Comments on: What is It? Game 28.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:05:30 +0000

Lee Van Cleef used one of these in the film Return of Sabata and it is definitely a pistol. They were originally conceived in France as a weapon for assassins and was originally available in a 10 shot 6mm and 7 shot 7mm. In the US it was chambered for .22,.32 center fire and .32 rimfire cartridges. A really nice one would probably go for $2500-$3000 today.

By: tracy

tracy — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:49:49 +0000

It,s easy, it,s a minneapolis protecter (1883)
It was made in 3 cal.,s 32 center fire/32 rim fire and a very uniqe 22 bb cap rim fire.
I would love to owne one but they cost to much for me!

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 19:26:39 +0000

It’s a automatic striker for matches, no wait it’s a Finger filer, no it’s a poor man’s dremel

By: Randall

Randall — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 15:39:32 +0000

This is a russian made hand cruppler. A Weevolint inspector uses this small device to make a nonsymetrical hole from which to draw a sample for semi-destructive testing. The device had to be small so that it could be concealed from the Weevolint, else drastic violence may ensue. Weevolints were finally made extinct during the Bavarian Ice riots of 1932.

By: Nathan Miller

Nathan Miller — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 15:00:44 +0000

I was gonna guess a stove, but everyone seems to be certain that it’s a gun.

I figured that the round part was the burner, and the tube on the left goes out to a butane tank.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 14:31:03 +0000

Its a secret gun hidden in a matchbox

By: cubby96

cubby96 — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 12:20:24 +0000

It’s a torture device for people who don’t know how to read the contest rules. Look out, it’s coming right for us!

By: Profesor Marcus

Profesor Marcus — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 12:19:00 +0000

ItÂ´s a pocket gun

By: Daniel Nisenson

Daniel Nisenson — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 03:53:25 +0000

It is the French Turbiaux Palm Squeezer Pistol patented by Jaques E. Turbiaux in the year 1882.

By: T. Hardy

T. Hardy — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:17:09 +0000

It’s a safe combination chamber.

By: amiam

amiam — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:59:36 +0000

This style of gun is commonly known as a turret revolver.

By: John Nichols

John Nichols — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:46:14 +0000

It is a “turret pistol.” It holds seven cartridges. This gun is cocked by squeezing in the lever sticking out on the right, and is fired by pressing a small trigger lever just under the barrel. What appears to be an abrasive wheel in the center is a knurled inset that the user rests their thumb against to steady the gun when cocking and firing.

You would place the gun in the palm of the right hand, with the curved lever against the heel of the hand. Then wrap your fingers around it with the barrel protruding between the index and middle finger.

By: Jaime

Jaime — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:02:12 +0000

Gun

By: Rosi

Rosi — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:15:46 +0000

It’s an authentic Victorian compactable pizza cutterwheel. Used in olden Italy during the early 1800s.

By: NeonCat

NeonCat — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:07:51 +0000

I believe it is known as a Chicago Protector palm pistol.

According to another website, Leon Czolgosz used a .32 Iver Johnson hammerless revolver to shoot and kill McKinley, not a pistol such as this.

By: Chad

Chad — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:06:41 +0000

It is a 32 caliber pistol. Manufactured by the Chicago Fire Arms Co. The model name is “Protector”, patented in 1883.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:48:42 +0000

Post no URL, please. You’ll forfeit the prize if you do.

By: Erik

Erik — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:00:50 +0000

It is a “Lemon Squeezer” palm pistol, the same type suspected to be used to assassinate Pres. William McKinley.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:55:02 +0000

answer to all of these games: a sex toy

By: jerrt

jerrt — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:53:20 +0000

it is a small gun used in espionage or assassinations called a lemon squeezer.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:34:43 +0000

Beat me to it also, it is a gun.

By: Philip

Philip — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:51:51 +0000

I think this type of pistol was used in the assasination of president Garfield or McKinley, I’m not sure which one.

By: trasken

trasken — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:38:04 +0000

It’s small concealable gun that can be fit in a palm. I have heard it called a “lemon squeezer”. It’s a hammerless .32 caliber squeeze gun.
It is similar to, if not the gun, that Leon Czolgosz used to assassinate William McKinley in 1901.

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:31:03 +0000

Others beat me to it, but it is a gun.

By: Horacio Garay

Horacio Garay — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:24:55 +0000

It looks like a emery grinder or dremel tool

By: Craig J

Craig J — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:02:14 +0000

Its a gun

By: Zbaker

Zbaker — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:53:31 +0000

it’s a “Lemon Squeezer” pistol, made famous because it was used to assassinate President McKinley.

By: alex place

alex place — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:49:44 +0000

it is a mini hand gun. that can be easily concealed

By: Sergio Eidi

Sergio Eidi — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:37:12 +0000

ItÂ´s a barbecue smoke blower.

By: Chip Overclock

Chip Overclock — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:25:15 +0000

Wow, finally a What Is It that I actually know about (although I’m not the first with the correct answer). It’s a pocket pistol. It’s pictured in one of my firearms history books around here somewhere.

By: randal bodeau

randal bodeau — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:51:47 +0000

A real “hand gun”.

By: jima-san!

jima-san! — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:36:58 +0000

It looks like the internal structure of an old-fashioned doorknob.

By: Aaron Lynch

Aaron Lynch — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:15:28 +0000

It is a pistol known as a Knuckle Duster. Popular among Gamblers. Very easy to conceal.

By: Mark Crouthers

Mark Crouthers — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:13:08 +0000

Chicago Palm Pistol

By: simon

simon — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:58:57 +0000

Chalk line dispenser for bricklaying

By: George

George — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:58:10 +0000

It is a palm pistol.

By: Alex F

Alex F — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:52:14 +0000

It’s a pocket gun hidden inside a box (perhaps from cigarettes or a deck of cards) so it can be used stealthily.

By: Peter Vas

Peter Vas — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:48:06 +0000

It’s a pocket gun

By: sandburr

sandburr — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:40:31 +0000

It is a palm gun.

By: MonochromeAngel

MonochromeAngel — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:24:09 +0000

It looks a bit like a lighter to me. The rough part in the middle looks like it would strike a spark from a flint.

By: lennyb

lennyb — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:05:06 +0000

yeah it looks like a spy camera to me.

By: CitrusC

CitrusC — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:01:33 +0000

That would be the world’s first HDD!

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 10:36:20 +0000

It’s an instrument of torture!

By: shihui

shihui — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 10:34:28 +0000

perhaps a secret gun that’s hidden in a compartment of a matchbox?

By: John

John — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:55:24 +0000

It is a squeeze operated pistol.

By: pol x

pol x — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:41:42 +0000

it’s a palm gun

By: b0rsuk

b0rsuk — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:30:36 +0000

It looks like a pocket pistol, the kind used by assassins.

By: Oomi

Oomi — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:25:24 +0000

puncher made in chicago, obviously

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:16:16 +0000

I agree that its a punch of some sort, most likely leather.

By: Alexander Fear

Alexander Fear — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:13:32 +0000

Looks like an old-fashioned belt-punch to me. For punching holes in a leather belt.