Comments by "Britta Kriep" (@brittakriep2938) on "Ballard .41 Rimfire Derringer: An Old West Boot Gun" video.

  1. There was surely a market for such small guns, but of course they are underrated. Here in Germany, I am german, during Napoleonic Era open carry of weapons by civilians was forbidden, with exeption of hunting or targetshooers Events ( Schützenfeste). So saddle pistol and smallsword had been replaced by pocket pistols, small daggers, knuckle dusters, Things similar to sap or Blackjack and of course canes, often with hidden blades' or steel rods, even hidden shotgun Barrels. Also in other european or european influenced countries this was the Case, that especially fine townsmen or Gentlemen no longer wanted to be Seen armed when civilian dressed. And up to 1960s pocket pistols and revolvers in .22, .25 or.32 had been popular and Seen as usefull weapon. Here in Germany cheap boxlock muzzleloader derringers had been Sold into 1930s as wineyard pistols to scare annimals, and cheap single shot pistols in .22/ 6mm Flobert Had been sold as cheap target/plinking pistols Up to 1930s, and convered to blank pistols even in 1950s. And in some latin american countries, especially Brszil, small doublebartelled Garrucha pistols Had been produced Up to 1970. Strangely Ian has No Video about Garruchas.
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