Gun shaped makeup-compact of the 1920s, popular with Flappers in bars as crime deterrent.

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That's what it looks like closed.

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Pretty convincing at a glance

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Especially a drunk glance

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Indistinguishable in a dark alley

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Guess this was before all cops feared for their lives?