Arsenal Firearms AF2011 Double Barrel .45 Caliber Pistol

[Maestro]

At 1st glance, I thought this was a hoax, but apparently not!! Some of you may know of this particular pistol and manufacturer, but I thought I'd share with those like me that were not aware of such a beast!!

http://www.arsenalfirearms.com/produ...-barrel-pistol

[Maestro]

some more interesting pictures....

[Maestro]

According to manufacturer:

The AF2011-A1 Double Barrel Pistol comes actually as the very first industrial double barrel semiautomatic pistol of all times. The original idea came about ten years back to Swiss armourer Vivian Mueller, who at the time experienced cutting and welding together multiple parts of the famous Sig P210: the result was a long slide, double barrel 9mm, highly decorated collector piece, which indeed shot very well. Our idea took the challenge further: to commemorate the legendary Colt 1911-A1 in the Centenary by making a true industrial market-ready double barrel .45 caliber pistol. We achieved success in the brief span of 6 months, after intense and round-the-clock 3D designing, stereolithographic modeling and parts machining. The gun can be handled by any shooter able to shoot with a .45 Acp and it is not only very pleasing, but very accurate and great fun. The AF2011-A1 holds amazing and surprising target performance for the shooter: in fact, it will group all the 8 double .45 caliber rounds (16 bullets) held in the duplex, single columns magazines, in a target of the size of an orange at 15 yards and of a water melon at 25. The stopping power of the AF2011-A1 is tremendous: 2 bullets for a total of 460 Grains weight impacting at 1 to 2 inches apart (depending on the distance of the target) will knock down a bull, while the whole 18 bullets, for a payload exceeding 4000 Grains, can be delivered to the target in about 3 seconds. The AF2011-A1 obviously features a number of very special parts, such as the single slide, the single frame, the single spur double hammer, the single grip safety, the single body double mainspring housing and the single double cavity magazine floor plate, the long and double magazine latch, the special barrel bushings and the hold open lever and side lever safety with long shafts: but the most interesting feature of the new pistol which we strived to keep during the development of the project, is the interchangeability of most internal parts, which come as standard 1911 replacement parts. These include the firing pins, the firing pins plates, the sears groups, the triple springs, the inner parts of the mainspring housings, the recoil springs and recoil springs rods, the magazine bodies and inner parts, the sights (including after market adjustable sights) the grips and grips screws and bushings.

[Maestro]

Technical Specs:

TYPE:
geometric lock, semiatutomatic double barrel hammer pistol
ACTION:
short recoil, 1911 system
CALIBERS:
.45 ACP, .38 Super Auto
TRIGGER:
double hammer with single spur, double independent or single trigger.
SAFETIES:
left lever safety (1911) with half **** ham- mer safety and grip safety
MAGAZINE:
2 single magazines, paired with single floor plate, 8+8 rounds
FRAME:
39niCrMo steel machined from casting
SLIDE:
39niCrMo steel machined from solid
SIgHTS:
interchangeable back, fixed or adjustable
TOTAL LENgHT:
220 mm
bARREL LENgHT:
125 mm
TOTAL HEIGHT:
145 mm
TOTAL wIdTH:
50 mm
TOTAL wEIgHT:
1.850 Grs. unloaded
SPECIAL FEATURES:
the pistol comes with dedicated security lock Ergal case, 1 year Warranty. Most inter- nal components come as standard 1911 replacement parts.

[Maestro]

it's apparently going to be featured in the upcoming James Bond movie!!!

007 Spectre
March 04, 2015 16:20 - news

It is with great pleasure that we can finally and officially announce that our brand new product - the AF2011 Dueller Prismatic - was selected some months ago to be one of the key weapons featured in the new James Bond movie "Spectre", due to be released globally in November this year.

Arsenal Firearms supplied 5 stainless pistols to the James Bond production team in fall last year, to take part in various contemporary locations shootings. The guns, originally fully functioning and chambered in .45 ACP, have been modified to shoot special movie-blank rounds. The technical challenge was quite demanding, as for the first time the movie industry specific adaptation team had to assess the functionality with a double barrel semiautomatic pistol.

Arsenal Firearms also supplied a number of dedicated accessories to the James Bond movie production, such as for instance the special double barrel Shoulder Rig pictured in the page.

The 007 appearance of the AF2011 comes actually as the third silver screen feature, the first one being in the independent US production "My Name is Paul", while "The Intruders" a 56 episodes BBC America sequel is currently being aired across the Atlantic and over the Satellite for global viewing.

For more cinema details and viewing of the AF2011 double barrel pistol in action, click the links below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRbIVoNxDH4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQknd121Mog

In the second picture: Nicola Bandini, Arsenal Firearms' CEO, poses minutes before delivering 5 AF2011 Dueller Prismatic Stainless to the 007 James Bond "SPECTRE" production, in November 2014.

[Maestro]

try cleaning one of these bad boys!!!

[Maestro]

oh, this all came about when i 1st came across their miniature pistol!!!

http://www.arsenalfirearms.com/miniature-arsenal

[Maestro]

oh, they do make other miniatures as well... here's a couple lugers and a c96 for Alvin!

[alanint]

A ridiculous and expensive solution to a non existing problem.

[Maestro]

any idea about the cost?

[mrerick]

Do the sell the miniature guns? Prices listed?

[Maestro]

Originally Posted by mrerick

Do the sell the miniature guns? Prices listed?

i believe you have to send a request for price; they have a link that goes to this website

http://miniaturearsenal.com/

[Diver6106]

How long until a triple barrel comes out - or will they just jump to four barrels? I think I'll wait, I got into this conundrum with razor blades... We have a triple shot gun. I'd like to see a six shot 22LR, then you could ring the bull's eye, and a seven shot would make a bull's eye. Metal Storm Handgun anyone?

[alanint]

As long as your gun has six triggers, as firing six rounds with the pull of only one trigger would be legally described as a machine gun.