The ASP is a custom-made pistol designed and built by Paris Theodore (owner of Seventrees, Ltd., a custom gun leather shop in New York City) from the early 1970s to 1987. The ASP was based on the Smith & Wesson Model 39 pistol.

2013年5月28日 · The ASP 9 S&W Model 39, the base model for the ASP 9. At the time, one of the most popular up and coming semi-auto handguns on the U.S. market (that wasn’t a .22 LR or .45 ACP) was the Smith ...

2017年7月27日 · The ASP was specifically designed to engage and neutralize a threat. How effective was the design? According to several reliable sources, during a demonstration, an intelligence officer was able to draw the ASP from concealment and engage a target at 7-yards with 22 rounds including two reloads, in seven seconds.

2025年1月14日 · It was a highly modified Smith & Wesson Model 39 chambered in 9mm designed to be concealed and drawn for quick action. The pistol was the first subcompact semi-auto chambered for a serious cartridge to ever hit the market. But what’s strange is that it hardly ever did hit the market.

2019年3月7日 · Surrounded by mystery, the ASP pistol is a late-20th century, concealed-carry 9mm pistol, custom-built in New York City in the late 1960s and ’70s. While the aforementioned conundrum may never be...

2011年4月2日 · The ASP is virtually an ideal pistol for James Bond since it was specifically tailored for the purpose of conceal carry as well as tactical combat. The ASP's real life history affirms it's portrayal in the Bond novels as well since it was originally created under special request of the FBI for use by their undercover agents during the 1970s.

2017年4月18日 · Unique in appearance and design, the ASP pistol was an innovative attempt to develop a compact sidearm for deep concealment and close-quarters combat. Supposedly, the despondent Empress of Egypt,...

2020年7月14日 · The ASP may not have ever been a mass production gun but it’s design influenced the concealed carry world we have now. These days ASP guns go for a pretty penny and they even saw a short rerelease in 2000 from a new company.

The Gun. The Myth. The Legend. Their most well-known design was a compact 9mm pistol with no name, eventually known simply as The ASP 9mm. The ASP started life as a Smith & Wesson M39 or M39-2. For those unfamiliar, the M39 is a double-action/single-action, single-stack 9mm auto with an aluminum frame and steel slide.

2010年12月29日 · Designed for deep concealment, the ASP was a truly compact and edge-free pistol. All sharp corners were beveled during the chop and channel process. What's more, since the Smith & Wesson Model 39...