Simerling LM4 .45

[Ronald_55]

Anyone ever saw one of these? Neat things and a neat story.

5 shot .45 that is hand cycled. At its widest point, the gun is 0.8125 inches across. Overall length is just 5.3-inches with a respectable 3.75-inch barrel.

I am thinking that since it was for deep cover that the hand cycling to eject the brass might be to avoid leaving evidence. 

Size comparison to a Khar PM45c

The story.

http://www.amderringer.com/lms.html

http://www.guns.com/2013/05/17/the-semmerling-lm-4-pistol-sleek-strange-secretive-sought/

 

[1gewehr]

Nope, the hand cycling was to make it as small as possible.  I got to shoot one many years ago and with a little practice, you can fire it very quickly one-handed.  It was not fun to fire as all of that recoil is concentrated in only a small part of your hand and the gun  is pretty light.

I believe that it still qualifies as the smallest multi-shot .45 ever made.  For those who care, it's about the same size as a Keltec P3AT, and the Ruger and Taurus clones of the Keltec.

[gregintenn]

Never saw one. Thanks for posting.

[Raoul]

Pretty cool. Makes me appreciate my PM though.

[MacGyver]

I got to hold one of these one time.  Never shot it - but I imagine it was a handful.  

For those of you who’ve been around a long time - didn’t Marshall have one of these?

[Mike.357]

pretty neat