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- From: n9020351@henson.cc.wwu.edu (James Douglas Del-Vecchio)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: Lilliput automatics
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.033651.22581@henson.cc.wwu.edu>
- Date: 21 Nov 92 13:19:08 GMT
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- Organization: Western Washington University
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- jthst5+@pitt.edu (John T Haller) writes:
-
- #Well, I've ben sitting on this question for a while, so I think I'll
- #finally ask it. Does anyone know anything about Lilliput semi-automatic
- #pistols? These guns are often featured as the favorite weapons of heroes
- #in Allistair Maclean novels. (Guns of Navarone, etc) They were supposedly
- #of .21 caliber. I am sure they weren't imported after 1968 due to GCA '68.
- #Prices? History? Performance (or the lack thereof)?
-
- # I liked AllistairMaclean novels enough when I was younger that I'd
- #consider getting one if the $ was right.
-
- You better save up that money then, because I think you will have
- to have brass custom made for you.
-
- 4.25mm (.17 cal) Liliput or 4.25mm Erica. Origin ~1913 in Austria.
- (Cart. of the world, Frank Barnes)
- 4.25mm 12-15 gr 800 fps 14-17 ft-lbs
- .25 ACP 50 810 73
- .22 LR 40 860 66
-
- You could use it to put injured bugs out of their misery. 8-)
- [MODERATOR: Gosh, Jim, I don't know if you should promote that
- practice. You would not be assured of a sportsmanlike stop on
- some of the mosquitos around here, using only a .22. But you
- would manage to piss them off, which would have grave consequences
- for their next victim.....]
-
- Jim Del Vecchio
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