Type: Double Action Calibers: 9x19 mm Luger/Parabellum
Weight unloaded: not known
Length: ~ 173 mm
Barrel length: ~83 mm
Capacity: 7 rounds
The ASP pistol has been developed by American gunsmith Paris Theodore in early 1970s. It is believed that the design was inspired by some US government organisation(s) which required a compact and powerful handgun for its undercover agents, operating worldwide. Some years later (circa 1982-83), small batch of ASP pistols (about 250 to 300 pieces) has been released to the American market; these guns were manufactured by Armament Systems and Procedures company. After that, this gun was never manufactured.
The ASP pistol was designed as a deep concealment weapon, and thus had a compact size and no-snag appearance, with distinctive shape. The most interesting thing about the ASP is its patented Guttersnipe sight, which required no front sight blade. The relatively large rear sight block had an open-top tunnel, through which the shooter aimed the gun. This was not the best long-range arrangement, but the ASP was intended for close-range clandestine work only, so this sight was good enough - fast and snag-proof.
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