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Old May 31st, 2007, 02:08 AM
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Default Re: Most Stupid Weapon of WWII

Some other OSS weapons of note:

Sedgley .38 glove gun, single shot, fired by squeezing the body while the barrel stuck out between the middle two fingers.

A .22 single shot Stinger that was extremely compact.

The most popular was a modified HiStandard HDM .22 with a long silencer that was a great assignation weapon.

Interesting is that a followup to the Liberator was made by the CIA for use in Vietnam. Called the Deer Gun, it was aluminum, used a 9mmx19 round, and had a plastic clip that functioned as a safety until ready to use and then became the sight. The barrel unscrewed to load and once again, used a rod to eject the cartridge case. 1000 were made at a cost of $3.95 and again, they were never used.
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