History Series / YancyDerringer

* HiddenWeapons: Yancy's [[WeaponOfChoice weapons of choice]] are four-barrel Sharps pepperbox derringer handguns carried concealed: one held by a clamp inside the [[WeaponizedHeadgear top of his hat]], one in his vest's left pocket under his jacket and one [[NothingUpMySleeve up his jacket's left sleeve in a wrist holster]].

* KnifeNut: Yancy's sidekick Pahoo carries a SawedOffShotgun which he wields in emergencies, but most of the time he uses a throwing knife sheathed on his back.

* WoundedGazelleGambit: In "Ticket to Natchez", female thief Dorinda Ashton fakes an attempt on her life and shoots herself in the fleshy part of her upper arm with her [[UselessLittleGun derringer]] so that Yancy will invite her into his cabin where she can get access to his safe.

* GrievousBottleyHarm: In "Return to New Orleans", Yancy starts trashing the casino which has been established in Waverly during his absence, and Amanda stops him by smashing a bottle over his head: knocking him out.

* DrownedHatShot: In "Return to New Orleans", Yancy gets [[PistolWhipping pistol whipped]] and tossed over the side of a riverboat. His attackers see his hat float to the surface and assume he is dead. However, a few seconds after they move off, Yancy silently surfaces and reclaims his hat.

* CrammingTheCoffin: In "Duel at the Oaks", Yancy agrees to "shoot" Charles[=LeBow=] in a [[TenPacesAndTurnDuel fake duel]] in order to smoke out the man who's trying to kill [=LeBow=] for real. When, at the "funeral", the body of [=LeBow=]'s partner is discovered in what should have been [=LeBow=]'s empty coffin, the City Administrator doubts Yancy's tale and plans to lock him in prison as a material witness.

* CounterfeitCash: In "The Saga of Lonesome Jackson", Colton asks Yancy to investigate counterfeit money that's being passed throughout the French Quarter. His investigation brings him into contact with Lonesome Jackson, a Virginia City miner who recently struck in rich and came to New Orleans seeking a wife. The Treasury Department suspects Jackson because of the large bankroll he's carrying, but Yancy believes that the miner is being set up as a patsy by the real counterfeiters.

Yancy Derringer is a GentlemanAdventurer living in New Orleans, Louisiana, after the Civil War. Widely respected, he is hired by the city administrator, John Colton, as a secret agent authorized to help maintain law and order and justice in the city by any means that may become necessary. His constant companion is a Pawnee Indian who communicates with him only by hand gestures, and appears ready at a moment's notice to use the shotgun that he always carries. Yancy owns a riverboat, the Sultana, and lives at the former family plantation, Waverly. Madame Francine, the strong-willed, beautiful owner of a members-only gambling house in New Orleans, is his LoveInterest. Miss Mandarin is the proprietor of his hangout, the Sazarack Restaurant.

* PirateGirl: In "The Fair Freebooter", Yancy must deal with a female pirate, Coco [=LaSalle=], who has stolen his shirt he ordered from Paris. Coco [=LaSalle=] returns in "The Wyward Warrior".