COLT 1961 CIVIL WAR CENTENNIAL PISTOL .22 SHORT

[Anvil]

I just heard about this handgun sized at 50% of the original. I imagine they were very limited and expensive.
It's really a clever idea however.
I for one would love to have a Freedom Arms 2008 sized at 50% in .22 lr or 22 mag!
How cool would that be?
 

[top dog]

Anvil,
I think it was in the late 50's that Colt offered a matched pair of single shot derringers in 22 short.

From the ads,it looked like they were gold plated.

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[Uncle_Lee]

They were gold plated, pot metal (of some kind), 22 short. It didn't take much to break the frame.

They were made to look at only. But they were a firearm.

[Armybrat]

Anvil,
I think it was in the late 50's that Colt offered a matched pair of single shot derringers in 22 short.

From the ads,it looked like they were gold plated.

                                        Top Dog

I have one of those. They were sold singly or in pairs called "The Lord and Lady" derringers.
They were made for Colt by Butler, I think.
My dad bought this one used at a gun show for $20 about 45 years ago.

[top dog]

Armybrat,
Yep,that's the one!!!

I remember at about that time,High Standard was offering their 22 double action revolvers in frames of different anodized colors

The actress Jayne Manfield had a High Standard Sentinel in pink and Chick Gaylord of New York City had made a holster especially for her.

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[bill_deshivs]

The Colt 1861 Centennial pistol was a single shot-though it looked like the old cap and ball revolvers.