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== Sharps Deringer == {{also|Pepper-box}} [[File:Sharps 22 Pepperbox.jpg|thumb|Sharps 4-barrel .22 Rimfire deringer, also called pepperbox]] One of the more common deringers found in the Old West were the [[Christian Sharps|Sharps]] deringers.<ref>{{cite book|author=David Chicoine|title=Guns of the New West: A Close Up Look at Modern Replica Firearms|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jNuEWcNOjjgC&pg=PA23|year=2005|publisher=Krause Publications|isbn=978-0-87349-768-8|page=23}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> They are four-barrel, single-action [[pepperbox]]es with revolving firing pins. They come in [[.22 short|.22]], .30 and [[.32 rimfire]], and their four barrels slide forward to load and unload. First patented in 1849, they were not made until 1859, when Sharps patented a practical derringer design. These first model deringers have brass frames and fired the recently introduced .22 Rimfire metallic cartridges. The second model was a .30 Rimfire deringer. The third model deringer was a .32 Rimfire, with an iron frame, and the barrel release was moved from under the frame to the left side of the frame. The fourth model deringer was also a .32 Rimfire, with a new "birdshead" grip and slightly shorter barrels, otherwise, it was virtually identical to the third model. Production of these little pistols came to an end with the death of Christian Sharps in 1874. {{Clear}}
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