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[[File:SemmerlingLM4 FlipSide.jpg |thumb|right|300px|Semmerling LM-4 (flip side) - .45 ACP]] | [[File:SemmerlingLM4 FlipSide.jpg |thumb|right|300px|Semmerling LM-4 (flip side) - .45 ACP]] | ||
The Semmerling LM4 is a five shot, manually-operated striker-fired double action pistol first manufactured in the late 1970s and offered to the U.S. Army and Law Enforcement as a small lightweight concealable platform that could fire the large .45 ACP round. It was designed to be handled by an experienced user in the dark, and it has no safety, decocker, or slide release: overall the weapon has just 33 parts, including screws. The rather unique action ejects when the slide is pushed forward rather than pulled back: this can easily be accomplished with the thumb of the shooter's off-hand, and it is even possible to operate the gun one-handed using the trigger finger. | The Semmerling LM4 is a five shot, manually-operated striker-fired double action pistol first manufactured in the late 1970s and offered to the U.S. Army and Law Enforcement as a small lightweight concealable platform that could fire the large .45 ACP round. It was designed to be handled by an experienced user in the dark, and it has no safety, decocker, or slide release: overall the weapon has just 33 parts, including screws, springs and grip panels. The rather unique action ejects when the slide is pushed forward rather than pulled back: this can easily be accomplished with the thumb of the shooter's off-hand, and it is even possible to operate the gun one-handed using the trigger finger. | ||
The designer, Philip Lichtman, held several patents outside of firearms for precision surgical tools, and the construction of the pistol rather reflects this: each LM-4 was handmade from SAE S-7 hi-shock tool steel (of the type used to make drill bits and power hammer dies), magnafluxed during production, and sent to two different X-ray labs to test the soundness of the metal. | The designer, Philip Lichtman, held several patents outside of firearms for precision surgical tools, and the construction of the pistol rather reflects this: each LM-4 was handmade from SAE S-7 hi-shock tool steel (of the type used to make drill bits and power hammer dies), magnafluxed during production, and sent to two different X-ray labs to test the soundness of the metal. | ||
Revision as of 00:50, 17 October 2017
The Semmerling LM4 is a five shot, manually-operated striker-fired double action pistol first manufactured in the late 1970s and offered to the U.S. Army and Law Enforcement as a small lightweight concealable platform that could fire the large .45 ACP round. It was designed to be handled by an experienced user in the dark, and it has no safety, decocker, or slide release: overall the weapon has just 33 parts, including screws, springs and grip panels. The rather unique action ejects when the slide is pushed forward rather than pulled back: this can easily be accomplished with the thumb of the shooter's off-hand, and it is even possible to operate the gun one-handed using the trigger finger.
The designer, Philip Lichtman, held several patents outside of firearms for precision surgical tools, and the construction of the pistol rather reflects this: each LM-4 was handmade from SAE S-7 hi-shock tool steel (of the type used to make drill bits and power hammer dies), magnafluxed during production, and sent to two different X-ray labs to test the soundness of the metal.
Specifications
1970s-1980s (Semmerling Corp, ~600 produced for military and government only), 1990s-2003 (American Derringer replicas)
- Type: Pistol
- Caliber(s): .45 ACP
- Weight: 560.4 g (19.77 oz) fully loaded
- Length: 93.98 mm (3.7")
- Width: less than 25.4 mm (1") (21.59 mm (0.85") with "thin kit"
- Capacity: 4+1 round magazine
- Fire Modes: manual-repeating Double action
The Semmerling LM-4 Compact Pistol was used in the following:
Anime
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding Bean | Semmerling | 1989 |