Unusual folding revolver, any info??

[gbelleh]

Does anyone know anything about this little folding revolver? It appears on a web site advertising the Stinger pen gun. It seems to be from an ad from years ago.

Are/were these available to the public? Any info about them? Looks like a very interesting gun.

 

[sonny]

Never seen it before but it looks fun!...I love gadgets!

 

[WebHobbit]

C-A-L-A-B-E-R



I'm guessing english was NOT the ad-writer's first language.

 

[jjmorgan64]

Neat can I get one in 45 colt.

 

[Standing Wolf]

Definitely cute, but I'm holding out for a.) a semi-automatic fake cell phone in .357 magnum, or b.) a web-enabled tooth brush, whichever comes first.

 

[Jeff OTMG]

Looks like it is a .380. I have never seen one, but I am interested.

 

[roscoe]

North American Arms makes a very similar folding handle for their mini revolvers. It even has a little belt-clip, so it looks like a knife in your pocket. I had thought of getting one, but it turns out you need two hands to open the handle, and that is a definite no-go. Now, if it were spring-loaded, that would be pretty cool.

 

[WonderNine]

.380?




NOT interested....

 

[Mike Irwin]

Ya know...

If I have to pull a gun, that means I need it RIGHT NOW.

Because I need it RIGHT NOW, I sure don't want to have to spend time unfolding the grip so that I can shoot it.

Thanks, I'll take a pass on this "advantage."

 

[ScottS]

Because I need it RIGHT NOW, I sure don't want to have to spend time unfolding the grip so that I can shoot it.

I also don't want to have to explain to the guy, "Hey! This is a gun!"

Scott

 

[gbelleh]

No one seems to have seen one.

Were they even produced?

Probably not the quickest gun to draw, or the best calaber, oops, I mean caliber, but I would like to have one. What a neat little collector piece! If they even exist.

 

[Jim K]

There is stuff made and sold in other countries that cannot be imported because it won't meet the criteria in the '68 law. But I think I would bet that that gun didn't get beyond the neat drawing stage.

It does sort of defeat the meaning of "fast draw" doesn't it? "Please excuse me for a moment while I unfold my gun" would be great in a gunfight.

Jim

 

[Hawaiian]

I like gadgets. Maybe send it to Rob Dalton and have him put a strong spring in it and a release button. No, not a first line of carry, but it would be a fun toy.

 

[gbelleh]

Even though it wouldn't be quick to draw, at least you'd comply with rule #1: Have a gun!

 

[SkunkApe]

I'd buy that thing in a minute. I bet you could snap it open with a quick wrist motion. And no holster required, the trigger is covered by the handle.

 

[mrmeangenes]

I think you'd find the " .380 " designation is Brit-Speak for .38 S&W ( not .380 or .38 Spl. )

I read about this...uh INTERESTING , yes ! That's it : Interesting ! piece some time ago, and if my remembery is better than my forgettery, it was made in Italy, and was of surprisingly marginal quality.

 

[Mike Irwin]

Meangeans,

Take another look at that caliber designation...

It's .380A.

That's another way of saying .380 Automatic.

 

[IRONFIST]

That looks like a futuristic, Buck Rogers-type of pistol. I kinda like it.


Michael in Sandy, OR

 

[Johnny Guest]

I don't think the FOLDING aspect - - -

- - -is as great a drawback as Mike and Jim anticipate. (Always assuming this is a REAL product and not just something noodled up by a fairly talented sketch artist/firearms enthusiast . . .)

How many of us have a lockblade folding knife and have NOT considered the defensive use of such? I'll wager the number aproaches ZERO! And the majority have worked on SOME variation of the one-hand opening of the knife. While a fixed blade knife is stronger, etc, there is much to be said for the folding knife, and no one bewails the glacial slowness of deployment . . . .

I'm not at all sure about the weight/bulk factors of a five-shot .380 revolver, even with a folding handle. NAA is selling at least SOME of their little folding handle revos. (No, I haven't bought one of THOSE, either.)

Best,
Johnny

 

[Mike Irwin]

The real question Johnny, is whether the folding grip is really an asset at all?

 

[Johnny Guest]

Mike - - -

Well, there's that point.

Another, "ideal answer to a question nobody ever asked."

My personal needs for a minimalist sidearm are pretty well met by a Model 37 Smith, or, in extremis, a KT P32.

Best,
Johnny

 

[gbelleh]

It seems to me that the folding grip would be good for pocket carry. Even if it printed it wouldn't look like a gun.

I like the idea, but mostly for a collector piece. There are so many really good CCW type guns out there today without folding grips.

 

[Meow]

I havn't seen any revolvers that shoot fro the bottom before. Are there any more?

 

[Justin]

Meow-
The semiautomatic revolver made by Mateba shoots from the bottom chamber.
As does a pistol designed by the Soviets some years ago.

 

[COHIBA]

are those CF grips????