Bunker Hill cut her foot or shot her hand with that darned derringer, or something of the kind.
"First Fam'lies of the Sierras"
Joaquin Miller
Anything from a shotgun to a derringer is a source of joy to Terence.
"Black Jack"
Max Brand
He passed into his bedroom, took a revolver from his bedhead and a derringer from the drawer, both of which he quickly slipped beneath his buttoned coat, and returned.
"Sally Dows and Other Stories"
Bret Harte