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 TV shows and films:
- Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)
- The Wild Wild West (1965–1969)[4]
- Taxi Driver[5]
- Red Heat
- The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
- Desperado
- Jumanji (TV series)
- Alien Resurrection
- Sherlock Holmes (2009)
- Justified
- Fargo
- Django Unchained[citation needed]
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
- ^ "Jim West's Sleeve Gun (Wild Wild West)". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- ^ Leigh, Danny. "Why we are locked in the back of Taxi Driver's mind". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
External links
Media related to Sleeve gun at Wikimedia Commons
