Bond Arms Inc. is an American firearms manufacturer located in Granbury, Texas which makes

derringer A derringer is a small handgun that is neither a revolver nor a semi/ fully automatic pistol. It is not to be confused with mini-revolvers or pocket pistols, although some later derringers were manufactured with the pepperbox configuration. ...

s and the semiautomatic Bullpup 9.

History

44-40 Texas Defender Wooly Mammoth Grips

Bond Arms was founded by longtime tool and die maker Greg Bond, in Granbury, Texas. Between the 1860's and the mid 1990's, derringers had largely gone unchanged in design or safety until Greg Bond added a trigger guard, invented the "rebounding hammer" and retractable firing pins, and added a crossbolt safety. The company was formerly known as "Texas Arms" out of Waco, Texas. Bond Arms became incorporated in 1995 and was licensed by the

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as a firearms manufacturer and dealer. Greg's brother, Gordon Bond, bought the company from Greg in 2007 and has been owner/president since then. Bond Arms is the largest manufacturer of derringers in the firearms industry.

Products

Derringers

Bond Arms derringers are modular and made in a variety of centerfire calibers including .380ACP, 9mm, .40 S&W, .30 Carbine, .327 Fed Mag, 44-40 Win, 44SPL, .45ACP, .45LC, .357Mag/.38Spl, 10mm, and

.45 Long Colt The .45 Colt (11.43×33mmR), is a rimmed, straight-walled, handgun cartridge dating to 1872. It was originally a black-powder revolver round developed for the Colt Single Action Army revolver. This cartridge was adopted by the U.S. Army in 187 ...

.410 The .410 bore is one of the smallest caliber of shotgun shell commonly available (along with the 9mm Flobert rimfire cartridge, and the less common .22 rimfire shot shell). A .410 bore shotgun loaded with shot shells is well suited for small ...

Shotshell. The three most popular models are the Texas Defender, Rowdy, and Snake Slayer Derringers. The trigger guard is removable for a more traditional appearance on the original and the Rough series. Bond Arms constructs their traditional derringers in such a way that a user can change barrels and switch from one caliber to another. Grips are also constructed in such a way that users can also change between a compact grip to an extended grip to a jumbo grip. In late 2014 Bond Arms introduced two California-legal models called the Big Bear and Brown Bear, but they have since ceased all business in California due to Prop 65. In 2018, Bond Arms introduced the Rough series which are structurally identical to the classical derringer line, but are not as highly polished. These have a much lower cost per unit and are designed to be used in a tougher environment than the original line. 2020 saw the introduction of the Stinger which is an aluminum frame derringer available only in 9mm and .380ACP as it is only .88" thick and 12oz. This new line is not compatible with the accessory barrels, and the trigger guard is molded into the rest of the frame. They are intended for deep concealment. In summer of 2022, Bond Arms released the Stinger RS (Rough Series) which has a stainless steel frame and weighs 16oz. Bond Arms Derringer models:

Semiautomatics

Bond Arms acquired the rights to the Boberg XR9-S

bullpup A bullpup firearm is one with its firing grip located in front of the breech of the weapon, instead of behind it. This creates a weapon with a shorter overall length for a given barrel length, and one that is often lighter, more compact, conce ...

semiautomatic pistol, redesigned it and market it as the

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. The Bullpup 9 is a 7+1, 9mm with a 3 7/20" barrel. Available in DAO with an extra magazine included, it has limited availability.

Accessories

Bond arms offers custom grip panels for their guns, a line of holsters, and accessory barrels which are currently only sold through other retailers.
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References

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External links

Bond Arms, Inc.

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