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Captive bolt pistol
Contemporary Era
Europe
AL7262
This type of pistol was first used in slaughterhouses in the 1930s to stun cattle before slaughtering. A piston jolts through the cylinder and hits the skull of the animal, immediately knocking it unconscious.
Datasheet
- Type: Weapon
- Place of origin: Switzerland
- Materials and techniques: Brass, Iron
- Date: 20th century
- Dimensions: 21.5 x 5.5 cm
- Weight 1.065 kg