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P(f)UFF THE DRAGON: BANNED in Highland Park

While the next legendary handgun, logically, would be the 208 in this sequence of for sale ads, the pritter-pratter, jibber-jabber, balderdash, and 3-Stooge background noise for these for sale postings (by those who can't read and see they are sale advertisements, and not blogs for discussion) lead to the next assault weapon. 

This particular one is listed in LF, because of its extreme rarity (a few hundred made, and none every offered before in the USA).

Perhaps having reviewed the parody of Highland Park and its government (and library) in Game of Thrones, the role of the dragon as an assault weapons might have been realized and understood.  Of course, the dragons from GoT are not banned by the assault weapon ordinance.  The original Puff the Magic Dragon (the first of a series of gunships from the 1960s) and its sucessors (Spector, Spooky, etc) also are not included in that ban.

The illustrated Pfuff (pronounced like 'poof') is included in that ban, but as with the Hi Standard and S&W 41, this hinges on a detail of construction that may or may not be evident, and is in the eye of the beholder.

As in Game of Thrones, the Pfuff Match Pistol (of which there are 3 basic varieties and many variations) was designed for use by an individual with small hands and relatively small physical frame.  Unlike GoT, the designer was already an expert in these areas before creating the gun, but wanted improvement for his use in competitions.  That has been the main use of the gun, but it is superb for training due to a dry fire feature, and as a true "assault weapon" in field operations due to perfect trigger function in any gun position.  The sights are quite high, requiring an aiming technique as used in the Steyr or MC-55, rather than the TOZ or Hammerli guns (no, the MC-55 will not be available for sale at the event.)

Accuracy is not quite as good as the Steyr.

Developed and released at about the same time as the TOZ 35, the Pfuff is a far superior gun to the TOZ.  Parts durablity is far better, accuracy is better.  Unlike the TOZ and Hammerli, the left handed version is a true left handed pistol (the Steyr is truly ambidexterous).  The position of the front sight is adjustable along the length of the barrel. 

Three versions of the gun were made.  The first two are from Pfuff, the third is an assembly from remaining parts after closure of the company due to death of the owner at very advanced age.

The first and second versions of this gun will be on display, but only the second version will be for sale.  The one illustrated here is pictured to show the small grip size used on some of these guns, and the balance weight system, which differs from the Steyr.  New grips are available from Rink and Nill, but only for the second and third versions.  This gun has never been offered in the USA before.


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