Product Description
American Derringer introduced the Texas Commemorative in 1986 for the 150th anniversary of Texas independence. Catalogs limited the run to 500 pistols per chambering and marked the barrels "Made in the 150th Year of Texas Freedom," with a special serial number on the backstrap of the deluxe-engraved guns. The lockwork stayed the standard Model 1 arrangement: top-break barrels, automatic barrel selection, and a hammer-block safety that drops off when the hammer is cocked. The brass frame is the visible split from the stainless production Model 1 and from the later factory-engraved stainless guns. A separate 125th-anniversary brass Model 1 followed in 1991 with different barrel marking and should not be mixed with this run. After the commemorative window closed, leftover Texas Commemorative SKUs lingered on the factory list, then disappeared with the rest of the Waco line. Used examples trade a little above a plain Model 1 when the marking and brass frame are intact.
Compact Remington-style single-action over/under derringer in stainless steel with rosewood grips, a spur trigger, and a hammer-block safety that drops off when the hammer is cocked. This is the standard production Model 1, not the Lady polish-and-ivory package, not the engraved or brass commemorative guns, and not the longer Model 4.Production ran from 1986 through the late 1990s.
Gun Dimensions
Width: 1.2-in
Length: 4.82-in .
Height: 3.35-in
Barrel: 3-in
Weight: 15-oz
Comes with case, holster and ammo belt clip seen in photos.
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