This is a community dedicated to discussion around historical arms, mechanically unique arms, and Ian McCollum's Forgotten Weapons content. Posts requesting an identification of a particular gun (or other arm) are welcome.
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This .38 caliber glove was designed by Stanley M. Haight and manufactured by Sedgley Co. of Philadelphia. 52-200 copies of this single shot break barrel smooth bore design.
It was meant as a covert operation and assassination weapon in the Pacific Theater. It was mounted on the back of a cowhide glove; a long-sleeved coat would usually be worn to hide the weapon.
In action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ME8AFass_A&t=140s
I was kind of hoping it would be the scene from Inglorious Basterds, and then slightly excited to see it was an actual live fire test, only to be disappointed again by the tester.
I stopped watching when he started making comments about the George Floyd protests.
I always knew how he votes and what his beliefs are just from background things, but he never once brought it up until then.
Forgotten Weapons did a segment on it, but sadly Ian did not fire one. It's a neat fire~~arm~~hand.