Dodgey Old DOGE .. Liked his Gun Bibles.

 All of life can be found in the pages of books ..

A gun hidden within a bible, made for Francesco Morosini, Doge of Venice (1619-1694). The owner of the bible could shoot the gun by pulling the silk bookmark cord while the book was still closed. Now on display at the Museo Correr in Venice

If you feel that you are at risk - always seek the advantage ..

- Here comes another one .. Just like the other-one ..

There are videos that present such cleverness to Youtubers .. ..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEKIh5_drqM

This linked video is how "John" made one for his bookshelf ..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq5_s_ARmYw

BUT, But but .. There is even a business that sells custom prepared secret storage online ..

https://freehollowbooks.com/books/control.php

This one, -  for a Ruger LC9 can be YOURS for only $55.00

I started down this rabbit hole when I bought an old 19th century, leather bound antique book of plays intending to hack-out it's internals as a novelty boxed set - intended to be a little like this one .. which sold at auction a few years back for just 300. pounds

This one went for 500 euro ..

But maybe the concept is a little hackneyed .. .. worked-to-death already?

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Smuggled pistol, Dublin, 1920-21

This book, a French Dictionary, was left at the Gresham Hotel wrapped in brown paper with the instruction "Miss K. Mullen c/o Mr. P. Kingsbury (To be held"). Inside the book is an automatic pistol concealed in a hollow cut out of the pages. The package was never collected from the Gresham, and came into the possession of an employee of the hotel whose son donated it to the National Museum.

Miss K. Mullen, very probably a false name, was likely to have been a member of Cumann na mBan smuggling weapons and ammunition for use during the War of Independence. Women undertook these dangerous jobs of moving weapons and communications around the city as they were less likely to be searched by the police. However, if ‘Miss Mullen’ had been caught with this package containing a hidden firearm, she would have been subjected to the same violence suffered by many Irish women during this time.

So - how about an interesting antique pistol housed inside a correct period antique book?

Maybe I will - Maybe I won't

FIREARMS LICENSES ARE ESSENTIAL FOR NZ POLICE TO ENSURE THAT THEY DONT ENDANGER THE PUBLIC.

Marty K.