In a more enlightened age, say the 50's, the first gun i ever bought with my own money was a two shot .357mag derringer, i think under the hawes label, i would have to look. It did have plastic stocks on it which broke from the recoil. Rachel Wells made me a set of wood grips out of some imported wood. Still have it, haven't shot it since at least the 60's.
Also have some other little derringers including cap and ball types.
totally useless for the most part.
I was showing a grandkid recently a little colt semiauto turn of the century pistola in .25auto, an old vest pocket gun.
he looked at the ammo questioning it, and i said it was sufficient when you jam the gun in somebodies nose that was one top of you. Probably would work.
