Unique / Odd Weapons

Panzer IV wrote:Maybe next time Rafael will made an Anti-Armor SIMON for infantry units to crack open some tanks or APCs...

They do. It's called the MATADOR.

Kiskaloo wrote:

Panzer IV wrote:Maybe next time Rafael will made an Anti-Armor SIMON for infantry units to crack open some tanks or APCs...

They do. It's called the MATADOR.

OOO MATADOR FTW.The missile has a little knob that you can adjust so that it can switch from HEAT (High explosive Anti Tank) to HESH (High Explosive Squash Head) so it can be an anti tank weapon and a door/wall breacher

Tommygunner70 wrote:

MikhailN wrote:

Awinnell wrote:One of the worlds smallest guns the Kolibri 2.7mm pistol,the .45 is for scale



at the time the technology to rifle such a small barrel did not exist, so it was smoothbore,it was also so small that it was difficult to load and use,the bullet had a very low velocity of about 600fps,its max penetration was about 40mm of pine

I hate to say it but this looks like a pretty useless gun... unless you coat the bullet with curare or shoot it point-blank

So wait, thats the gun itself next to a .45 round? and... there is no visual trickery going on?

Holy shit....

1) my fingers would be to big to operate that thing.
2) I'm afraid that I'll brake that thing after one shit.

Kinda reminded of the old "Noisy Cricket" from MiB...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKKMtbLzFzI

"I feel like I'm gonna break this damn thing..."

Thats what I said. lol.

Kiskaloo wrote:

Panzer IV wrote:Maybe next time Rafael will made an Anti-Armor SIMON for infantry units to crack open some tanks or APCs...

They do. It's called the MATADOR.

OOO
MATADOR FTW.The missile has a little knob that you can adjust so that
it can switch from HEAT (High explosive Anti Tank) to HESH (High
Explosive Squash Head) so it can be an anti tank weapon and a door/wall
breacher

Really? Wow...

now the question then seems to be its capability to penetrate modern tank armor. They should test that thing against an Abrams reactive armor or a Leopard II. Maybe a Challenger or Merkava just to assure its work-capability.

...if all else fails, maybe a T-90 will do. :p

Panzer IV wrote:Really? Wow...

now the question then seems to be its capability to penetrate modern tank armor. They should test that thing against an Abrams reactive armor or a Leopard II. Maybe a Challenger or Merkava just to assure its work-capability.

...if all else fails, maybe a T-90 will do. :p

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MATADOR_(weapon) (Bah the wiki link doesn't seem to come out right)

No idea about its anti-tank capabilities. As far as I know the Singaporeans haven't used it in combat. At this point the only time it was deployed in Israel (Yes they made the SIMON system and they didn't use it ) in Jan 2009 to breach walls and doors

There is precious little that will go through an Abrams or Challenger II, and most of what will needs to come out of another tank's main gun.

I expect it's designed more for the older Soviet-era weaponry Israel's neighbors have, but it's primary purpose would be for use against "soft targets" like buildings and maybe vehicles since that is what the IDF is normally up against in their operations in the West Bank and Gaza.

Ok, believe it or not, the following weapons were designed to be functional. They are real, historic weapons. I'll start with the lesser-weird.


We're probably all familiar with the missile-launcher pistol... the Gyro Jet pistol.



There was a bayonet plug that was designed to spring out into a trident when pressure was felt, or by trigger by means of a button. This below is a "regular" trident dagger.



People have tried making bayonets/daggers with their handguns.





.... ... Fail. Even today.



Now we can see early attempts at the Swiss Army Knife. In case you are under attack while eating...



Would you like a cane, sheathed sword, AND a warhammer all-in-one?



This idea sadly didn't catch on. It was a pistol on the end of a shield.




And... to top it all of as the weirdest/bizzare of them all...



The shield-sword-gauntlet-sword catcher-lantern.

How much weight is this?

A couple weird pistol-knife/pistol sword combinations.

First off, the Sierra Madre Pistol, a cross between a knife and a single shot .22 caliber pistol. These weapons are still in production today.




