Do they still make these?

Mithra · 06-11-2008, 01:22 AM

I was watching an old western last night and one of the characters kept a small Derringer up his sleeve in some type of "spring loaded holster" and when he wanted he could make it "spring" into his hand.

So do they still make these kinds of "Pocket Pistols" with "spring loaded holsters" and if they do, what the hell are they called?

Chesten_Hesten · 06-11-2008, 03:20 PM

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I was watching an old western last night and one of the characters kept a small Derringer up his sleeve in some type of "spring loaded holster" and when he wanted he could make it "spring" into his hand.

So do they still make these kinds of "Pocket Pistols" with "spring loaded holsters" and if they do, what the hell are they called?

Yes they do. They are called Slingshot-errangs. The Army Dolphins use them all the time!

Derringers and small shit pistols are still made. That outa the sleeve stuff was probably home-rigged then, and would have to be home-rigged now. Plus it probly only worked in the movies where they could do it again, and again until it looked like it worked!

Werd!

YeahBee · 06-11-2008, 04:48 PM

do the work liek a normal gun just smaller or are all the barrels fired at the same time?

tosainu · 06-11-2008, 04:55 PM

Chesten_Hesten · 06-11-2008, 04:57 PM

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do the work liek a normal gun just smaller or are all the barrels fired at the same time?

Think over-under shotgun. They work pretty much like that.

Mithra · 06-12-2008, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Chesten_Hesten

Yes they do. They are called Slingshot-errangs. The Army Dolphins use them all the time!

Derringers and small shit pistols are still made. That outa the sleeve stuff was probably home-rigged then, and would have to be home-rigged now. Plus it probly only worked in the movies where they could do it again, and again until it looked like it worked!

Werd!

I know they still make pocket pistols, was just wondering if anyone actually makes one of those "spring rigs".

You are probably right that they were either made up and only in the movies/books or that they were a completely custom job

Volund · 06-12-2008, 11:18 AM

Spring loading your pistol is pretty easy.

Ever see taxi driver?

Get a book called "Magicians Arsenal." If you can't find it, PM me and I'll send it to you.

The "spring loaded derringer" trick is how the "flower out of the sleeve" works for stage magicians.

Mithra · 06-13-2008, 03:20 PM

Yup, you can see it at 7 minutes into this clip

I don't need or even really want one, I was just wondering if these were being made by anyone and being used by anyone