Type	Single-shot pistol
Place of origin	United States

Service history

In service	1942–1945
Used by	Dropped into occupied territories for use by insurgents
Wars	World War II

Production history

Designer	George Hyde
Designed	May 1942
Manufacturer	Guide Lamp Corporation of General Motors Corporation
Unit cost	$2.10 (1942)[
Produced	June 1942 – August 1942
No. built	1,000,000

Specifications

Mass	1 lb (450 g)
Length	5.55 in (141 mm)
Barrel length	4 in (100 mm)
Cartridge	.45 ACP
Action	Single-shot
Muzzle velocity	820 ft/s (250 m/s)
Effective firing range	8 yd (7.3 m)
Feed system	Single-shot