Wild Wild west/Taxi Driver gun device
This is a bit off topic but I've always had wicked good luck/help on here and that is why I ask on here, plus who else would I talk to about it anyway, besides movie prop guys. Does anyone remember the device that was in the old Wild Wild West tv show and in the movie Taxi Driver that was mounted on the forearm covered up by a shirt/jacket, that when triggered it would spring forward and put a gun right in your hand? It is also used in a lot of other movies also. I always thought it was cool as hell and would be a wicked fun/conversation piece. I've seen it called a "sleeve Gun" but can't find any information on it using sleeve gun as a keyword? Maybe called something else? I always wanted to make one a a novelty piece but can't work out the "trigger" for it too spring forward. It is "triggered" by moving your hand in a certain direction but I can't figure out how to make it triggered like that because it would accidentally pop out when you didn't want too because you moved your hand so that would never work or if you did it that way you could never move your hand in that certain way which would limit you ability on how you can move. Anyone have any ideas on how to make this device, the whole device not just the trigger, or if you have any ideas on just how to make the trigger? Anyone already make it? Its not illegal to make or own it either because if you don't have a permit to carry a weapon its illegal to carry one at all. If you have a permit you could wear it because it doesn't matter if your gun is concealed by it or a holster, no permit its always illegal to carry but with a permit a concealed gun is a concealed gun so it wouldnt be illegal. Here is a picture of it I found, but it isn't practical at all because you can see it is triggered by moving you hand down, which would either limit your movement, meaning never move your hand down unless you wanted to trigger it, or you would be triggering it accidentally all the time, which is a problem.
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Yes Travis Bickle was a bad man with his concealed forearm gun.
Good luck with your project.0 -
Now it's how to construct a sleeve concealed/deployable handgun.
So far you've you've asked for advice on "Shredder" ammunition, bullet resistant cloth, rope ascenders, manufacturing impact sensitive explosives and tips on making an inletted gun case.
I can't wait to see what's next.0 -
It's better to leave TV props on the tv shows.
Who would want the gun to pop into their hand on a traffic stop?
or while making a bank transaction?
Stupid thought to try to make a real one.0 -
Even the "real" ones only work in the movies. It is a prop. It would require a ridiculously large sleeve to conceal, and the sleeve material would have to be stiff enough to stay out of the way.
Someone back around WWII, the OSS or the Nazis, came up with a sleeve gun and a belt buckle gun. They were single shot, last ditch weapons, but they fired from where they were; they didn't pop out. The sleeve gun had a barrel that strapped to the forearm on the inside. One had to extend the wrist to fire, so the hand was out of the way of the muzzle.0 -
Yeah, like that.
That one is real, not a prop. Also, probably classified as a Class 3 AOW.
Say, ryans63, I notice you use the adjective "wicked" a lot. How old are you?0 -
quote:Originally posted by Txs
Now it's how to construct a sleeve concealed/deployable handgun.
So far you've you've asked for advice on "Shredder" ammunition, bullet resistant cloth, rope ascenders, manufacturing impact sensitive explosives and tips on making an inletted gun case.
I can't wait to see what's next.
Oh I have severe insomnia, I sleep only two or three hours every few days, nothing more, not by choice. I've always had insomnia but the military just made it more severe so I have lots of time on my hands to think about some odd poop.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Johnnylikesguns
It's better to leave TV props on the tv shows.
Who would want the gun to pop into their hand on a traffic stop?
or while making a bank transaction?
Stupid thought to try to make a real one.
Well the fact is I wouldn't ever wear it meaning to use it, in other words just something to show, hence novelty item, I mean its not like the guys who buy all those medieval broadswords strap them on and go out in public. So excuse the hell outta me for finding these type things interesting.0 -
quote:Originally posted by nunn
Yeah, like that.
That one is real, not a prop. Also, probably classified as a Class 3 AOW.
Say, ryans63, I notice you use the adjective "wicked" a lot. How old are you?
