Sedgley OSS .38
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| Sedgley OSS .38 | |
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| Type | Assassination pistol |
| Place of origin | USA |
| Service history | |
| Used by | OSS |
| Wars | World War II |
| Specifications | |
| Cartridge | .38 Special |
| Action | Single Shot, Break Barrel |
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The Sedgley OSS .38 glove pistol is a World War II firearm. It was manufacted by Sedgley, Philadelphia for the U.S. Marines and the U.S. Navy. It is a single shot, break action .38 Special pistol. It was designed by the Naval Intelligence Office. The trigger is a bar parallel to and extending past the barrel. After being loaded and cocked, the weapon is fired by "punching" the target.
The pistol made an appearance in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds and appears in the book Ultimate Spy (by H. Keith Melton)
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