Cute little thing!

 

Definitely, one of the oddest guns I have, cute pretty much describes it .

Dave

 

I collect vest pockets and the Model nine Walther is the smallest of all. .....Brownings are a little bigger as are the Liliputs.

I added some other very small vest pockets.

 

I collect vest pockets and the Model nine Walther is the smallest of all. .....Brownings are a little bigger as are the Liliputs. View attachment 3658675 View attachment 3658677 View attachment 3658671 View attachment 3658673 View attachment 3658681 View attachment 3658683 View attachment 3658685 I added some other very small vest pockets. View attachment 3658691 View attachment 3658703 View attachment 3658705 View attachment 3658707 View attachment 3658695

Very cool, thanks for sharing.

Dave

 

I believe that both the 2.7mm and 3mm Kolibris are smaller!

 

Outstanding examples everyone. OP, congrats on your rare and petite pistol.

I have a papered .25 Frommer Lilliput which appears to be chunkier than yours, more along the lines of the baby Browning.

 

I love the Hungarians, very cool.

Dave

 

They are indeed tiny, show 'em if you have 'em.

Dave

 

Here is the Kolibri, Model 9, next to a PPK

Not mine, a picture from Popular Mechanics

Dave

 

picked up a Mann in a collection a couple years ago,
sold it to a pocket pistol collector i know up in NOVA,


neat little pistol it was

 

Any regrets selling it?

Dave

 

Mine: A Frommer and a wartime CZ Duo

 

Very cool.

Dave

 

A Lilliput was mentioned in the novel, Where Eagles Dare.

Von Brauchitsch, his gun-hand resting helplessly on his thigh, turned slowly round and looked over his shoulder. There was indeed a gun pointing at the middle of his back, a Lilliput .21 automatic, and the hand that held it was disconcertingly steady, the dark eyes cool and very watchful. Apart from the small trickle of blood from her cut lip and rather dishevelled hair, Mary looked singularly little the worse for wear.​

 

Great book and movie.

Apparently, Hitler had a .32 ACP Liliput, also.

http://www.williammaloney.com/Aviat...tion/WestPointMilitaryMuseum/WorldWarII/pages/24AdolphHitlersLilliputPistol.htm

Dave

 

More vest pockets from my collection.

 

Very cool, amazing how many makers there were.

Dave

 

I keep forgetting the Steyr 1909

 

Mine Steyr was a wartime pick-up, a little rough, still cool. It is quite a bit larger than the Liliput...

Dave

 

those H&R's are neat little pieces (webley's sold here in USA) +

I have a first model 32 I need an action spring for(takes a V spring, apparently impossible to find)

 

I have a Lilliput, a couple Dous, & a tiny Pfannl, not sure which model, will post pics tomorrow.

 

And more vest pockets

Some with some history.....Italian vest pocket captured by a GI with date and his serial #. WWI 1909 Austrian Steyr with the Austrian soldiers name and date with Belgium...... last, Belgium Melior with capture papers.

 

And more vest pockets View attachment 3659497 View attachment 3659499 View attachment 3659501 View attachment 3659503 View attachment 3659505 View attachment 3659507 View attachment 3659509 View attachment 3659511

Some with some history.....Italian vest pocket captured by a GI with date and his serial #. WWI 1909 Austrian Steyr with the Austrian soldiers name and date with Belgium...... last, Belgium Melior with capture papers.

Good stuff, thanks for sharing.


Dave

 

Here are some of my little ones.....

 

Cool, nice selection. The Liliput still looks the smallest.

Dave

 

Does it?
From left: 2.7mm, 3mm Kolibri, 4.25 Liliput.

 

 

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Thinking the 4.25 Liliput is still smaller.

Dave

 

It puzzles me why so many troops thought these 6.35 mm caliber weapons qualified for military service.

 

A long, LONG time ago I bought a Lilliput! IIRC it was £50.00 including an opened partial box of ammo & a (believe it or not) crotch holster.
I took it to the range, got a point & walked to the bench. When the range was open to fire I unzipped, drew it & fired it into the 25yd target.
The entire firing line was just staring at me slack jawed!

I eventually sold it to another member once I found out the price of the odd, unique ammo. He got it for his daughter because it fit her tiny hands pefectly!

 

Interesting comment about why they carried these little pistols. They were never issued to combat soldiers but high ranking officers in the German army (WWI and seen in pictures) carried these little pistols with holsters.....A lot lighter than a Luger or other pistols used. The number 7 Walther (25 cal.) pistol was favored by the German WWI officers. A smaller version of the Walther 4 pistol.The famous German tank commander was found with a Walther 7 when they reburied his remains. I think these vest pockets were popular in Germany and were carried without any particular reason?
Joe

 

Cool, stuff.

Dave

 

I love this thread. These little pockets just amaze me.

 

My small pistol. Freckling, mitigated some by Kroil and judicious application of 0000 steel wool. 100 years old, not shot a whole lot, like most .25s, I suspect. People knock the .25 ACP all the time, but hey, James Bond dusted quite a few BGs with his Beretta 418, even stopped a train!

 

My small pistol. Freckling, mitigated some by Kroil and judicious application of 0000 steel wool. 100 years old, not shot a whole lot, like most .25s, I suspect. People knock the .25 ACP all the time, but hey, James Bond dusted quite a few BGs with his Beretta 418, even stopped a train!

I love this old Colts, I need to pick up one the next chance I get.

Dave

 

A friend's small example, excluding the key ring variety.

 

Wow, very cool, and definitely the smallest on this thread, Kolibris I assume?

Thank you for sharing.

Dave

 

#42 - yes, 2.7mm.

 

OK, not the smallest, certainly not the oldest, really doesn't belong with all these beautiful old classics: but it's the only thing I've got to be able to 'play' in this thread. :laugh:

Moreover, it REALLY is tiny and, being a 9mm (kurz), probably wins the caliber "mine's bigger than your's" contest.

My Seecamp. Caliber: 9mm kurz (.380 acp) Capacity: 7 rounds (6 in mag + 1 in chamber)

4 1/4" long X 3 1/4" high X .725" wide (slide) (0.90" grips)

Solid stainless steel and put together like a fine swiss watch. (And yes, it's serial number is MADE4LNF (my initials).

Here, for size comparsion, next to my little LCP.