Soviet pistol door handle

The "Bang Bang Handle" is a door-handle made from a 9 mm Makarov semi-automatic pistol ("the personal weapon of the Soviet and post-Soviet armed forces and law enforcement"). It was designed by Nikita Kovalev, who included a lot of detail about the Marakov in his documentation. Available in many colorful metallic platings.

bang-bang handle (via Geekologie)

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Minus on projection as a door pull (it will wrench one’s wrist)
minus on door swing as something will be pinched
Minus on catching a purse strap
Now if it function(s) as downturn>trigger pull > open> return to horizontal (kill shot?) ok
- penguinchris
  
  I was going to say, I really hope that pulling the trigger unlatches the door. I can see that it would not be particularly ergonomic, though, as you say.
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I know the perfect accessory for that.
- LogrusZed
  
  I nearly bought one of those at a gun show, but I knew it would get stolen.
mtdna

In Russia, you no open door – door open you!
Just_Ok

Thought this was related to the UNC SWAT story.
- DMStone
  
  The juxtaposition of the two articles really illuminates the complexities of gun culture in the USA.
LogrusZed

The younger me would have loved to have crap like this, the “now” me knows I’d run into it on a regular basis. If I had the money I’d Nerf nearly every surface in my home.
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er, it doesn’t appear to be ‘made from’. It seems to have been cast from a mold of one, but it doesn’t appear to actually be made from an actual Makarov.
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time for an old fashioned door draw….okay, we both take ten paces across the room and the first one to open the door wins! Loser gets shot in the crotch.
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If I had me an office, I’d get one of these installed, and whenever some-one knocked I’d go “Pull the trigger, darlin!’” in a JR Ewing voice.
bolamig

that just creeps me out.
Jeremy Wilson

I’ve noticed that Russians seem to have a uniquely tacky sense of style not shared by any other group – it’s both luxurious and cheap at the same time, while also being dreadful and impractical. It’s like they pick all the worst bits from every decade.