For a rifle used to hunt deer, see Hunting and Rifle.
Single-shot pistol
Deer gun
A Deer gun
Type
Single-shot pistol
Place of origin
United States
Service history
In service
1964
Used by
South Vietnam United States
Wars
Vietnam War
Production history
Designer
CIA
Designed
1964
Manufacturer
American Machine & Foundry Co.
Produced
1964
No. built
1,000
Specifications
Mass
12 oz (340 g)
Length
5.0 inches (130 mm)
Barrel length
1.875 (48 mm)
Cartridge
9×19mm Parabellum
Action
single-shot
Muzzle velocity
1,050 ft/s (320 m/s)
Sights
plastic clip
The Deer gun, developed by the CIA, was a successor to the Liberator pistol. The single-shot Deer gun was intended for distribution to South Vietnamese guerrillas as a weapon against North Vietnamese soldiers.[1]
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