Sleeve gun

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Sleeve gun is a generic term for small firearm designed to be concealed under a long-sleeved coat or jacket – in fictional examples there is often a mechanism to extend it out into the hand to fire.

Real examples[]

The "sleeve gun" was developed during World War II by Station IX of the Special Operations Executive. It was essentially a version of the noise-suppressed Welrod pistol, minus the pistol grip – and produced in both .32 ACP and 9×19mm.[1][2]

In films and television[]

Though designs vary, most fictional sleeve guns involve a small conventional pistol on a sliding or telescoping rail, which quickly releases the weapon into the hand for firing,[3] either by a trigger mechanism, or just the sudden movement of the forearm.

Such weapons have appeared in films shows TV:

Film[]

Television[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sleeve Gun". Timelapse. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  2. ^ Fredric Boyce and Douglas Everett. SOE The Scientific Secrets.
  3. ^ Wolfgang Michel: Britische Schalldämpferwaffen 1939–1945: Entwicklung, Technik, Wirkung. ISBN 978-3-8370-2149-3
  4. ^ Leigh, Danny. "Why we are locked in the back of Taxi Driver's mind". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Jim West's Sleeve Gun (Wild Wild West)". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  6. ^ , Wikipedia, 2021-10-19, retrieved 2021-12-27

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