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[SKN]

Off duty carried this derringer in a wallet holster before that was banned. Unfortunately I lost the holster

 

[Flopsweat]

A sub-compact .380 in a proper holster will hide just as well in most cases, and is better in every way that's important to me.

 

[billdeserthills]

Off duty carried this derringer in a wallet holster before that was banned. Unfortunately I lost the holster

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You mean like this wallet holster?

Hi Standard Derringer 22 or 22 mag billfold holster concealable USA handmade | eBay

This holster is designed for the High Standard 22cal derringer, either 22lr or 22 mag. It is designed to be carried as a billfold with quick access to the firearm without removing it from the holster.

www.ebay.com

 

[CountryGent]

A sub-compact .380 in a proper holster will hide just as well in most cases, and is better in every way that's important to me.

Had the exact same thought. Though bigger, heavier and less foldy then this, I'd prefer my PPK.

 

[Kruel J]

Another off-beat, outlier for concealed carry. Somebody's latest great idea. They will sell a certain number of them until the market is saturated for the design, which likely won't take long.

Another off-beat that sticks in my mind is the Taurus Curve. I looked at one at a gun show years ago. Now this is a gun just full of somebody's latest great ideas. Such as being curved, so it fits better in concealment against the body (for right handers, anyway). It has the little built-in clip on the right side for inside the waistband carry without needing a holster. The higher end models have a built-in laser pointer. They come in a cute pastel carry case to appeal to women. Pink revolvers and pink carry cases as an inducement for women buyers I've always felt was patronizing. But in sales, whatever works.

But if "whatever works" goes in sales, why eliminate 10% (poss. more) by excluding left handed people as the Curve does??

I just looked at the Taurus website, I didn't see the Curve listed under "all pistols." Maybe it's a collector's item already.

Yep, just like Ideal Conceal. TONS of hype when they were developing it and now you can find them in stock at Sportsman's when nothing else is. Why? Another gimmick that lost all traction once it hit the shelves.


And I believe the Curve is already retired and indeed a "collectors item". For right handed collectors only.

 

[CountryGent]

Since the Curve was invoked ....

 

[Member 34319]

I never paid much attention to the Curve. Man that is funky! Kind want one now lol!

 

[CountryGent]

I never paid much attention to the Curve. Man that is funky! Kind want one now lol!

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Looks like it would make a great ... doorstop.

 

[Flopsweat]

I never paid much attention to the Curve. Man that is funky! Kind want one now lol!

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So that hippie chick from college is lookin pretty good now, eh?

 

[SKN]

You mean like this wallet holster?

Hi Standard Derringer 22 or 22 mag billfold holster concealable USA handmade | eBay

This holster is designed for the High Standard 22cal derringer, either 22lr or 22 mag. It is designed to be carried as a billfold with quick access to the firearm without removing it from the holster.

www.ebay.com

Yep. I was a LEO in CA where they passed a law prohibiting "wallet guns" and there were no exemptions.

 

[po18guy]

So it's like Ideal Conceal but a revolver. Gives people a deep pocket option, but damn they are slow to deploy.

Open carry it in a Gerber pouch and no one is the wiser.

 

[Nosferatu]

Open carry it in a Gerber pouch and no one is the wiser.

Until they ask to borrow your pliers, and before they know what's going on, there's a hole in their new car battery.

 

[po18guy]

Until they ask to borrow your pliers, and beore they know what's going on, there's a hole in their new car battery.

Yeah, but what a great YouTube vid!

 

[Flopsweat]

Until they ask to borrow your pliers, and beore they know what's going on, there's a hole in their new car battery.

That's not pliers, that's a hole punch.

 

[po18guy]

Yep. I was a LEO in CA where they passed a law prohibiting "wallet guns" and there were no exemptions.

In Cali, everything is prohibited except robbery. That would put gruesome Newsom out of business.

 

[Flopsweat]

In Cali, everything is prohibited except robbery. That would put gruesome Newsom out of business.

Too much competition?

 

[po18guy]

Would it be a firearm if you used Remington Power Loads in it? Could really nail 'em!

 

[billdeserthills]

Yep. I was a LEO in CA where they passed a law prohibiting "wallet guns" and there were no exemptions.

I have one of the old grandfathered in wallet holsters, a friend gave it to me years ago but I suppose if there's no exemptions...

 

[SKN]

I have one of the old grandfathered in wallet holsters, a friend gave it to me years ago but I suppose if there's no exemptions...

Wouldn't get caught with it in CA, even under LEOSA since it would be a felony if some by-the-book type or a rook looking to impress their FTO hooked you up.

 

[gmerkt]

now you can find them in stock at Sportsman's

^^ This for the Taurus Curve. When I was looking earlier to see if they were still in production, as I noted they were no longer on the Taurus website. Then I saw that Sportsmen's Warehouse still has them available as new guns.