The Soviet laser pistol was a prototype handgun-shaped energy weapon designed for cosmonauts to use in the low- or zero-gravity conditions of space, where conventional firearms would not function reliably. It was magazine-fed and used pyrotechnic flashbulb technology to project its beam, and one variant took the form of a six-shot laser revolver. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Weapon Class Introduced YearSourced to the subject's own account Classification
Service StatusPrototype or Experimental 1 Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category) In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Soviet laser pistol
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The Soviet laser pistol was a prototype handgun-shaped energy weapon designed for cosmonauts to use in the low- or zero-gravity conditions of space, where conventional firearms would not function reliably
2. Soviet Laser Pistol (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q4253001 (P571 inception): 1984Quote, Wikidata Q4253001 (P571 inception): 1984
Inception (Wikidata property P571): 1984.
Wikidata: Soviet Laser Pistol
Wikidata Q4253001, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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