TPD166
One Too Many
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- Lone Star State
I have always wanted a Remington M-95 double-derringer, but the fact that ammo hasn’t been available in years and the prices are usually sky-high put a damper on that desire. Over the weekend I found one in very good condition at a “can’t pass this up” price – except that it has a broken hinge, as many of them do. It is not shootable with a broken hinge, but since no ammo is available, non-broken hinge models are also pretty much not shootable. So either way, they are a display piece and I’d rather pay a fraction of the price of “shooter” to do the same thing with it! These guns bore no serial numbers, but other markings narrow the year for this one to between 1910 and 1920.
These guns were a huge success for Remington, selling about 150k of them over 70 years (their longest-selling handgun). But in spite of that success, Remington never corrected the weak-hinge design flaw, nor did they ever offer the gun in any caliber than the anemic .41 rimfire round. They sold for $5 in 1908, so it was probably cheaper for Remington to just send you a new one than re-tool. I also read that a number of the last production year (1935) guns were “U.S. Property” marked and issued to military pilots.
These guns were a huge success for Remington, selling about 150k of them over 70 years (their longest-selling handgun). But in spite of that success, Remington never corrected the weak-hinge design flaw, nor did they ever offer the gun in any caliber than the anemic .41 rimfire round. They sold for $5 in 1908, so it was probably cheaper for Remington to just send you a new one than re-tool. I also read that a number of the last production year (1935) guns were “U.S. Property” marked and issued to military pilots.
