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 film 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 sleeve guns have appeared in film and television.

Film

Television

See also

References
  1. "Sleeve Gun". Timelapse. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  2. Fredric Boyce and Douglas Everett. SOE The Scientific Secrets.
  3. Wolfgang Michel: Britische Schalldämpferwaffen 1939–1945: Entwicklung, Technik, Wirkung. ISBN 978-3-8370-2149-3
  4. Leigh, Danny. "Why we are locked in the back of Taxi Driver's mind". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  5. "Jim West's Sleeve Gun (Wild Wild West)". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  6. "East (The Walking Dead)", Wikipedia, 2021-10-19, retrieved 2021-12-27
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