Tiny Gun

Check out this tiny gun! So cute.



Introducing the world's smallest gun that fires deadly 300mph bullets - but is just TWO inches long...

Meet the pistol that fits in your pocket - and packs a hell of a punch.

The SwissMiniGun is the size of a key fob but fires tiny 270mph bullets powerful enough to kill at close range.

Officially the world's smallest working revolver, the gun is being marketed as a collector's item and measures just 2.16 inches long (5.5cm). It can fire real 4.53 bullets up to a range of 367ft (112m).

The stainless steel gun costs £3,000 although the manufacturers also produce extravagant, made-to-order versions made out of 18-carat gold with customised diamond studs which sell for up to £30,000.

It cannot be imported into the UK, and buyers in Switzerland and Europe must produce an import permit from police to obtain one.

The gun is banned from being imported into the US - because it's barrel is less than three inches, meaning it is deemed too small to qualify for sporting purposes.

Jonathan Spencer, consultant forensic scientist and firearms expert, said that although the gun, which fires bullets at a speed of 399 feet a second, was tiny, it could still prove fatal and in the eyes of the law was as dangerous as a machine gun.

He said: "The general threshold for perforating the skin is about 330 feet a second.

"Apart from bone, skin offers the greatest resistance to penetration. If it can pass through the skin it is potentially lethal, even if the bullets are small.

"If you shoved something 3mm across into someone's chest you could kill them. It's the same with these bullets, they could penetrate the heart.

"It is capable of killing someone. Under section 5 of the Firearms Act it would be a prohibited weapon. It would be on the same scale as a machine gun."

The gun shoots 2.34 mm calibre rim fire ammunition especially developed for it as the smallest rim fire ammunition in the world.

It weighs in at just 0.7oz (19.8grams) and fires live and blank ammunition.

The gun is the first product of the SwissMiniGun company, a gunsmiths based at La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.

Owner Paul Erard said that since the product's launch three years ago, the firm had sold around 300 of the guns, mainly to collectors in the Middle and Far East.

He said: "We are producing in very small quantities - perhaps 25 gold guns and 100 steel guns a year, and there is a six month waiting list to get one.

"We will make whatever the customer wishes for. The most expensive version we have sold cost £30,000 and was covered in diamonds and came with a gold chain."

Other bespoke finishes available include ebony grips, hand engraved grips, gold grips with diamonds or collared precious stones.

Mr Erard said that although the double action revolver is similar in appearance to a Colt Python full-size weapon, it was actually based on a Swiss-made revolver.

In September 2006 the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives(ATF) in New York issued a warning about the gun after being alerted by a police officer who spotted it on a website.

Special Agent William McMahon said the gun was so small it could pass for a key fob, and warned it made the perfect stealth weapon for serious criminals.

But Mr Erard denied the gun was deadly and said it was only a tenth as powerful as some air guns.

"Since September 11 there has been a lot of paranoia in America", he said.

"It is ridiculous. Why would criminals want my gun when you can go out and buy a Kalashnikov there already?"

A Guinness World Records spokesman confirmed the gun held the record as the word's smallest working revolver.

By travelingirl on Mar 5, 2008, 18:23 in Off Topic.

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webmanco says on Mar 5, 2008, 18:29: Interesting, I would hate to lost it as the mobile phones ...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ... 0 funny, 0 helpful.

Portena says on Mar 5, 2008, 18:33: Interesting... Did you find this article in a gun magazine? 0 funny, 0 helpful.

travelingirl says on Mar 5, 2008, 18:40: No, I check out the DrudgeReport all day long and the link to the article was on there. You can see the actual article here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_artic... 0 funny, 0 helpful.

CatGirl says on Mar 5, 2008, 18:46: TG - you are a crack up! Imagine trying to load that little thing? , jaja Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent 0 funny, 0 helpful.

scotty says on Mar 5, 2008, 19:31: it looks difficult to fire, how do you hold the damn thing straight without blowing a hole in your own finger? Get Rhythm, when you got the blues. Johnny Cash 0 funny, 0 helpful.

travelingirl says on Mar 5, 2008, 20:17: I know! The bullets are even smaller! You'd probably have to load it and pull the trigger with your fingernail. ;) 0 funny, 0 helpful.

miamimike says on Mar 5, 2008, 20:35: Thats a Cool Piece. My only concern is how would you get your Finger into the Trigger guard to pull the trigger. My Index finger is like 11.5 or inch in Diameter. I like this Lower priced Alternative better, my next purchase and they make 'em right here in Miami: http://www.taurususa.com/products/product-details.cfm?id=302&category=... On Sept 17, 2008: Senator John McCain said, as he had many times before, that he believed the fundamentals of the economy were "strong."Hours later he backpedaled, explaining that he had meant that American workers were Strong. 0 funny, 0 helpful.

MaFe says on Mar 6, 2008, 14:45: That's nice, but what can you do with that thing? It looks like something I would have given barbie when I was small! "All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. "-Aristotle 0 funny, 0 helpful.

Man Tequila says on Mar 6, 2008, 15:10: Barbie Tijeras? Aunque no me creas/ si me lo propongo/ lograre olvidarte/ porque a fin de cuentas/ no soy tan cobarde./ Y termino todo una de estas tardes/ no sera dificil buscar algún sitio donde refugiarme/ donde nunca mas vuelvas a encontrarme. (Polo Montañez) 0 funny, 0 helpful.

christobeldawg says on Mar 6, 2008, 19:37: she could help Ken learn a few new dance steps with that little pistol. admittedly, arriving can feel great too 0 funny, 0 helpful.

travelingirl says on Mar 6, 2008, 22:14: Haha, good one, Dawg. 0 funny, 0 helpful.

msaucey says on Mar 7, 2008, 08:18: I got a really funny visual in my head on this one... I was picturing some girl with acrylics trying to reload the gun.... Now, that would be challenging.... Because, I really don't picture any guy taking this seriously, even for a collector's piece... could be wrong on this part, but, can't see it happening.... too many others laughing.... C_Dawg, helping with dance steps.... You know you're just hinting at the fact that you're going back to Bogota and need a few extra moves to your dancing..... pacito tun tun, pacito tun tun... The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. - CS Lewis 0 funny, 0 helpful.

MaFe says on Mar 7, 2008, 08:38: Ha! I just pictured pulling that gun out of my thigh high stockings and aiming at someone- and getting laughed at! yeah...very scary... "All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. "-Aristotle 0 funny, 0 helpful.

CatGirl says on Mar 7, 2008, 15:03: I think the creater of this gun was simply bored. Needs a life, jaja Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent 0 funny, 0 helpful.

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