Thinnest auto in history?

[Swing]

Hey all. Over the years, I've carried various mouse-caliber autos due to the business attire worn. I pack a little .32 Auto when anything else absolutely, positively, cannot be carried instead. When something bigger can be, it certainly is instead of the lil' one. This morning while getting ready, I pondered; what is the thinnest autoloading pistol ever produced? For the sake of the discussion, it can be any caliber (.22LR, .25 ACP, etc.), but must be a self-loading repeater. In years past, I would have likely said the Liliput or Bernardelli, but I suspect some of the newer polymer rigs might best them.

Anywho, nothing more than curiosity. Thanx.

 

[Nushif]

I would actually nominate the Colt 1903.

Problem is it's also one of the you know .... longer and taller ones. But I can't remember ever handling a thinner gun.

Maybe a Baby Browning?

 

[rule303]

My guess is the Kel-Tec P32.

 

[OregonJohnny]

According to the latest pocket auto chart found here:

http://www.mouseguns.com/PocketAutoComparison.pdf

It looks like the current thinnest autos are .75" wide, and it is a tie between the Kel-Tec P-32, and the Kahr P380 (.32 ACP and .380 ACP, respectively). Average width jumps up to about 1" when you up the caliber to 9mm.

 

[Fotno]

Of all the handguns I've ever personally handled/shot, the Baby Browning is the tiniest. The first one I ever picked up struck me as kind of impossibly small to be honest.

Edited to add for reference -

Browning's literature says that the Baby Browning is: 104mm in length; 72mm in height; and 20mm thick.

 

[Jim NE]

I held a Taurus 709 or 740 today for the first time at a LGS - the "Twiggy" of semi-autos, IMO.

http://www.demeterclarc.com/wp-content/uploads/images/2010/09/TWIGGY-SURPRISE-777x1024.jpg

 

[Vonderek]

I don't know the specs but I remember the .380 Escort being very thin.

 

[Naybor]

Going by the chart, a couple are .75" wide.

My Ruger LCP .380 is .80" wide and is a dream to hide...Wouldn't trade it for nothing.

There were a few tiny, tiny .22 single shots made in the past, but they were more novelty than actual weapons.

One I remember was one that fitted onto a belt buckle and used .22 shorts.

 

[barnetmill]

What was the thickness of the old remington .380.

 

[TexAg]

The 51 in .380? It wasn't all that thin, but felt very nice in the hand.

 

[Ehtereon11B]

I think the .25 Duos that were around during WWII were some of the thinnest pistols I have ever seen.

 

[Cactus Jack Arizona]

The thinnest pistol I've owned was a Sig P238. It was the smallest pistol I've owned as well. Good pistol, just didn't like the trigger.

 

[Grunt]

I think the PSM has this honor. Not like we'd ever see one in this country but here's a bit of information on it:

http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg/rus/psm-e.html

 

[MachIVshooter]

My vote would be either the Kel-Tec P32/P3AT or the Walther TPH.

The baby Brownings and clones are pretty thin frame and slide-wise, but have fairly husky grips on account of the trigger bar design.

 

[bannockburn]

Maybe one of the tiny Bernardelli pocket autos, like the Vest Pocket or Baby Semi-auto. I think they were actually a little smaller and thinner than a Baby Browning.

 

[threoh8]

If we're talking any caliber, how about the Kolibri?

 

[velojym]

I came close to picking up a taurus or the lcp, but strapped on an lc9 and bought it right away. Hides great, decent capacity, not at all punishing for a decent defensive caliber. Quite thin, I'll say.
Really wanted an xds to go with my .45, but needed something ccw-able in summer clothes a lot sooner than one of those was gonna be available.

 

[PabloJ]

Hey all. Over the years, I've carried various mouse-caliber autos due to the business attire worn. I pack a little .32 Auto when anything else absolutely, positively, cannot be carried instead. When something bigger can be, it certainly is instead of the lil' one. This morning while getting ready, I pondered; what is the thinnest autoloading pistol ever produced? For the sake of the discussion, it can be any caliber (.22LR, .25 ACP, etc.), but must be a self-loading repeater. In years past, I would have likely said the Liliput or Bernardelli, but I suspect some of the newer polymer rigs might best them.

Anywho, nothing more than curiosity. Thanx.

From the ones I have handled it would tiny version of Walther PPK in .22LR. In full size service pistol category I would say pistolet TT30/33 (aka klamka).

 

[Ash]

The PSM is thinner than the Keltec.

 

[Grunt]

Yup, 17mm. In other words, the PSM is as thin as a .380 casing is long. I do think that the Kolibri has it beat though. Just not sure I would consider the Kolibri a real pistol though. With power that anemic, I'm not sure I'd want to tangle with a mouse armed with that thing.

 

[Vonderek]

http://www.thehighroad.org/archive/index.php/t-335902.html

According to this thread the American Arms Escort slide measured .675" across

 

[Jim Watson]

That's the one I was thinking of, I believe also listed as a Sile.

Advertisements showed it in rear view next to a cigarette.

It is not the thinnest compared to some of the dinky .25s, but it is a very flat .380.

 

[Swing]

Ah, forgot about the Kolibri. Ah-ha-ah.

I'm not familiar with the Escort, but Google here I come. Thanx.

 

[Pete D.]

Thin

I cannot get to it at the moment so as to measure it but the little Bernardelli VP pictured here is a tiny gun and very thin - on the order of 0.5" to 0.6" across the slide.

 

[scythefwd]

That kolibri listed above probably takes it. The Robaugh is very small for a 9mm, I beleive they claim it is the smallest.

My FIE Titan is extremely small, and I'm sure there are plenty smaller out there.