1969 Tunnel Gun new Pic

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Tunnel Gun

Thought I'd repost a pic of the subject of this thread from about 12 years ago. Good to see this post get revived. It was an interesting concept in 1969 that unfortunately came a little too late to see much use in the VC tunnels of the Viet Nam war. I'll try and round up the rest of the original posting which was lost after the Foto Time disaster several years ago, if there's any interest.
Chuck
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[AJ]

Thought I'd repost a pic of the subject of this thread from about 12 years ago. Good to see this post get revived. It was an interesting concept in 1969 that unfortunately came a little too late to see much use in the VC tunnels of the Viet Nam war. I'll try and round up the rest of the original posting which was lost after the Foto Time disaster several years ago, if there's any interest.
Chuck
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The article is from "Man at Arms for the Gun and Sword Collector" Oct. 2016.

 

[Retired W4]

Thought I'd repost a pic of the subject of this thread from about 12 years ago. Good to see this post get revived. It was an interesting concept in 1969 that unfortunately came a little too late to see much use in the VC tunnels of the Viet Nam war. I'll try and round up the rest of the original posting which was lost after the Foto Time disaster several years ago, if there's any interest.
Chuck
Hoover over or click on image to enlarge.

The example in this photo is factory NIB. I would like to see one after or during the test period. I know they lived a short but vigorous life.

 

[mikerjf]

I think if you just rifled it you'd have no problems with the ATF. It's not like you'll have any of the orig ammo to shoot, and if you want the big chambers there's nothing else safe to shoot either.

 

[BKLooney]

Here's a great article on the QSPR.

http://https://weaponsman.com/the-quiet-special-purpose-revolver/

 

[kwill1911]

Link doesn't work but I found the article. It is pretty good but it says the pellets were depleted uranium. I have all the government reports and not one of them agrees.

 

[AJ]

This is the magazine that I referenced Magazine - Mowbray Publishing I guess that you must be a subscriber. To research the site. The funny thing is the magazine shown on their website is the magazine I referenced. The October 2016 issue,it has a seven page article "Smith & Wesson Silenced Pistol" in it. Kevin is that yours?

 

[kwill1911]

Yes. Since I wrote that almost 8 years ago I'm in the process of revising and updating it. It will be in a future issue of the S&WCA Journal.

 

[kwill1911]

In would like to see one after or during the test period.

I've got lots of pictures but none of one well used. The Tunnel Weapon was blue and one of the problems was rust on it and the ammo. When it was revised and renamed the Quiet Special Purpose Revolver (QSPR), they started putting a Teflon finish on them. They also added a lanyard loop. The ammo was quite unreliable initially so they tweaked it as well.

I know of one specific incidence of use in the tunnels (NVA was killed) but they were also used successfully on ambush and search/destroy missions.

 

[Retired W4]

I think the lanyard loop would be a "must have" down in the hole.

 

[kwill1911]

Here's a QSPR.

 

[kwill1911]

Here's a 6-pack with lots of ammo.

 

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Kevin, I remember those pictures!
Thanks for posting them.
Chuck