Guns Disguised as Everyday Objects

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Ever since the invention of firearms, weapons designers have constantly sought to improve them. Some focused on increasing the range or accuracy, while others wanted to increase the rate of fire or the ammunition capacity. This has led to the creation of iconic and infamous weapons that can lay down a blistering rate of fire to mow down scores of enemies, or deliver pinpoint accurate shots from unbelievable distances.
There are some firearm designs that went a different route though. Made with concealment in mind, here are a few examples of seemingly mundane objects that hold a deadly secret.
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Interesting

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The briefcase gun is more of a "Oh you are robbing me? How about you eat some lead."

[@terminalimpact2771]

That would be a cool one-liner though

[@NOxSPLOOSHxPLANE]

I loved the briefcase gun in James Bond and perfect dark (well laptop gun)

[@jordymartinez6731]

That’s stupid

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

"With my years of marine training, anything can be a weapon in my hands. Including this briefcase."

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Do you by any chance have a barcode at the back of your head?

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Nice work, agent 47.

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Disgusting weapons

[@NoXp3rt]

I'm instantly reminded of that craigslist (or something) ad about disguised weapons but it's just an AR-15 or something with a sprite box wrapped over it in a hilarious way. Best was the guy was pretending to be serious about the ad causing the customer to go ballistic

[@FireIGuess]

Id buy

[@ghoulbuster1]

I'm sure the customers liked those ballistics.

[@CliffCardi]

And disguising a Glock as a plastic cup?

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@@CliffCardi Carnikcon?

[@CliffCardi]

@@latewizard301 a what?

[@MoskHotel]

1:40 It's like the suitcase gun from Black Lagoon, where Roberta had installed an LMG inside the case and even had a Spas-12 disguised as an umbrella. That was a really fun Arc. Edit: That, and Desperado. I was gonna bring up the movie, but thought it was too obvious and easy.

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Thumbs up for Black Lagoon reference!!!! 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃Wish there are new season coming sooner or later....

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​@@medusaalpha7207 Did they?

[@skypher7936]

That same thing also appears in Kingsman as well. Used by Eggsy in the final battle

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Is your name a reference to Hotel Moscow?

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Culture men black lagoon need more atention

[@jdubw4702]

Fun fact: HK made a “modern” variant of the briefcase MP5 (still 80’s Samsonite looking) that had a ‘trigger’ release bar on the top of the briefcase handle. When pressed/squeezed, the briefcase would open and drop to the floor. Leaving the MP5K with the handle attached in the person’s hand. Ready to go and shoot. Way cooler than the original briefcase gun IMO.

[@RazorsharpLT]

Ah yes, Heckler and Coke - my favorite spicy beverage maker

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@@RazorsharpLT non weapon

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[@johnrandolph1989]

What no!😊 This isn't a sawed off double barrel shotgun, it's my anxiety chihuahua therapy dog.😎

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Meanwhile the officer staring at an Illegal SBS tied to a leash with dog ears near the sights.

[@Poopenfarden]

"officer i can assure you this bag of water with my pet goldfish inside it isn't a pipe bomb

[@Somegoy]

Kingsman anyone?

[@jakez5362]

But the kingsman one more powerful is a rocket launcher as well and shield

[@barenyaraita23]

Yup!!! But they had more modifications which makes much more potential then these..

[@cannonball666]

I had a water pistol disguised as a pistol.

[@jamesedwardladislazerrudo1378]

May ATF wouldn't recognized that.

[@user-kr7yh8vw9m]

I really enjoyed your video about concealed guns, it showcases us the ingenuity of firearm designers, it also gives James Bond-style spy movie flair.

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My dad's father was a navy engineer back in the early days and he was a supervisor and help design and build ships even the uss Missouri and a few others

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🖊 Pen gun, mightier than the sword 🗡 Sword gun, mightier than the pen gun

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Pen gun

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pen gun.Q make it...into pen bomb.3 click to detonated.3 click to off on it.