I would be 26, orginally from Boston and its a slang I've always used.0 -
Originally posted by Txs
I'm a bit surprised at the snide tone of some of the replies. I see nothing wrong with being curious. Or young. Or enthusiastic. Or asking questions. It's refreshing, in fact, compared to the usual rotation of posts one finds on the forum.0 -
If I was snide, I apologize. 0 -
my luck i would have an accidental discharge and blown my hand off, so i just learned how to draw fast from concealment, .7 seconds from a natural stance drawing from under a vest, with hitting my target on a good day, with .9 being my average 0 -
Muzzle blast can be no joke. You will burn yourself and/or set your clothing afire.
Some years ago I fired from a pocket and did just that.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Txs
Now it's how to construct a sleeve concealed/deployable handgun.
So far you've you've asked for advice on "Shredder" ammunition, bullet resistant cloth, rope ascenders, manufacturing impact sensitive explosives and tips on making an inletted gun case.
I can't wait to see what's next.
At least it is not zombies, religion, or politics.
Post away ryans630 -
quote:Originally posted by 1911a1fan
my luck i would have an accidental discharge and blown my hand off, so i just learned how to draw fast from concealment, .7 seconds from a natural stance drawing from under a vest, with hitting my target on a good day, with .9 being my average
You wouldn't want to play much pocket pool[:D]0 -
quote:Originally posted by nunn
If I was snide, I apologize.I didn't see anything disparaging in your response.
It was a fair question considering almost every post by a new member asks for advice on making or obtaining seriously James Bond-ish items. It's a bit of a red flag when someone asks how to home brew explosives when what they're wanting to make is readily available for purchase if you supply ID.0 -
[quoteYou wouldn't want to play much pocket pool[:D]
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Talk about going off half-cocked. Or perhaps that should be going off, half-cocked. [:0]0 -
As said.."it's a prop". What they don't show is the bevvy of wires and pnuematic hoses going to it to make it work.[;)] 0 -
Listen...
He hasn't asked:"9MM vs .45 - which is best??"
or:
"Can I convert my Tactical flashlight into a 12 Ga. entry gun??"
or:
"When the SHTF, what brand condoms will you use??"
Obviously, he should be bannded.
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i would like to hear from any of you that didn't get intrigued by that same gadget at one point or another in your life 0 -
quote:Originally posted by nunn
If I was snide, I apologize.
Oh you weren't snide it was another one.0 -
Keep asking questions young man. Thats the way you learn. I'm damn near 66 and those kind of things still intrigue me. The man who don't think is a fool. 0 -
I think it is an interesting topic.
But then again, I like bus fumes.0 -
quote:Originally posted by mateomasfeo
I think it is an interesting topic.
But then again, I like bus fumes.
don't forget ambulance fumes[:D]0 -
quote:Originally posted by 1911a1fan
quote:Originally posted by mateomasfeo
I think it is an interesting topic.
But then again, I like bus fumes.
don't forget ambulance fumes[:D]
Ah, Mother's milk...0 -
quote:Originally posted by 1911a1fan
quote:Originally posted by mateomasfeo
I think it is an interesting topic.
But then again, I like bus fumes.
HE HE HE HE
don't forget ambulance fumes[:D]0 -
[:D][:D][:D]
great comeback, you kill me sometimes0 -
quote:Originally posted by 1911a1fan
[:D][:D][:D]
you kill me sometimes
Sorry, I always try to maim...
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quote:Originally posted by mateomasfeo
quote:Originally posted by 1911a1fan
[:D][:D][:D]
you kill me sometimes
It goes with your occupation[;)]
Sorry, I always try to maim...
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Thats wicked in a groovy sort of way dude.[8D] 0 -
Questions got me thinking...would it surprise anyone if a newspaper/magazine article were published with the writer saying "I got all the info I needed on fabrication of this [wicked] device on an on-line forum called "Gunbroker"?? Good anti-gun ploy, if you ask me. Joe 0
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