The Traditions™ Philadelphia Derringer Pistol is patterned after the original short-barreled pistol named after the inventor, Henry Derringer. The pistol is a fully assembled and ready to shoot. The Philadelphia Derringer features a percussion coil lock, hand-crafted beechwood stock and 3 1/8" octagonal barrel with 7/8" flats. The Derringer Pistol is a closed breech single trigger pistol with blade front sights. The Philadelphia Derringer is compact at 7 1/8" overall length and weighs only 2 1/4 lbs.

The Traditions™ Philadelphia Derringer is a .45 caliber with a 1:16 twist rate. The pistol's 3 1/8" octagonal barrel is tapered, starting at .750" at breech to .700" at muzzle. The Philadelphia Derringer comes with a blued barrel, which helps to prevent rust and features blade sights for zeroing in on your target. The Traditions™ Black Powder Derringer is not only durable, but accurate and compact. Wedgeplates are not engraved.