[SHOT 2026] Silenced Bond Arms Derringers, Better Suppressed Glocks

Derringers are stealthy weapons—they’re small, so they can be hidden away. But that stealthiness can vanish quickly when you pull the trigger, thanks to their short barrels—these are loud pistols. But Third Echelon Development, out of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, is working on an answer to this problem; they’ve developed a suppressor to fit Bond Arms derringers.

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Quiet, but not so small

Obviously, a double-barreled derringer is a very different beast to install a silencer on, when compared to a firearm with a single barrel. The Bond Arms silenced derringers have a can on the front that’s roughly the same size as the handgun itself (so much for easy concealment). Instead of threading over the end of the barrel, the suppressor internals bolt into drilled-and-tapped holes on the muzzle of the derringer. Bond Arms will do this drill-and-tap job themselves, before shipping the handguns off to Third Echelon, where they’ll get “the silent treatment.”

When Third Echelon gets the derringer, they bolt their suppressor internals to the front of the gun. On small-caliber derringers, the internals are covered by a round threaded-on jacket. To replace the suppressor’s internal wipes, or to clean it, you simply unscrew the jacket from the muzzle.

The boxy larger-caliber suppressor is still under development. The round smaller-caliber suppressor is supposed to be on the market before the end of January, although we still don’t know the price. Third Echelon says these pistols may end up actually being quieter than some semi-auto pistols with suppressors, as they don’t have action noise!

Building a better suppressed Glock

Third Echelon also has a solution for the back pressure that blows junk out the back of a Glock when you attach a suppressor. Their Blowback Reducing Slide Plate slots onto the back of the slide, directing gasses, carbon and other debris away from the shooter’s face.