[@gimmeyourrights8292]

Sword gun what is this Final Fantasy 8?

[@wcarthurii]

This checks out.

[@DDVgamingpros]

Probably the best makeshift guns in plain sight are the ones that are : 1. Indistinguishable from every day items 2. Single Shot or maybe two barrels for concealment 3. Foldable if applicable 4. Can be disposed of or put back into a concealed state leaving as little evidence behind as possible.

[@c0baltl1ghtn1ng]

The Poacher Guns live on, although under a different name: Survival Rifle. Still light in weight and easy to transport, it's meant for, well, survival, hunting small game. At least one model has both .22 And 12 Gauge. The UC-9 wasn't the only folding SMG, there's also the Hotchkiss Universal.

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The FMG-9 was another folding SMG

[@christianebersold829]

Pronounciation of Spezialkoffer and Spezialtasche in this show is kind of exotic but very charming. As a German it reminds me on a mixture between Dutch and Swedish.

[@NebulaHasADigBick]

the FMG-9 is a prime example of perfectly concealed weapons

[@vikingraider1961]

They had one of those briefcase H&K weapons at the Small Arms School Corps Weapons Collection in Warminster when I visited. I must say that the connection from briefcase handle to trigger did seem a bit "Heath Robinson" from memory.

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Can’t wait for more updates and content from this amazing channel!

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The umbrella gun is the funniest

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Kingsman Eggsy: 🤨

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Fr. Reminds me of the penguin (DC)'s umbrella gun

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@@albertsupport right?

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@@albertsupport penguin.not only have umbrella gun.but disposal flame thrower umbrella etc.all look likely umbrella.even umbrella blade.

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[@tylerreynolds9013]

This thumbnail’s great for a very specific reason. When my dad was an instructor in the swat/millitary community, he was kinda sorta “apprenticed” to a man i Didn’t catch the name of. In one of his “lessons,” my dad was handed an mp5 and a manual written entirely in german. My dad didn’t know a lick of german. His instruction was to teach a class on the disassembly and maintenance of the mp5 the next day. He was given the mp5 and manual in a PAPER BAG to bring back to his hotel. He translated the manual overnight and taught the class without a hitch the next day.

[@SNOWDUDE13]

3:32 Romeo Must Die comes to mind immediately. Was so cool to actually seen that being used.

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Still tossing a vote on MACV-SOG unit video along with Jim Corbett The Maneater Hunter

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2:30 that sound the guy made when he died 😂

[@cyberwolf2383]

i always thought the briefcase gun was something made up for kingsman the golden circle

[@brianwong7285]

The UC-9 concept did have a modern-day successor in the form of Magpul's FMG-9.

[@user-cd4wl1qi4k]

Yeah I was very surprised he didn’t mention the FMG-9 in this vid

[@Stryker200000]

I liked this format. Gave some extra fun to the video. But the x-ray gun is S tear for sure

[@josephpadula2283]

I had one ! In about 1965 in 4th grade I got a Man From Uncle spy briefcase that had a build in pistol …… Saw one on line in toys on ebay for about 750 bucks .

[@Animanarchy]

My friend uses a cane and he got a nice metal one recently that unscrews at some parts and has two knives, one that's more of a saw, and a flint for starting fires inside.

[@ViktorCZ42]

2:24 Average villain in a movie be like:

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THESE DISGUISED WEAPONS LOOKS LIKE FROM THE MOVIES & TV SHOWS, IT WAS AWESOME! 🔫➡️💼📺🎬🎥👍

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Am I the only one amused that his character ate a toasted pop tart and he went so far to make it sound like he had?😂

[@bknight045]

The briefcase machinegun from the thumbnail, I immediately think of the guitar case machine gun from Desperado

[@kilijshark7667]

The UC-9’s my favourite of the bunch. I’ve seen a modern example on the Discovery channel show Sons of Guns, they disguised it as a Bluetooth speaker to surprise the boss.