And, an incomplete WWII-era Japanese pistol-katana combining a Nambu 7.65mm pistol and a sword blade.

but theres...no .....trigger?

tsundere9kagami2 wrote:but theres...no .....trigger?

Hence the word "incomplete"

the blade would pop right off! There would be no tang unless he forged the upper reciever of a nambu whilst he forged the blade.

the gun wouldn't cycle with the blade there

for when you really need a lot of holes drilled in your wall in a rush !

approx translation

80-year-old hameenlinnalaisininoori developed drilling machine, the machine became a weapon, which became a speed of 420 shots per minute. suitable balance 22 caliber cartridges.

The winner is the shield-sword-gauntlet-sword catcher-lantern!

http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=15706

As for the weight, I don't know exactly, but my guess is about 40-55 pounds (20 to 25 kg). The shield really isn't that thick, it's made of fairly light material for the time. Honestly, it's the lantern that throws me off. The Spartan shield was close to 70 lbs (30 kg), but that's a full-body (thick) bronze shield.

Awinnell wrote:

Impractical, but pure awesome. Just what the pirate needed on Deadliest Warrior.

Awinnell wrote:

Gives new meaning to the term "drill someone with lead".

Awinnell wrote:

Finally, a weapon optimized for use against zombies. Shoot them in the head, then lop it off.

youll be shooting them....until you drop your spanner key (what you wind it up with)

More weird weapons for you guys.

The 2 bore rifle, firing a half pound slug


And the ammo.


But the 2 bore's nothing compared to the "Davy Crockett" Nuclear Recoilless Rifle


And some nuclear air-to-air missiles
The unguided AIR-2 Genie rocket


And the guided AIM-26 Falcon

The blade of the Nambu pistol-sword doesn't sprout out through the top of the gun. It's fastened to the side of the gun, the root of the blade being near the upper part of the grip. No interference with cycling whatsoever.

Nachtsider wrote:The blade of the Nambu pistol-sword doesn't sprout out through the top of the gun. It's fastened to the side of the gun, the root of the blade being near the upper part of the grip. No interference with cycling whatsoever.

I figured that, but how well would such a weapon stand up to impact?

Oh, that's another story entirely. Those things were made very, VERY late in the war; I honestly don't think any of them saw combat use.

Nachtsider wrote:Oh, that's another story entirely. Those things were made very, VERY late in the war; I honestly don't think any of them saw combat use.

I can't imagine a gun without a trigger seeing any combat use.

maybe it was just that sword gun that was missing its trigger...I mean you could probably get a new trigger from Wal-Mart.

look right there on the box Nanbu pistol trigger (for sword gun variants only)

Speaking of the "Davy Crockett", how’s about “Atomic Annie”

Bergmann 1896 5mm 8 shot box magazine




cochran turret pistol 8 shot .42

Just saw this oddity

http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg25-e.htm

Yes the barrel is not aligned with the gun.

Ah, the TAO Jati-matic. First gun I ever fell in love with.

I blame Stallone wielding it in 'Cobra'.

Nachtsider wrote:Ah, the TAO Jati-matic. First gun I ever fell in love with.

I blame Stallone wielding it in 'Cobra'.

"Crime is a disease. Meet the cure."

Finnish eh?

no longer made due to poor sales

Awinnell wrote:

Bergmann 1896 5mm 8 shot box magazine

Is it just me, or does that thing have a really strong resemblance to the pistol wielded by Malcolm Reynolds in Firefly? (Even though that gun was a disguised Taurus revolver.)

This is the realy odd one just odd
still its better than the whip pistol
then theres the phone gun if only it came in SP-4 silenced ammunition

22mm rockets Luftfaust



donkeyfaust,was used in Italy



EMP-44





8mm experimental bullpup rifle, German, WWII

Piero wrote:

Awinnell wrote:

Bergmann 1896 5mm 8 shot box magazine

Is it just me, or does that thing have a really strong resemblance to the pistol wielded by Malcolm Reynolds in Firefly? (Even though that gun was a disguised Taurus revolver.)

It does a little... if anything it does look like it loads the same way Mal loaded his.

Tanto pistol.

