[gbelleh]

Hi everyone,
I just wanted to share some info and pictures of a gun you may not have seen before: The Cobray Pocket Pal.

I just bought this gun in order to begin my collection of rare, obscure and unusual small handguns.

If you're interested, click the link below to see the web site I put together.

Let me know if you have any questions or want me to take more pictures.

Cobray Pocket Pal (http://www.angelfire.com/oh5/gunsfs/cobray.html)

Below is a picture of the gun:

[Tamara]

You know, I had forgotten just how bizarre those little beasties were...

(Was I lying about the trigger pull? ;) :D )

[Crimper-D]

Looks like a Zinc casting. The mechanism is truly wierd.
I'd guess the odds of this thing blowing your hand off would be at least as great as the chance of doing any damage to a target.:rolleyes:
Yea, like I should pronounce judgment... one of my carry guns is an AMT .380:eek:

[mrmeangenes]

It put me to mind - just a bit - of the old teargas/blank pistols.
Wouldn't be surprised if it were related.:)

[WonderNine]

Yea, like I should pronounce judgment... one of my carry guns is an AMT .380

Ya, they got a bad rap, but seems like most of them work great.

[Standing Wolf]

I'd say the design is ingenious, although it doesn't appear to be very well crafted. If I were going to carry anything that small, I think it would be a Derringer.

Thanks for the article, eh?

[gbelleh]

Tamara,
You weren't lying about the trigger pull! :uhoh:

What's worse is...about halfway through the trigger pull, it clicks (as something slips off the trigger bar), then you have to pull it further for it to actually drop the firing pins.

A strange little gun for sure.

[Tamara]

It's funny you should mention that bit about the trigger locking up after the last shot in your review; I seemed to forget that about once a week...

(I'd pull the gun out of the showcase between customers and fiddle with it while debating over buying the thing, since it cost mere pocket change and was a completely fascinating, if somewhat crude, little gizmo. I'd dry-fire it a few times and then the trigger would sieze. Panicking, I'd leaf through the instruction manual before remembering that this was normal, and the gun needed to be 'reset'. Then I'd forget all about it and repeat the identical scene a week later... :o )

[gbelleh]

You missed out Tamara! :D
Funny you should mention you would "leaf through" the instruction manual... you must've had a different instruction manual. Mine is a single photocopied piece of paper with general gun safety rules typed (crooked) on one side along with a warranty card that you're supposed to cut on the dotted line. On the other side are the loading and handling instructions.

[Tamara]

This one was (IIRC) one 8.5x11" sheet cut and stapled into a four page booklet. I do recall that it looked like it had been done on a Xerox. :scrutiny:

[Gordon]

I'll bet you guys live near 'Ducktown', like in 'look out he's got a pocket pal; DUCK'. :)

[riddleofsteel]

Brings to mind Mark Twain's statements regarding the old Pepper Box pistols.

He remarked that they were so highly inaccurate that I man was best to stand still if someone was to aim at him and fire one. Only if you were to move out of the line aim, would you be in danger of being struck by a bullet.

[gbelleh]

Here's Mark Twain's quote about the Pepper Box:

"It appeared to me to be a dangerous weapon. It had only one fault--you could not hit anything with it. One of our 'conductors' practiced awhile on a cow with it, and as long as she stood still and behaved herself she was safe; but as soon as she went to moving about, and he got to shooting at other things, she came to grief."

[riddleofsteel]

Thanks

that's a classic

[cleve land]

Is It a copy of the Mossberg Brownie?:confused:

[gbelleh]

Looks similar to the Mossberg Brownie, but the Brownie is a 4 barrel gun with roatating firing pin (much like the COP 357), the Cobray's cylinder(s) revolve and there is a single, stationary hammer.

[Bullet Bob]

Thanks for the pics and info; cool artifact!

[bpisler]

Neat pictures,it reminds me of my advantage arms 4 shot derringer that i think was copied from the mossberg brownie.

[Jim March]

Yes, I saw one once. Truly strange. But as noted on that page, the quality of the cylinder was quite good so the odds of a severe k'boom is actually low.

I guess you'd classify it as a revolver?

[Trebor]

That is one of the weirdest handguns I've ever seen. Never heard of it till now. How much was it, and where would I find one?

Trebor

[gbelleh]

I don't know where you'd find one?? I stumbled across it on Guns America. It's the only one I've ever seen for sale. I paid $249 for it. The seller wouldn't budge. The original price tag on the box said $189. I figured it would probably be my only chance for a while to get one. It's a strange little gun, and a good start for my collection of rare, unusual small handguns.

Good luck finding one, if you really want one! :D Let us know if you find a source!

[tex_n_cal]

Hmmm...sharpen the trigger, it looks as though it could double as a cigar cutter.

The styling looks like it was inspired by the COP pistol...or vice versa?