It's not realy a "new class" Micro Compacts have been around for decades ...
It all started with the Derringer a maker by the name of Henry Deringer made them from 1852 to 1868 ... small easily concealed and carried every maker got into the act ... the term Derringer is based on Deringer's Patents . Remington made the classic old west Double Derringer and from there it went . I remember seeing my first Micro 1911 in 45 acp , owned by a police man friend in 1977 ...custom cut down and built by a private gunsmith ..Wilson Combat I think .
New crop of buyers now so the marketing people introduce them again like it is something new ... it's not , just history repeating itself !
Gary
It all started with the Derringer a maker by the name of Henry Deringer made them from 1852 to 1868 ... small easily concealed and carried every maker got into the act ... the term Derringer is based on Deringer's Patents . Remington made the classic old west Double Derringer and from there it went . I remember seeing my first Micro 1911 in 45 acp , owned by a police man friend in 1977 ...custom cut down and built by a private gunsmith ..Wilson Combat I think .
New crop of buyers now so the marketing people introduce them again like it is something new ... it's not , just history repeating itself !
Gary