firearms founded 1995 headquarters granbury texas usa key people gordon bond kyndall bond products derringers handguns handgun accessories holsters barrels grips .410 handguns number of employees 19 website bond arms website bond arms inc. is a firearms manufacturer located in granbury texas which makes derringers . contents 1 history 2 products 3 references 4 external links history edit bond arms texas defender cowboy .45 colt .410 shotshell derringer bond arms was founded by longtime tool and die maker greg bond in granbury texas . the company became incorporated as bond arms in 1995 and was licensed by the batfe as a firearms manufacturer and dealer . bond arms is the largest manufacturer of derringers in the firearms industry . 1 products edit bond arms derringers are made in a variety of calibers including the .45 long colt .410 shotshell . the three most popular models are the texas defender cowboy defender and snake slayer derringers . bond arms derringers are equipped with a trigger guard except the cowboy defender . the trigger guard is removable for a more traditional appearance . bond arms constructs their derringers in such a way that a user can change barrels and switch from one caliber to another . 2 in fall of 2014 bond arms introduced two california legal models called the big bear and brown bear . bond arms handgun models model barrel weight length grips sights trigger guard retail price ranger 4 1 4 .45 .410 or .38 spec . .357 mag 23 1 2 oz . 6 1 4 black ash star grips blade front and fixed rear no 634 ranger ii 4 1 4 .45 .410 or .38 spec . .357 mag 23 1 2 oz . 6 1 4 black ash star grips blade front and fixed rear yes 634 rustic ranger 4 1 4 .45 .410 or .38 spec . .357 mag 23 1 2 oz . 6 1 4 rosewood star grips blade front and fixed rear yes 634 snake slayer 3 1 2 .45 .410 or .38 spec .357 mag 22 oz . 5 1 2 extended custom rosewood blade front and fixed rear yes 489 snake slayer iv 4 1 4 .45 .410 or .38 spec . .357 mag 23 1 2 oz . 6 1 4 extended custom rosewood blade front and fixed rear yes 519 texas defender 3 20 oz . 5 custom laminated black ash or rosewood blade front and fixed rear yes 415 cowboy defender example 19 oz . 5 custom laminated black ash or rosewood blade front and fixed rear no 415 century 2000 example 21 oz . 5.5 custom laminated black ash or rosewood blade front and fixed rear yes 420 usa defender example 19 oz . 5 extended custom rosewood blade front and fixed rear yes 499 mini 45 2.5 .45 colt 19 oz . 4.5 rosewood blade front and fixed rear no 395 girl mini 2.5 .357 18 oz . 4.5 pink wood blade front and fixed rear no 395 backup 2.5 .45 acp 18 oz . 4.5 rubber blade front and fixed rear yes 410 big bear ca legal rubber blade front and fixed rear yes tba brown bear ca legal rosewood blade front and fixed rear yes tba texas ranger special edition 4 1 4 .45 .410 or .38 spec . .357 mag 23 1 2 oz . 6 1 4 custom natural wood with gold star blade front and fixed rear yes 1 297 the company sells a one hand opening knife in partnership with buck knives . 3 bond arms offers custom grip panels for their guns and a line of custom holsters made in house . the bond arms system features total interchangeability references edit schwing ned 1999 . standard catalog of firearms the collector s price and reference guide . iola wisconsin krause publications . pp. 1142 1143 . isbn 978 0 87341 675 7 . ahern jerry 2010 . gun digest buyer s guide to concealed carry handguns . iola wisconsin gun digest books . p. 9 . isbn 978 1 4402 1383 0 . sam fadala the bond arms tactical knife guns magazine december 2010 ed . external links edit bond arms inc. the texas defender bond arms .45 acp 410 shotshell carryconcealed.net retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bond arms & oldid 711948137 categories firearm manufacturers of the united statescompanies based in texashidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 25 march 2016 at 22 27 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view