Type IV British military contract pistol for SOE mounted in SOE belt remote firing rig.

The pistol use is a Colt model 1903 pocket hammerless.

SOE design with belt and cable firing device .Probably made by the SoHo gunmakers J. Wilkes (who did a lot of work for SOE) to a design by Col. John Dolphin, the Commanding Officer of Station IX and a gifted engineer, and Eric Norman, a gun designer working at Station IX.

https://royalarmouries.org/collection/object/object-273789

Royal Armouries: [11:45] https://youtu.be/tmRjbVNFaXw?si=

  • blahsay@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    9 months ago

    OK that’s interesting! And you could trigger it with something other than your hand if you were particularly game.

    • blahsay@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      9 months ago

      Hah you could have them strapped all over and a trigger wired to each finger 🤔