What is the difference between 「でがす」 and 「です」？


Here is the sentence I came across the word 「でがす」.

> とりあえず これはアッシからのおみやげ **でがす** 。 受け取っておくんなせえ。

I'm not sure if it is an archaic form of the copula「です」. Is there any nuance
between them?




It is certainly a form of です, but it is a dialect rather than an archaism.
According to
[this](https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q14109515549),
using でがす is seen in Kanto region and up, but sporadically.

Apart from real dialect, でがす is used to indicate unrefined character, which
may be the case with the sentence in the question. A typical character is an
untidy guy, maybe with beard, who is a 子分 type -- I'm not sure of what should
be an appropriate translation for 子分, maybe a henchman?. See also
[this](https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1426765579).

