Silent Guns of the US Office of Strategic Services

I’m thrilled to be the bearer of some very cool news: beginning in the next couple of weeks, the good folks over at Spycraft101 will be writing up the occasional firearm-centric article for TTAG. We’ve found Spycraft101 to be a fantastic follow on Instagram (find them HERE), serving up fascinating historical tidbits on clandestine operations … Read more

Incendiary Image of the Day: Pen is Mightier than the Sword Edition

What you see before you is an example of the no longer mythical “pen gun,” a device designed to fire a single .22LR cartridge at…well…someone. Now before we get all Our Man Flint here, let’s note a couple of things. There are no sights (laser or otherwise). It’s a single shot, meaning is half as useful as a derringer. And it ain’t cheap. Apparently, this little jewel goes for somewhere around two and a half Benjamins. Oh, and you can shoot your mouth off with this. Literally. And inadvertently.

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