Bond Arms Handguns

Texas-based Bond Arms is the largest manufacturer of derringer handguns. At a time when derringer pistols have a stinging reputation for slipshod quality, poor performance, and even dangerous use, Bond Arms prides itself on superior engineering and an attention to manufacturing detail that far surpasses companies who produce unreliable, sub-standard versions.

Founded by veteran tool and die maker Greg Bond, since 1995, Bond Arms has used top-flight manufacturing methods to meld weapons of the highest order. Building on a foundation laid in the 19th century by Henry Deringer, Bond Arms produces handguns using exceptional raw materials, computer-controlled CNC milling machines, and precise finishing focused on quality control and capped off with fine laser engraving.

Bond Arms produces high-quality derringer-style stainless steel handguns with a broad array of interchangeable barrels spanning from .22 to .410 shotshell in a range of lengths with grips rendered in various shapes and materials. Bond Arms' over-under dual-barrel handguns include the best-selling models Texas Defender, Cowboy Defender, and Snake Slayer.

Quick Facts

• Bond Arms founder Greg Bond, a former engineer with defunct electronics company Texas Instruments, based his contemporary handgun designs on the Remington Model 95, a cheap Old West throwaway piece
• In 2012, "Guns & Ammo" magazine named Bond Arms derringers one of the eight most underrated personal defense handguns
• To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the law enforcement legends, Bond Arms released a walnut-boxed Texas Ranger Special Edition derringer with a matching Buck knife