even at 450 bucks but at the prices American derringer wants , Not so hot any more .
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My mom carried one for as long as I can remember until I got her a j frame a few years back.

 

A buddy of mine had one of those years ago. He kept it stashed on his Harley. While parked at the Mermaid Bar in the Twin Cities one day, also years ago, someone stole it. They took the motorcycle too.

 

I have the D100, same gun in .22lr. These things can surprise you, the bbl on mine are well regulated out to 50ft.

 

Fla trooper 265 I had a nickel version in the late sixties when I got on the job. I also switched to the blue after a few months. Mine were in 22mag and if you didn't hit the dude you would set him on fire with the flash. I wish I could get one now. I remember the first time I fired one and this is something you just don't forget. Regards to all GT and especially all my retired bros.

 

I bought one a few years ago from a LEO who needed cash. I paid $25 more than he asked.

 

My High Standard 22 Mag Derringer. Carried in my pocket for 25 years while on the Patrol. Unbeknownst by my Supervisor of course. If I had to use it and did not hit my target the muzzle flash would probably scare them off. View attachment 529856

We had a famous case ( for the 80's) of a newspaper delivery person accosted @ 0230 by 2 "drunk Bubba's...he told them he was armed and warned them to leave him alone...when they laughed and set upon him, he shot the nearest in the gut with his HS 22mag...DRT.. with a wound the ME initially refused to believe was caused by a 22 cal firearm....BTW the shooter was cleared within 2-3 days by the SAO

 

Fla trooper 265 I had a nickel version in the late sixties when I got on the job. I also switched to the blue after a few months. Mine were in 22mag and if you didn't hit the dude you would set him on fire with the flash. I wish I could get one now. I remember the first time I fired one and this is something you just don't forget. Regards to all GT and especially all my retired bros.

They now bring way more than they are worth. I have observed people asking 500 to 600 dollars for them. I bet I haven't shot mine more than 50 times. Just every so often fire the 2 rounds and reload with fresh ammo. It was never my primary weapon. It was my just in case gun. After carrying it for a month in Miami being next to my sweaty skin the finish was gone from one side. I had it refinished and carried it in a holster after that.

 

We had a famous case ( for the 80's) of a newspaper delivery person accosted @ 0230 by 2 "drunk Bubba's...he told them he was armed and warned them to leave him alone...when they laughed and set upon him, he shot the nearest in the gut with his HS 22mag...DRT.. with a wound the ME initially refused to believe was caused by a 22 cal firearm....BTW the shooter was cleared within 2-3 days by the SAO

I always heard the 22 magnum was a wicked little round.

 

Nice

 

Nice

 

TP22, HS .22mag, AMT Backup.380, dehorned 60-in that order all pocket carried in homemade rough-out leather pocket square..in the olden revolver days.

Memories.

Best.

 

Had one too, nickel in one of those fold over wallet holsters. Traded or sold it when NAA first came out with their .22 mag 5 shooters.

I've never been without at least one of those ever since. My first wife sewed a holster into the left pocket of my uniform shirts. The current one, an NAA Pug, uses XS Sights and can do considerably better than "across a card table".

Hadn't thought of that HS in a long time. Thanks for the memories.

 

I have three of these little derringers; one D-100 in .22lr and two in .22 mag (D-101). Nice reliable little pistol. Wore my .22 magnum a few times while doing some undercover work. Wanted the thin gun a bit thinner, hence the lack of grips along with the duct-tape cover of the exposed hole.

The little gun in an old Seventrees hip pocket holster. Very concealable!! I now carry FTX ammo in the pistol when I carry it.

My "normal" Hi-Standard derringers.

To give some idea of the size of the pistol, here it is next to my Glock 19 in a Null pocket holster (yes, I'm strange...).

 

I have three of these little derringers; one D-100 in .22lr and two in .22 mag (D-101). Nice reliable little pistol. Wore my .22 magnum a few times while doing some undercover work. Wanted the thin gun a bit thinner, hence the lack of grips along with the duct-tape cover of the exposed hole.
Dang Chief, you must have some big pockets. Oh I forgot I used to carry my first Glock, a Mod 23 in my fatigue camo pants without a holster. That was before I new better.

The little gun in an old Seventrees hip pocket holster. Very concealable!! I now carry FTX ammo in the pistol when I carry it.

My "normal" Hi-Standard derringers.

To give some idea of the size of the pistol, here it is next to my Glock 19 in a Null pocket holster (yes, I'm strange...).

 

Not sure these two images have shown up in the above post.

 

I worked in the famous and now defunct "Bells Gun Shop" in Chicago. For lunch and breaks, I went down to their indoor shooting range to shoot or to watch. One day a guy was firing something that made a tremendous roar and produced a gigantic muzzle flash. The gun being used, was a High Standard .22 magnum Derringer!

Flash

 

Nice,very nice!

 

Just was looking at a like new one for $300 yesterday.

 

I had the shiny version in a neoprene ankle/calf holster as my last ditch in case....

Can't even remember when I got rid of it.

 

I prefer my Kel-Tec P32.