Sleeve gun

Real examples

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

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Fictional examples

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

Comics

• Gunsmith Cats (1991–1997)
• Punisher Back to School Special (1992–1994)
• Blade of the Phantom Master (2001–2007)

Films

• Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)
• Taxi Driver (1976)
• Blood Debts (1985)
• Red Heat (1988)
• The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
• Aces: Iron Eagle III (1992)
• Maverick (1994)
• Desperado (1995)
• Alien Resurrection (1997)
• Equilibrium (2002)
• Dead Man's Bluff (2005)
• Hot Fuzz (2007)
• Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
• Sherlock Holmes (2009)
• Django Unchained (2012)
• The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024)

Television

• The Wild Wild West (1965–1969)
• Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971)
• Jumanji (1996–1999)
• Archer (2009–2023)
• NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023)
• Justified (2010–2015)
• The Walking Dead (2010–2022)
• Fargo (2014–present)
• Timeless (2016–2018)
• Vice Principals (2016–2017)
• Gotham (2014–2019)
• Warrior (2019–2023)
• Stargirl (2020-2022)
• Walker (2021–present)
• The Legend of Vox Machina (2022-present)

Video Games

• Assassin's Creed II (2009)
• Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (2010)
• Assassin's Creed: Revelations (2011)

References

References

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8. Wolfgang Michel: ''Britische Schalldämpferwaffen 1939–1945: Entwicklung, Technik, Wirkung''. {{ISBN. 978-3-8370-2149-3
9. ''Punisher Back to School Special'' "Sorry, My Mistake", vol. 1, #2 October, 1993
10. "Why we are locked in the back of Taxi Driver's mind". The Guardian.
11. "American Handgunner" May/June 1988 P.17
12. Petersen's Handguns July 1988, BLUE STEEL FOR 'RED HEAT', Hollywood wizardry creates the mythical "Podbyrin 9.2mm" and other hardware for a new action movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
13. Steinberg, Don. (14 December 2012). "Tarantino Tackles Slavery". [[The Wall Street Journal]].
14. "Jim West's Sleeve Gun (''Wild Wild West'')". [[Central Intelligence Agency]].
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