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Sleeve gun

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Sleeve gun and wrist gun are generic terms for a small firearm designed to be concealed under a long-sleeved coat or jacket—in fictional examples there is often a device with a mechanism to extend it out into the hand to fire.

Real examples

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The Welwand sleeve gun

The "sleeve gun" was developed during World War II by Station IX of the Special Operations Executive. The design was by Hugh Reeves.[1] It was essentially a version of the noise-suppressed Welrod pistol, minus the pistol grip, and produced in both .32 ACP and 9×19mm.[2][3] Between 150 and 200 of the guns were manufactured almost certainly by Birmingham Small Arms Company.[4][5] A Mark 1 version was designed but it is unclear if it ever made it off the drawing board.[6]

Fictional examples

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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,[7] either by a trigger mechanism, or just the sudden movement of the forearm. Such sleeve guns have appeared in multiple media.

Comics

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Films

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Television

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Video Games

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jonathan Ferguson (15 Jun 2022). The silenced, concealable stripped back Welrod, with weapons and firearms expert, Jonathan Ferguson. Royal Armouries. Event occurs at 1:40-1:50. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Sleeve Gun". Timelapse. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  3. ^ Fredric Boyce and Douglas Everett. SOE The Scientific Secrets.
  4. ^ Jonathan Ferguson (15 Jun 2022). The silenced, concealable stripped back Welrod, with weapons and firearms expert, Jonathan Ferguson. Royal Armouries. Event occurs at 9:10-9:30. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  5. ^ Jonathan Ferguson (15 Jun 2022). The silenced, concealable stripped back Welrod, with weapons and firearms expert, Jonathan Ferguson. Royal Armouries. Event occurs at 10:30-11:00. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  6. ^ Jonathan Ferguson (15 Jun 2022). The silenced, concealable stripped back Welrod, with weapons and firearms expert, Jonathan Ferguson. Royal Armouries. Event occurs at 2:25-2:40. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  7. ^ Wolfgang Michel: Britische Schalldämpferwaffen 1939–1945: Entwicklung, Technik, Wirkung. ISBN 978-3-8370-2149-3
  8. ^ Punisher Back to School Special "Sorry, My Mistake", vol. 1, #2 October, 1993
  9. ^ Leigh, Danny. "Why we are locked in the back of Taxi Driver's mind". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  10. ^ Steinberg, Don (14 December 2012). "Tarantino Tackles Slavery". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Jim West's Sleeve Gun (Wild Wild West)". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  12. ^ "East (The Walking Dead)", Wikipedia, 2021-10-19, retrieved 2021-12-27
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