The Petit Protector Ring Guns: The ultimate ring pops
Throughout history, one of the most popular reasons to carry a weapon about your person has been protection against bodily harm, but many also carry to guard against the robbery of personal items—wallet, shoes, watch, wedding ring. While many chose to carry a concealed handgun to keep their valuables on their fingers, once upon a time the jewelry itself may have been their firearm. Enter the Petit Protector.
In the early 1800s saw the height of the Industrial Revolution, in which factories and mechanization took hold of the country and the human imagination. Frankenstein, one of the first depictions of science fiction, was written in 1818. People were fascinated with the latest technology and this definitely held true for firearms as there seemed to be a race to produce oddball defense gadgets.
At the time, personal protection guns were all the rage. The derringer, the pen-gun, the cane gun, and many other things we see as James Bond-style AOWs today had their origins in small shops across Europe and the US during this period.
The ring gun, a revolver mounted to a piece of hand jewelry, was the next logical step.
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