Derringer
Derringer noun - A pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel.
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- The Big Bad in Red Heat keeps a derringer up his sleeve with a quickdraw mechanism.
Source: Unorthodox Holstering -
Victor Rosta, the Big Bad of the Arnold Schwarzenegger film Red Heat, uses a derringer hidden in his sleeve, also shot into his hand via a special rig.
Source: Nothing Up My Sleeve
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