Sleeve Gun
Sleeve gun / Wrist gun is a generic term for a small firearm designed to be concealed under a long-sleeved coat or jacket—in fictional examples there is often a device with 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. The design was by Hugh Reeves. It was essentially a version of the noise-suppressed Welrod pistol, minus the pistol grip, and produced in both .32 ACP and 9×19mm. Between 150 and 200 of the guns were manufactured almost certainly by Birmingham Small Arms Company. A Mark 1 version was designed but its unclear if it ever made it off the drawing board.
Fictional examples
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, either by a trigger mechanism, or just the sudden movement of the forearm. Such sleeve guns have appeared in multiple media.
In comics
- The Punisher Back to School Special (1992-1994)
- Blade of the Phantom Master (2001-2007)
In film and television
Film
- Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)
- Taxi Driver (1976)
- Blood Debts (1985)
- Red Heat (1988)
- The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
- Aces: Iron Eagle III (1992)
- Maverick (1994)
- Desperado (1995)
- Alien Resurrection (1997)
- Equilibrium (2002)
- Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
- Hot Fuzz (2007)
- Sherlock Holmes (2009)
- Django Unchained (2012)
Television
- The Wild Wild West (1965–1969)
- Hogan's Heroes (1965-1971)
- Jumanji (TV series) (1996)
- Archer (2009)
- Hetty in NCIS: Los Angeles carries one (2009 to present)
- Justified (2010)
- The Walking Dead (TV series) (2011)
- Fargo (2014)
- Timeless (TV series) (2016)
- Vice Principals (2017)
- Gotham (TV series) (2017)
- Warrior (TV series) (2019)
- Walker (TV series) (2021)
See also
References
External links
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