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Paris Theodore, 63, Inventor of Spy Weaponry.
By arnisador - Sat, 02 Dec 2006 22:37:12 GMT
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Paris Theodore, 63, Inventor of Spy Weaponry
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Paris Theodore, who died November 16 at 63, was a holster-maker, gun inventor, and clandestine manufacturer of weapons meant to kill men without leaving a trace.
With a secret laboratory located behind a safe at his Seventrees, Ltd. holster shop in the garment district, Theodore evoked comparisons to a fictional master of lethal gadgetry, Q, from the James Bond books. If the stories told by associates and family contain even a few grains of truth, the comparison would have to include 007 himself, because many people think Theodore worked as an assassin for government agencies so secret they don't even have names. He never told.
Government documents show that he was specially exempted from all provisions of the National Firearms Act, which was necessary for pursuing research into his "Uzi in a briefcase" — a gun that could fire from within a briefcase. He developed a working cigarette lighter that would spray three .22 rounds in a pinch. He called it a "Zappo." For the FBI, he produced a clipboard to be used by a hostage negotiator that could fire a dozen rounds.
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By arnisador - Sat, 02 Dec 2006 22:37:12 GMT
Originally Posted at: FMATalk
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Paris Theodore, 63, Inventor of Spy Weaponry
Quote:
Paris Theodore, who died November 16 at 63, was a holster-maker, gun inventor, and clandestine manufacturer of weapons meant to kill men without leaving a trace.
With a secret laboratory located behind a safe at his Seventrees, Ltd. holster shop in the garment district, Theodore evoked comparisons to a fictional master of lethal gadgetry, Q, from the James Bond books. If the stories told by associates and family contain even a few grains of truth, the comparison would have to include 007 himself, because many people think Theodore worked as an assassin for government agencies so secret they don't even have names. He never told.
Government documents show that he was specially exempted from all provisions of the National Firearms Act, which was necessary for pursuing research into his "Uzi in a briefcase" — a gun that could fire from within a briefcase. He developed a working cigarette lighter that would spray three .22 rounds in a pinch. He called it a "Zappo." For the FBI, he produced a clipboard to be used by a hostage negotiator that could fire a dozen rounds.
See also these stories:
Paris Theodore, Innovative Firearms Inventor and Manufacturer, Dies at the Age of 63
Weapons Maker Concocted 007 Touches at Secret Lab(subscription required)
Read More...
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