the gun laws in the UK are quite strict,
so I am not surprised that this mini gun is banned in the UK, but what did surprise me is that it is also banned in America! it seems strange that you can buy anything from a semi automatic rifle to a elephant gun, if you fill in the paperwork, but America deems this little gun too dangerous for the American public,
photograph from the
Swiss Mini Gun, which holds the Guinness World Record for the smallest functioning
revolver in the world. It measures 5.5 cm long, 3.5 cm tall and 1 cm wide,
weighing only 19.8g whilst its reduced size may be unusual, this tiny firearm
has all the same features as a normal-sized double-action revolver. Its
manufacturing was only possible by employing techniques used in the Swiss
watchmaking and jewellery industries, the common
C1ST stainless steel model of the Swiss Mini Gun comes with a stylish leather
holder, 24 live and 24 blank cartridges, and a cleaning set. The holster
features a keyring that can be clipped to a belt loop, like an accessory. The
price listed on the Swiss
Mini Gun website is 6,300 Swiss francs, at today's rate £4,963.69 or $6,822.60 for exportation exempt
of Swiss VAT.
the burning question, could it kill? “We would
like to take this opportunity to inform journalists who are interested in
writing articles about our product that the power of most airguns or BB guns,
which are in many countries freely on sale, can exceed over 10 times the power
of our ammunition,” the Swiss Mini Gun website reads. “The power of the Swiss
Mini Gun Cal. 2.34m/m ammunition is just less than 1 joule.” however, ballistic
expert Steven Howard once told Business Insider that the world’s smallest revolver
could theoretically be used to kill someone, but only “if your shot is absolutely
perfect” and you hit the “thinnest part of the skull at point range and under
perfect conditions.” so small, and apparently so dangerous most of us can not buy one!
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