Looking for Information on Key-Fob gun variant...

Skans · Yesterday, 11:26 AM

So, several years ago I was at a gun show where this gentleman was selling what looked like one of those Bulgarian key-fob 2-shot guns. This variant looked exactly like what I had seen on the internet, but it could only fire lead pellets using a pistol primer. It couldn't actually chamber any cartridges.

So, it's probably legal because I think it would fall under primer-fired or black powder type guns, which I don't think are regulated like actual firearms.

But, I have never seen one since - not in the "flesh". Does anyone know anything about the ones that made it into the US?

This is sort of what it looked like, except it couldn't accept cartridges, and IIRC, the "barrels" were made of brass.

Recycled bullet · Yesterday, 12:06 PM

That's very cool like a James Bond gun.

Shoots Left · Yesterday, 01:12 PM

I wonder what the original intended purpose was for such a device?

Was it simply to torque someone off?

Skans · Yesterday, 02:15 PM

My understanding was that they were illegally smuggling these into the UK. They were never really intended for US since, well we can have far better choices for guns.

I've only ever seen one in person. But, the one I saw had been modified to only fire pellets using primers.

I suppose anyone could do a form 1 as an AOW and then make one.

Yesterday, 11:26 AM	#1
Skans Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2008 Posts: 11,331	Looking for Information on Key-Fob gun variant... So, several years ago I was at a gun show where this gentleman was selling what looked like one of those Bulgarian key-fob 2-shot guns. This variant looked exactly like what I had seen on the internet, but it could only fire lead pellets using a pistol primer. It couldn't actually chamber any cartridges. So, it's probably legal because I think it would fall under primer-fired or black powder type guns, which I don't think are regulated like actual firearms. But, I have never seen one since - not in the "flesh". Does anyone know anything about the ones that made it into the US? This is sort of what it looked like, except it couldn't accept cartridges, and IIRC, the "barrels" were made of brass.

Yesterday, 12:06 PM	#2
Recycled bullet Senior Member Join Date: November 13, 2022 Posts: 493	That's very cool like a James Bond gun.

Yesterday, 01:12 PM	#3
Shoots Left Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 2024 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 128	I wonder what the original intended purpose was for such a device? Was it simply to torque someone off?

Yesterday, 02:15 PM	#4
Skans Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2008 Posts: 11,331	My understanding was that they were illegally smuggling these into the UK. They were never really intended for US since, well we can have far better choices for guns. I've only ever seen one in person. But, the one I saw had been modified to only fire pellets using primers. I suppose anyone could do a form 1 as an AOW and then make one.