pen gun
Disguised writing weapon
A pen gun is a firearm disguised as a writing pen, typically firing a single small-caliber round.
These concealable weapons are illegal in many jurisdictions precisely because they don't look like guns.
The term also applies to flare guns or signal devices built into pen-shaped housings.
He was arrested for carrying a pen gun.
Covert information gatherer
- covertIntentionally concealed
- gadgetNovel small device
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- disguisedConcealed true identity
undercover · agent · operative · assassination · Cold War · James Bond · intelligence · clandestine
What initiates action
- firing pinPrimer-striking gun component
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
rimfire · derringer · improvised · close-range · lethal · compact · miniature · point-blank
Concealed true identity
- hiddenKept out of sight
- innocuousCausing no harm
- camouflagedVisually hidden by coloring
- undetectableImpossible to notice
pocket · briefcase · secret compartment · smuggled · inconspicuous · writing instrument · ballpoint · misdirection
spy
Covert information gatherer
disguised · undercover · agent · operative · assassination · Cold War · James Bond · intelligence · clandestine · infiltration
trigger
What initiates action
- firing pinPrimer-striking gun component
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
discharge · rimfire · derringer · improvised · close-range · lethal · compact · miniature · point-blank
disguised
Concealed true identity
- hiddenKept out of sight
- innocuousCausing no harm
- camouflagedVisually hidden by coloring
undetectable · pocket · briefcase · secret compartment · smuggled · inconspicuous · writing instrument · ballpoint · misdirection
pen gunrifle
Long-barreled shoulder weapon
shotgun · assault rifle · machine gun · submachine gun · carbine
pen gunballpoint pen
Rotating-sphere writing instrument
fountain pen · pen · marker · pencil · quill
pen gunhowitzer
Short-barreled artillery piece
artillery · cannon · tank gun · heavy machine gun · anti-aircraft gun
pen, gun, pens, penned, penning, guns, gunned, gunning, gunner