Awesome idea

Someone should make a integral suppressed derringer...... Thoughts

I'm all for it!

It would not be very effective at all with such a short barrel. Im sure the morons at red jacket would be glad to build you one for 2 grand or so though.

I'm suprised they have not tried it!
But a 44spl no longer than 4inchs overall an supresssed... I could see this as being handy

I know of an sot in baton rouge that does one of suppressors if you really want one. He could pull it off..

I don't see you getting one that short. My .32 ACP derringer is probably 2-1/2".

The Russian MSP Silent pistol was a two-shot derringer intended for suppression. Instead of a muzzle silencer it used special silent "captured" ammunition that utilized an internal piston and trapped all gas within the cartridge. I've read the gun was wildly inaccurate due to the design of the ammunition, but it was supposed to be very, very quiet.

Here's a link

Legally, there should be nothing preventing the same design in the US, but each round would require a tax stamp.

Bitwise wrote:Legally, there should be nothing preventing the same design in the US, but each round would require a tax stamp.

If I was insanely wealthy I would do that just because I could

Rebel Rifle Ordnance wrote:
If I was insanely wealthy I would do that just because I could

You can. As a SOT 2 you can make suppressors all day long tax-free and that's what these rounds are - suppressors. So, if you wanted to gin some up you could do so as long as they were engraved and papered correctly. Get to it!

(Disclaimer: not a SOT)

I had to pull "Silencer History and Performance Volume 2" off the shelf, but another take on the captive-piston system was the Arms Tech 6mm Hazmat round. I can't find much about it online, but it's pictured in the book with an American Derringer DA 38.