needle pistol n.
a handheld needle gun n.
Weaponry
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1933
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Jack Winks
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There was a nasty grin on Whitey’s face, an’ him an’ Ben covered us all with needle pistols.
Adrift on a Meteor in Amazing Stories Aug.–Sept. 433/2 -
1938
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Royal W. Heckman
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Fennel jumped up. He held a needle pistol pointed at the center of Bellon’s forehead.
Asteroid Pirates in Astounding Science-Fiction Aug. 115/2 -
1951
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Frank M. Robinson
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He had made sure that a certain box was on board, filled with shiny atomic rifles, needle pistols, and the fat little gas guns. They might be needed.
Fire & the Sword in Galaxy Science Fiction Aug. 125/2 -
1968
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C. C. MacApp
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His right hand dipped below the desk, and Ralse presumed it now held a handgun. A needle-pistol—that was supposed to be Sunner’s preference.
Where the Subbs Go in Worlds of If May 46/1 -
1991
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Duncan Long
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He drew a worn needle pistol out of the belt on his jumpsuit and fired a wild shot into the shadows where the creatures had vanished.
Adam’s Offspring in Far Point (#1) Nov.–Dec. 17/2 -
2007
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Kevin J. Anderson
Brian Herbert
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The child clamped the cutter between her teeth, tucked the needle pistol into her small shirt, and began to creep through the vent.
Sandworms of Dune (2008) 337
Research requirements
antedating 1933
Earliest cite
Jack Winks, in Amazing Stories
Research History
Fred Galvin submitted a 1933 cite from Jack Winks.
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