Selected Handgun Detail

Manufacturer
	American Derringer Corporation More Info

About the Gun

Compact Remington-style single-action over/under derringer on the Model 1 pattern, but with an aluminum-alloy frame, stainless barrels, a gray matte finish, and thin rosewood grips.

Production

Production ran from 1995 through 2011.

Market value

MSRP at production was around $400–$500. Current used market value for examples in good to very good condition ranges $300–$400.

Cartridge Specifications
Cartridge:	.38 Special
Alias:	.38 Smith & Wesson Special
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Analysis

American Derringer introduced the Model 10 as a lighter Model 1: alloy frame, stainless barrel block and lockwork, same top-break barrels, automatic barrel selection, and hammer-block safety. Catalogs listed .45 Auto and .45 Colt first, then added .38 Spl. It is not the Model 7 Lightweight, which uses alloy for both frame and barrels, and it is not the Model 11, which reverses the mix with a stainless barrel and an alloy remainder. The Model 10 stayed a short catalog line beside the stainless Model 1 and faded with the rest of the Waco shop. Used examples are less common than a standard Model 1 and trade in the same neighborhood when the alloy frame is uncracked.