Apache revolver

Infobox Weapon
name= Apache


caption= Apache
origin= France
type= Cal. 7mm pinfire revolver
is_ranged=yes
service=
used_by= Apache Thugs of Paris
wars= World War I
designer= Dolne Brevete
design_date= 1869
manufacturer= (unknown)
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number=
variants= several
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cartridge= ca .27 pinfire,
caliber= 7mm pinfire
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range= short
max_range=
feed= revolver
capacity= 6 shots
sights= none

An Apache revolver is a handgun which incorporates multiple other weapons, made notorious by the French underworld figures of the early 1900s known as "Les Apaches". The gun incorporates a fold-over knuckle duster forming the grip and also a foldout knife. [ [http://www.horstheld.com/0-blades.htm Weapon auction site with pictures and descriptions] ] Because of its lack of a barrel, its effective range was very limited, but since all its component parts could be folded away, it was easily concealable inside a pocket.

A 9 mm Para revolver of similar design (but no official designation) was used by British commandos during World War II. ["Infanteriewaffen Gestern" Band 1 ("Infantry Weapons from Yesterday", volume 1)]

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