[@SEAZNDragon]

A few years ago someone made a concealable holder for a Glock pistol similar to the UC-9, except it looked like an E-book or tablet (also have we seriously reached the time we have to explained what a boombox is?). Not sure it's the successor who made it or someone came up on their own.

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23:01 and that one is from 1946 kinda bizzare

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Probably the best ad segway I’ve ever seen

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I’ve seen one the infamous KGB umbrella poison weapon.

[@russelloren3473]

They have an umbrella gun in the museum of spying in Washington DC, but they stress that it is not the one the assasins used but what they think it could have been, as the real weapon has never been captured, the Russians have also used radiactive powder as a poison.

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On 17:15 I KNEW That is Recognized that Firearm, and I Vaguely recalled RoboCop, when I saw it, I was like what in the world is that thing, thank you simple history for telling me

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I think the Camera Gun is S-Tier. 😂😂😂

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the cameraman always survives

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so good vid man👍

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You really did a great job at pronouncing "Spezialkoffer".

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What a smooth in take to a commercial

[@EricBrado]

Super dope video,great content

[@-yeme-]

the "Special Case" might be of limited use but it is really well engineered, as you would expect from H&K. there was a copycat version made with a Mac 10 inside that was kind of hilariously homebrew in comparison.

[@Ryan_McGee]

15:00 I remember first seeing this in Robocop 2.

[@TheRealRomansThirteen]

My favorite is the Castro cigar and they tested it on CIA versus KGB Deadliest Warrior.

[@alext.7313]

I’m a huge fan of the cane gun. I’ve always wanted one to be honest.

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I thought thoes were some pretty sick dance moves @ 13:00 😂

[@coolsnake1134]

Another improvised and disguised as an everyday object gun was the various improvised mortars used during the troubles in Northern Ireland by the provisional IRA, there was one that was a 15 and a half inch mortar known as the barricbuster and it was usually concealed in the back of a ordinary looking panel van or box truck like a Ford Transit and there would be a panel cut out in the roof that could be knocked out of place when the gun fires, and they were mostly fired autonomously using a timer, the driver would park the van in a specific spot, leave either with a stashed bicycle or even by hailing a cab and then after a predetermined time the mortar would fire and lob a 300 lb high explosive shell at whatever they were trying to hit. It was also nicknamed The flying car bomb

[@fakshen1973]

There have been a few other folding, disguised handguns made. They are typically single-shot or semi-auto with a magazine. The only issue with the one featured in the video was that it was Class III, fully automatic weapon... which cannot be sold to individuals that are not licensed to resell automatic weapons (to law enforcement for example).

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The briefcase gun Imagine just picking up a briefcase someone left behind and accidentally shooting someone

[@VirtualLegend0]

Mp5k in a briefcase? Bet.

[@billymanilli]

19:55 the guy walks away at the end... lmao

[@nuguns92]

10:36 I liked the little Red Dead Redemption 2 reference there lol

[@walkercustoms]

Politicians need protection lol but not the people

[@ExtantPerson]

What is this implying?

[@TheOneManWhoBeatYou]

The only politicians who get protection are the President and Vice President, you know, the 2 most powerful people on the planet? As for the public that's what we have the police for, or guns for self defense if you want

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And you see what happens with russia

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That what they Think... An it don't make it true

[@NormalPerson053]

I believe you forgot to put? At the end which confused many people like me.

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YOUR TOPICS ARE INTRIGUING

[@nikolaimacready1370]

Ingram made a Briefcase gun for the Mac-10, and If I remember right it was designed to be used with the two stage suppressor.

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1:18 cool lineup bro

[@user-tr1mk7mv9h]

Hickok45 actually have one of those brief case gun. It's freekin awsome

[@kathyebuen7909]

The breifcase gun looked very familiar to the 90's toy gun comercial i found

[@TheBarracuda]

I've held a briefcase gun, with the MP5 in it. It looks badass and is mechanically simple.

