Sleeve gun
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[]
- Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)
- Taxi Driver[4] (1976)
- Blood Debts (1985)
- Red Heat (1988)
- The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
- Maverick (1994)
- Desperado (1995)
- Alien Resurrection (1997)
- Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
- Sherlock Holmes (2009)
- Django Unchained (2012)
Television[]
- The Wild Wild West (1965–1969)[5]
- Jumanji (TV series) (1996)
- Archer (2009)
- Justified (2010)
- The Walking Dead (TV series) (2011)[6]
- Fargo (2014)
- Timeless (TV series) (2016)
- Vice Principals (2017)
- Gotham (TV series) (2017)
- Warrior (TV series) (2019)
- Walker (TV series) (2021)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Sleeve Gun". Timelapse. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- ^ Fredric Boyce and Douglas Everett. SOE The Scientific Secrets.
- ^ Wolfgang Michel: Britische Schalldämpferwaffen 1939–1945: Entwicklung, Technik, Wirkung. ISBN 978-3-8370-2149-3
- ^ Leigh, Danny. "Why we are locked in the back of Taxi Driver's mind". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Jim West's Sleeve Gun (Wild Wild West)". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- ^ , Wikipedia, 2021-10-19, retrieved 2021-12-27
External links[]
- Media related to Sleeve gun at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Silenced firearms
- Firearm components
- Handgun holsters
- Armwear