In 1914, Austrian watchmaker Georg Grabner created the Kolibri -- the "Hummingbird" pistol. The smallest autoloading pistol ever made, it fires a .11 caliber bullet. He marketed it as a self-defense firearm for women to carry in their purses. More pictures and history at the link.
http://www.hellinahandbasket.net/2007/01/float-like-a-hummingbird-sting.htm
http://www.hellinahandbasket.net/2007/01/float-like-a-hummingbird-sting.htm
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might as well just get a bb gun if the humming bird is all u got
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Not for nothing but the lack of a trigger guard means you'd shoot it while it was in your purse, possibly denting your mascara case.
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Why would you want to hurt a hummingbird though?
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Loomis: What I was thinking...these bullets couldn't actually hurt someone enough to make them stop taking your purse or possessions.
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It kills by lodging(sp?)the bullet under the skin and the ensuing infection gets you.
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