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Ever heard of the Mossberg Military .45 ACP Combat Model? In the interest of full disclosure, I hadn’t either.

An American Rifleman reader is attempting to identify a four-shot derringer that appears to date to the mid-20th century. Here's what we found.

Most of us think of O.F. Mossberg & Sons as a major producer of rifles from 1922 to 1986 and a mammoth shotgun maker today. But founder Oscar Mossberg’s first product was neither rifle nor shotgun but a repeating pocket pistol.

Family-owned and -operated O.F. Mossberg & Sons began in 1919 with a four-shot pistol and advanced through the Great Depression and World War II with expanded offerings that continue to come from the manufacturer today.