Lebeda 4.5mm Pocket Watch Gun
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Made by one Francis Lebeda, this is an Elgin classic pocket watch with the internal mechanism removed and replaced with a single-shot pistol mechanism. It fires a 4.5mm BB using just a No.11 percussion cap, which allows it to avoid NFA regulation as an “Any Other Weapon”, as it does not use fixed ammunition.
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