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Swift and Calamitous By Name, If Not By Nature

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TTAG is working on creating its first an “art gun;” a limited edition Springfield XD-M based on a familiar design (regular readers will know of what I speak). As we assemble the prototype, feast your eyes on this magnificent “steampunk” gun. What good is a gun that doesn’t shoot a bullet? It’s the sound of one chamber not firing. For more examples of the genre, head over to walyou.com. The artist’s description of the above piece after the jump.

I am so stupidly proud of my ray gun. Made from:
-A couple toilet paper tubes
-Brass brads
-Part of an old toy car launcher
-Straps from luggage tags
-A light-up Indiana Jones spoon from a cereal box
-A broken needle threader
-straight pins
-The head of a rubber shark (helpfully decapitated by my eldest nephew)
-Plastic egg from a gumball machine
-Bits o’ hardware
-Plastic shells snapped off an old hair clip
-A toothpaste lid
-Decorative wood bits
-K’nex pieces
-An ink pen
-Copper craft wire
-Lots of spray paint, glue, and a few dabs of nail polish

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Robert Farago

Robert Farago is the former publisher of The Truth About Guns (TTAG). He started the site to explore the ethics, morality, business, politics, culture, technology, practice, strategy, dangers and fun of guns.

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