[@704TACTICAL]

What’s with the voice ?

[@sayorisione8868]

In Japan that brief case gun would be super easy to conceal

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13:38 Inglorious bastards recreation lol, thats cool man

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Beauty of a video!

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A video about the R9X "Ninja" rocket would be interesting !!!

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Polish American volunteers in France, The Blue Army. Please

[@nostovatia]

briefcase one is so genius but so simple

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Hey simple history can you make a video about 55 days at peking where 8 allied nations vs Boxer rebellion

[@gamingmoth4542]

The Pen Gun maybe mightier than the Sword, but the Sword Gun is mightier than the Pen Gun.

[@LoveLestat]

im starting to wonder if the voice over is done by AI or not? Because on all types of these videos the voice you hear is always a cool and easy to understand

[@theblissone]

County leader has reached Nukler technology "Why you need Need disguised a guns if you can Disguise a Apocalypse button"

[@SpiritualAwakening333]

The pen gun animation took me tf out

[@_HJMC]

What kinda James Bond lookin ahh is that suit case 😭🙏

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Shut up zoomer you don't know these little boys so don't comment on them

[@Fangs-jo4bq]

I like the x ray gun. The little animation at the end was funny. Plus it can also work in modern day.

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Right here, officer, this is the guy

[@Drawboy66]

I remember the Briefcase Gun from Deadliest Warrior: CIA VS KGB

[@CEO_of_jank]

1:51 “I keep a strap in briefcase” ahh moment

[@maxwell6881]

Im suprised you didnt cover the lifecard 22, its a 22lr gun designed to look like a wallet.

[@Apophis_Eudaimonia]

Its trash

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@@Apophis_Eudaimonia I dont think "not being trash" is a requirement to get on this video.

[@Apophis_Eudaimonia]

@@maxwell6881 Fair

[@ferrete8967]

You should have covered the spanish sunglasses-case gun

[@ThatsARandomGamer]

in the modern age we need guns inside beefy laptops

[@jackman6625]

That ending scene with the X-ray gun was kind of funny, actually.

[@Takerfan108]

I thought the inclusion of the UC-9 was interesting along with the mention of its use in RoboCop 2. I remember it as being disguised as a blue lunchbox though. Still, it's an interesting inclusion to this list. :)

[@haroldwyaat]

New hitman idea, make the mp5k briefcase but it also floats and shoots at the same time

[@RazorsharpLT]

"Ah yes, Heckler and Coke, my favorite spicy beverage maker"

[@nicholasmoore2590]

In the intro, is the second one Hank Hill going batshit on the range with an M16??

[@princessmarlena1359]

My wish list!

[@Nerdtendo6366]

I personally disguised my Desert Eagle as an AK-47, keeping it sneaky

[@blackbird3327]

Now this is new commentary and jokes from you interesting idea

[@yungkidnf]

13:48 "Champaign?"

[@Mrincognitowastaken]

0:51 Hecker and coke 💀

[@myrandomlife8881]

23:46 an unique way to aquire friend

[@STepanHAmbroski]

7:27 I'm a bit confused by how you both simultaneously illustrated barrel length both correctly and incorrectly in the same graphic.

[@wangnoob9035]

You sound so much like the boss of the cleaner in the game nobody dies

[@Astro_349]

thanks

[@user-nc5tx7fd1r]

Forgot the SS belt buckle gun

[@aka99]

To my knowledge it’s not sure if this was real or a post war fantasy made thing

[@ramococo]

You should do a video about the Romania Revolution in december 1989

[@richardtreat7955]

The AK Guy has a glove gun on his channel. Brandon Herrera.

[@austinv9964]

It was a great episode too! Lethal weapon for assassinations, not meant for all out combat!

[@richewilson6394]

Those gas weapons would have the effect of also happened to be in a place where it's windy or event coming from an HVAC unit.