Garrucha (pistol)

Small handgun common in Brazil and Argentina in the early 20th century

Garrucha (pistol)

Summary

The garrucha is a small rifled or smoothbore pistol, similar to a derringer, which was common in Brazil and Argentina in the early 20th century. Even though single-shot variants exist, it is usually double-barreled with the barrels in a side-by-side layout, rather than the more common over-and-under layout of many derringer designs.

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4/20/2026, 3:01:59 PM

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