![]() ![]() This tends to make the Stinger look more like a tire-pressure gauge-gun than a pen-gun but that is not nearly as snazzy a sell. ![]() No aluminum, pot metal, or plastics -err I mean polymers were used in the construction. The case, 2-inch barrel, and internal parts are all made of steel. At 5-ounces, it was heavy for a pen, but still less than an 8-ounce single-shot Butler derringer. This is the same as a normal Bic-style disposable pen, but is closer to the thickness of a sharpie-style marker. Length of the Stinger when in pen mode is just under 6-inches. Hence, it is a cash and carry weapon with a normal transfer and not a Form 4 nightmare with tax stamps, CLEO signatures, etc. Since the Stinger operates in this method, and doesn’t fire while in ‘pen mode,’ the ATF blessed it with the title handgun and not an NFA-regulated AOW device. To fire you simply pointed the muzzle end in the general direction of the target (there are no sights) and pushed upward on the trigger to fire. A small trigger without a guard popped out when the gun was in this mode. This gave gun a readily identified barrel and grip. Mechanically incapable of firing while in its ‘I’m a pen’ mode, the firearm had to be transformed into a pistol by pulling and pivoting the cylinder on a hinged joint. Unlike the true penguins mentioned above, the Stinger was NFA-friendly and even ATF-approved. This however does not keep them out of the hands of criminals around the world. James Bond even sported a pen gun in Never Say Never Again but these guns could get you 10 years or more if they aren’t registered as an AOW (Any Other Weapon) with the ATF under the National Firearms Act (NFA). These guns were used by spies on both sides of occupied Europe in WWII and then later in the Cold War between East and West. By the 1920s, the first pen guns, fashioned to the same general size as fountain pens but capable of firing a single handgun round, typically a low powered. Since the 19th century, firearms have been disguised to hide inside of innocent items such as canes, lighters, belt buckles, clothing and even jewelry. If mine looks better I suppose it may sell for more? But regardless I think I'll list it for around 65 keys or so and see what happens.While English playwright Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839 probably meant something different when he coined the well-traveled phrase “the pen is mightier than the sword,” that phrase defines the Stinger pengun. I still buy and resell from the Steam marketplace sometimes using buy orders so I'm sure I got a good deal on this one but I simply googled the weapon / effect and found this screenshot from another seller from a year+ ago. I actually don't have TF2 installed any longer since I don't play. I have to say though, this is not a screenshot of my actual weapon lol. Spyromancer I really appreciate the thorough response. Anything over 65 and you should take it if not beaten within a week. Don't upsell it too hard, but expect 50-60 key offers to pile up very quickly. Best section of the skin is half obscured by the effect, and the clashing low-phong sections of wear really aren't compensated for with any kind of interesting pattern (Scatterguns and high-phong skins like RD drop immensely in value below FN simply because of how wear patterns usually fuck with the "wow" factor that these skins depend on to look good), though the wear on the shell ejector and the orientation of the ribs makes it look like a cross between a shark, a dog and a torpedo. ![]()
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