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Assassination Device
Assassination Devices are usually clandestine firearms disguised as a non-weapon to conceal their true purpose and are used by assassins, secret agents, spies, terrorists, etc. Occasionally used by intelligence agencies or spy services of all kinds and from various governments during the World Wars and the Cold War, many have been found in different forms such as pens, cigarette lighters, cameras, mobile phones, key fobs and are often seen in spy or crime movies or similar media. It must be noted that many are hard to identify or are props.
Note: This page exists to list all the disguised firearms that are made out of, or hidden within other innocuous items that have appeared in films, television shows, anime or video games. It is not a place for other weapons (such as darts, or hidden knives, or daggers, or garottes). It is also not the place for firearms that are exceedingly small or just easily concealed, such as Derringers or micro-pistols, since under most circumstances their purpose as a firearm is still quite apparent. Only firearms whose true nature has been deliberately disguised, usually by concealment within another object built around it or by being assembled from innocuous-looking parts, should be listed on this page.
For example, a Derringer designed to be quickly retracted up a sleeve on a special mechanism would not count as an assassination device since it was not disguised within an innocuous-looking object purposely built around it nor was it assembled from several innocuous looking parts, but the "Thermos Gun" of Alien: Resurrection would.
When referring to crude, makeshift firearms made from materials on hand (that can actually fire in real life) consider the Zip Gun page for those types of firearms.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This Gun for Hire | Tully Marshall | Alvin Brewster | Pen | 1942 |
| The Terrible People | Alf Marholm | Richard Cravel | Telephone handset | 1960 |
| Joachim Fuchsberger | Chief Inspector Long | |||
| Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (Sherlock Holmes und das Halsband des Todes) | Shooting lock of ancient sarcophagus | 1962 | ||
| The Squeaker | Günter Pfitzmann | "The Squeaker" | Spring-powered concealed gun shooting venom capsules | 1963 |
| Agnes Windeck | Mrs. Mulford | |||
| The Black Abbot | Harry Wüstenhagen | Arthur Gine | Trapped sniper scope on the rifle | 1963 |
| Fantômas se déchaîne | Louis de Funès | Commissioner Juve | Cigar | 1965 |
| Fantômas se déchaîne | Louis de Funès | Commissioner Juve | Peg Leg | 1965 |
| The Silencers | Dean Martin | Matt Helm | Projectile shooting camera | 1966 |
| Murderers' Row | Dean Martin | Matt Helm | Cigarette explosive projectile gun | 1966 |
| You Only Live Twice | Sean Connery | James Bond | Cigarette explosive projectile gun | 1967 |
| Le Magnifique | Michel Thomass | The False Priest | Crucifix | 1973 |
| The Black Windmill | Michael Caine | Maj. John Tarrant | Briefcase with rocket launcher | 1974 |
| The Police Can't Move (La polizia ha le mani legate) | Giovanni Cianfriglia | The hitman | Umbrella | 1975 |
| Flatfoot in Egypt | Karl-Otto Alberty | "The Swede" | Movie camera | 1980 |
| Never Say Never Again | Sean Connery | James Bond | 'Union Jack' Fountain Pen | 1983 |
| Gorky Park | William Hurt | Arkady Renko | camera handle | 1983 |
| Innerspace | Vernon Wells | Mr. Igoe | Prosthetic hand | 1987 |
| Déjà Vu | Jerzy Stuhr | Johnny Pollack | Disguised as an umbrella | 1988 |
| Licence To Kill | Timothy Dalton | James Bond | Signature Camera Gun | 1989 |
| Journey of Honor | David Essex | Don Pedro | Knife | 1991 |
| If Looks Could Kill | Linda Hunt | Ilsa Grunt | Vacuum cleaner | 1991 |
| Mission: Impossible | Jon Voight | Jim Phelps | Pistol assembled from radio | 1996 |
| U.S. Marshals | Prison Inmate | XL-17 Pen Gun | 1998 | |
| Lion's Share (Lvinaya dolya) | Yury Belyayev | Col. Ruyanov aka "Commander" | Shooting Cigarette Lighter | 2001 |
| Johnny English | Pen | 2003 | ||
| Munich | Eric Bana | Avner | Bicycle pump | 2005 |
| Munich | Daniel Craig | Steve | Bicycle pump | 2005 |
| Munich | Hanns Zischler | Hans | Bicycle pump | 2005 |
| Snapphanar | Anders Ekborg | Gabriel Lejonhufvud | Dagger | 2006 |
| Niklas Engdahl | Mannen med ärret | Banner | ||
| Psycho Gothic Lolita | Rina Akiyama | Yuki | Umbrella | 2010 |
| 30 Minutes or Less | Fred Ward | "The Major" | Pen | 2011 |
| Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman | Guillermo Saavedra | Chinchinero | Drum | 2012 |
| Javier Cay Saavedra | Chinchinerito | |||
| A Good Day to Die Hard | Jai Courtney | Jack McClane | Knife | 2013 |
| Kite | India Eisley | Sawa | vibrator | 2014 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nestor Burma | Buard's henchman | Camera / "Un croque-mort nommé Nestor" (S2E05) | 1993 | |
| The Unit | Dennis Haysbert | CSM Jonas Blane | Wheelie bag carrying handle / "The Conduit" (S04E04) | 2008 |
| The Unit | Scott Foley | Sgt. Bob Brown | Wheelie bag carrying handle / "The Conduit" (S04E04) | 2008 |
| Endeavour - Season 5 | Ian Bartholomew | Albert Mullion | Umbrella / (S05E05) | 2018 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Notes | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Operative: No One Lives Forever | Briefcase | 2000 |
| Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | KGB lipstick gun | 2004 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail | Roberta | SS-Waffenakademie Koppelschloßpistole (Belt Buckle) | 2011 |