pistol???

**o1dakota440** · February 26th, 2009, 11:47 AM

would a Leinad SxS 410/45 Double Barrel. be classified as a pistol?
here is a link to one on gb.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=123727811
the seller says it is not a pistol or a shot gun, but that it is a derringer. but what i want to know is. is it a pistol for transfer reasons?

**Xringshooter** · February 26th, 2009, 01:38 PM

A derringer is classed as a handgun for transfer purposes. The seller in this case has an incorrect description. If it were a shotgun, it would be a SBS and thus an NFA gun. In my different wholesaler catalogs it is shown as a derringer.

**kevco** · February 26th, 2009, 01:51 PM

Is it just me, or is the first picture there on gun broker a not so bright thing to do?

**imp81318** · February 26th, 2009, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by kevco

Is it just me, or is the first picture there on gun broker a not so bright thing to do?

Generally, I would agree, but I don't think it has a trigger even installed in those photos...

**kevco** · February 26th, 2009, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by imp81318

Generally, I would agree, but I don't think it has a trigger even installed in those photos...

Trigger/no trigger, I don't think I'd be doing that....

**knight0334** · February 26th, 2009, 06:13 PM

Its a handgun. FMJ/Linead/Cobray didn't make those in smoothbore. It has rifled bores, not smoothbores, and it lacks a shoulder stock = handgun, 45 caliber handgun with long chambers to accept 410 shells.. Derringers are handguns, small ones - that isn't a derringer due to its size. All handguns are pistols, derringers are just small handguns for concealment and can generally fit into a pocket. "Derringer" has nothing to do with the number of shots, but rather its size.

It has a trigger in the pics.

I've owned just about one of every contraption FMJ/Cobray ever made over the years. While some are junk, most will function as designed and last for years provided you dont use hot ammo.