ALTOR Single Shot Pistol:

Two years ago the ALTOR Single Shot handgun was shown to the world .. Well the American shooting world anyway. 

There really is nothing new about single shot pistols as the earliest of firearms were all 'single shot' and much ingenuity has been exercised over the last five hundred-plus years to develop repeating arms.

This derringer's standard barrel is 2.9 inches with the rifled bore stretching for 1.5 inches only.- The metal parts are Stainless Steel while the lightweight grip frame is made of Type 6 Nylon polymer containing 30% glass fiber.

I'd say that it would be unlikely that the New Zealand Police 'service' would agree to issuing import permits for this wee arm .. as their management's anti-lawful-gun prejudices are obvious - despite the fact that historically they were once persuaded to permit target shooting again here only using single shot target pistols ..

The Altor is a low cost simple gun intended as a 'back-up' or just-in-case emergency tool that can be kept in a fishing box or camping gear pack. As a firearm it might well serve as a humane killer "bolt-gun" for veterinary use - It can be bought in U S for around $100.

I really like the very basic spring-loaded trigger function whereby as the finger presses the trigger to the rear .. the angled ramp surface 'cams' the trigger-finger down and pushes it off the trigger face, releasing it to fly forward and the striker to hit the cartridge primer. 

Link here to a short video demonstration of the Altor:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLwI6aUUFUw

Here are two reviews of the ALTOR Single Shot .. "surprisingly accurate" ..

https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/altor-corporation-single-shot-pistol-review/

https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/gun-review-altor-corp-single-shot-9mm/

Alex Malcom is the guy who dreamed-up this concept that is produced in Phoenix Arizona. ..

The Six Main Components of The ALTOR Nine:

 An impressively simple but sophisticated design using modern injection molding and CNC Machining technology for mass production. This pistol has two separate 'safeties' ..

Marty K.