Forgotten Weapons
OSS "Bigot" 1911 dart-firing pistol
2012 • E22 Apr 1, 2012
The "Bigot" was a modification of an M1911 .45 caliber pistol developed by the Office of Strategic Services during WW2. The OSS was a clandestine operations service, the predecessor of the CIA. The Bigot was intended as a way for commandos to quietly eliminate sentries - although we are not sure what advantage it might have had over a silenced pistol. Questionable utility doesn't prevent it from being a pretty interesting piece of equipment, though, and we had the opportunity to take a look at one up close recently.
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