From the looks of it, might as well just have a regular tanto...



Someone's been playing too much FF.


My favorite of the bunch. Appears to be some bastard child AK/Famas thing carved from wood. For being a disfigured, ugly, crime against firearms it still strikes me as awesome.

The last image is a .22 LR revolver

They make a belt buckle that you can put it on as a concealed (or not so concealed) carry weapon if you live in a state wear concealed carry is legal.

You know what, I just want Roberta's Shotgun Umbrella. That counts as unique/odd, doesn't it? "Why do I have an umbrella you ask? I have a feeling it's going to rain... bullets..."

Probit Return wrote:You know what, I just want Roberta's Shotgun Umbrella. That counts as unique/odd, doesn't it?

Well it's at least cool.

THE Vespa 150 TAP
both weapon and scooter

its what happens when the french military get a new set of wheels

some times guns are the key!


the lord can help you

its just a pair of zip guns in a cross shape

this next one is for Petrushka

now your suspenders are the guns

That's either a very big key or a very small gun.

funkmachine wrote:THE Vespa 150 TAP
both weapon and scooter

its what happens when the french military get a new set of wheels

Could that be considered the Italian kamikaze vehicle?

Imagine what the recoil would do if you fire the cannon while barreling along the road at full thottle.

you get of as one one in there right mind shoots a 75mm when sat on top of it
th gun is only 22 but as it a 18th key its on the big side

Nachtsider wrote:Imagine what the recoil would do if you fire the cannon while barreling along the road at full thottle.

can anyone say recoiless gun ?

A tribute to Awinnel's discovery of the ultimate poor man's anti-tank platform:

Awinnell wrote:



8mm experimental bullpup rifle, German, WWII

Hey, looks like everyone was working on bullpup rifles during that time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EM-2_rifle

Does this look familiar?

rusty-spring wrote:
My favorite of the bunch. Appears to be some bastard child AK/Famas thing carved from wood. For being a disfigured, ugly, crime against firearms it still strikes me as awesome.

You know the name of that thing by any chance?

Anyway, here's the Einstossflammenwerfer, a disposable one-shot flamethrower good for a half-second's worth of flame. Designed by the Germans in 1944.

I doubt that thing has a name. Looks homemade.

And I remember that one-shot flamethrower. The Russkies thought it was shit.

it was shit because it was a Volkssturm (National Militia) weapon built under the Primitiv-Waffen-Programm ("primitive weapons program")

it did have a SMG the Volksmaschinenpistole ("people's submachine gun")
that was based off the Sten gun(it self a named the "Plumber's Nightmare")


hell the weapons built in occupied Poland
The Błyskawica (Lightning) 700 built in occupied Poland

The K pattern flamethrower built in the hundreds (in one workshop of Antoni Więckowski in Warsaw alone, there were about 400 produced)

I've always wondered about this one

wiki sez it's got a few adopters around the world

Kuransu wrote:I've always wondered about this one...

It was ranked #4 of the top ten Close Quarter Battle Weapons on The Military Channel show Ultimate Weapons.

Kuransu wrote:I've always wondered about this one

wiki sez it's got a few adopters around the world

That's CornerShot. A badass piece made by an equally badass Israeli, it allows the user to mount a weapon on it and shoot around corners. There's even a little screen to let the user aim the weapon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CornerShot

Apparently there are versions that allow the M16 and even a 40mm grenade launcher to be mounted. Nothing to be sniffed at

Fun fact: A Nerf gun (the Sneak Shot) featuring the CornerShot concept appeared almost a decade before the real CornerShot was invented.

Nachtsider wrote:Fun fact: A Nerf gun (the Sneak Shot) featuring the CornerShot concept appeared almost a decade before the real CornerShot was invented.

That one was an epic fail because it was an actual airsoft gun with a barrel that could go round corners and had a mirror that helped in aiming. When you force the air through a bent barrel, you can imagine that the projectile (or whatever you call it) comes out with less force, so the sharper the angle the less the projectile will fly. Also, the mirror was basically a mirror on a stick and fell off easily. The fact that it was discontinued speaks volumes