No, Key Guns Do Not Shoot Keys

It’s tough to keep a gun drawn on a prisoner when the cell door lock requires two hands to open – that’s where the Key Gun comes in. It’s literally both a key AND a gun. Our friends at Oobject have six classic examples.

16th century key gun

1850 jailers key gun

1850s key pistol

.22 calibre key pistol, 1822

19th century European lock key Caplock pistol. 9mm calibre.

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