OhGizmo! unearths this wonderful horological curiosity: a key-wind pocket watch containing a gun barrel capable of firing a .3mm through a man's heart. Confront the perpetually tardy with the time... then put a cap into their brainpan with it.
Rare English Patent Curiosa Railroad Pocket Watch Gun [Littlegun.be via OhGizmo!]
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Great. Once the TSA learns of this, all timekeeping devices will be banned on airplanes. Thanks for bringing this to their attention.
Can't be that powerful, can it? I'm guessing it's about as deadly as a pellet gun.
"Great. Once the TSA learns of this, all timekeeping devices will be banned on airplanes. Thanks for bringing this to their attention."
-Want to really terrorize America? Get caught with an I-Phone gun!
Nice!
Adding this to the top of my list of absolutely must own ineffective firearms just above the six shooter finger ring (an antique version of which can be seen at the NYC Ripley's)
0.3 mm? - looks more like 3 mm.
Hey. I have this watch. I'll check to see if it has a gun. Nope. Dang.
I hope that is a bit harder to fire than it appears, because it looks like you just push that little button. If that is the case, there's no way on Earth I'm putting that watch in my pocket (and certainly not my right pocket).
It's a self defense weapon for point blank use. Accuracy is irrelevant because it's supposed to be pressed against the target when discharged. Just enough of a punch to allow the user to escape.
It's hard to believe, because we live in a society obsessed with safety, but in the 19th C many people in cities had legitimate daily fear for their safety and property. Street crime was very common, even in prosperous areas. Things like this little gunlet filled a perceived need.
Just don't wake up in the middle of the night and fumble with it to check the time.
For those who love tiny guns, I heartily recommend
"The Tiniest Guns" by Bob Urso
http://home.comcast.net/~boburso/piccolo/book.html
A great read and many, many tiny guns, including a how-to
Not sure I'd want to put that in my pocket.
Double naught seven must have loved it.