Perhaps the sights are raised to accommodate a suppressor like one of the earlier comments suggested. Maybe there were threaded barrels for the government contract.

I found a model 71 at a small gun shop in St. Augustine, FL. It's #1063 and unfortunatly did not come with the .25 kit or the box. Tried it at my outdoor range with both CCI and Thunderbolt ammo, both work well. SMOOTH trigger! Tends to shoot a bit left and high at least at 7.5 yards, which I would consider longer-than-real-world range. All in all, great little gun, can't wait to shoot it more!

God that is such a beautiful gun! Even if it is 22. What happend to him? Why isn't he doing youtube anymore? Love this channel!

I LOVE that! Too bad they are so rare because they look awesome IMO! It does remind me of the Phoenix Arms pistols though for some reason...

Goodness gracious, you pick up the coolest stuff to review! I'd never even heard of this one before!

Its crazy that there are 9mms 40s and 45s now that are close to that size

Found one, in the box with both calibers. Very well made. I think for the time period the size would have compared well to the "James Bond" crowd. Sweet item. Thanks for the video.

For some reason I really like the looks of this Pistol.

Neat gun! Thanks for sharing. Now I want to pick one up! Would make a batter conversation piece than my 357 Mountain Gun (a tapered barrel on a L-Frame is a little odd lol). The way this gun is built fascinates me.

My guess is that these were meant to be concealed carry guns back in the 70's and 80's. Revolvers were king back then, so a small, heavy automatic that fires a small caliber would have been effective back then when there weren't many small, reliable auto's at that time. Really just a collector's gun now or for those who are really enthusiastic with guns that can shoot different calibers.

From what I heard about spying, often they are on ops that either don't require a gun or else a gun might be inconvenient to carry. Often spies might carry a gun that is small and concealable. Guns in .25 caliber were common and Ian Fleming carried one during WWII and his creation James Bond originally carried a .25. These guns would be more for self-protection then assassination. Assassination guns might be fitted with a silencer and be more combat friendly then a pocket guns which this is.

You have come up with another one that I didn`t even know existed.

How much do they cost? Thanks for doing these videos man, it's a nice change from the everyday gun vids. I like guns, but I'd like to learn a thing or two about the guns that exist off the beaten path so to speak.

Thanks for the Plainfield lesson, I Likee!! Is it close to same size as Beretta 21A Bobcat??

This pistol is awesome. I like the swapping of calibers!

when can we expect some shooting footage?

Man I love that pistol wish I could get my hands on one of them bad boys.... you have something special there brother...thanks for sharing...I had the beretta 950 jet fire and got rid of it have always regretted....

Love your reviews and history lessons LSP

That's a really cool little pistol.

I have one. It came with the >22 and .25 ACP Barrels.

You have so many interesting guns. If I ever come across one of these I’m going to pick one up.

It seemed that the problem with mine was that the aluminum breech impacted the steel barrel after firing, when going back into battery. This caused the distortion and battering. I noticed this quite early on. Although I had originally bought it used, it appeared to have been fired very seldom.

I am DYING to see how this beauty shoots. I've shot guns before but I've never owned one and if this fires as good as it looks I might just buy one

Have one absolutely new in the box with the conversion kits in it's little separate box, warranty card, and original diagram/paperwork says model 71 & 72. Been sitting in one of my safes for 20+ years back then couldn't find out anything about it so it went into the piles.. Looks identical but the original conversion case box has a thin clear plastic cover and piece of paper with typed instructions on it. As I said absolutely brand new...

I know it's been years since you posted this video, but thank you all the same. This looks like a well designed firearm and it would be nice to see it produced again. Cheers

cheers man, interesting gun, someone was quite smart , having the barrel include the feeding ramp etc

Gah i've been trying to watch this for the past hour and am only getting the circly dots of doom. THX KZfaqS

I love your videos, would be great to see your whole collection in a video, or parts of it

Awesome... I would try washing the wood grips with dish soap and water using a stiff brush...

nice size, i love the "small frame" guns, wich is amazing for concealed carry... but .22LR or .25ACP isn't what ia expect... maybe 9mm Kurz(.380ACP) or .40S&W

I just saw one of these at a gun shop the other day.

How many bullets does the magazine hold for the 25? I have this gun. It was my dads.

Owned one years ago. Although most of the pistol is made of steel, the face of the breech block was made of aluminum. Shooting Mini-Mags caused battering and distortion of the aluminum. Since it had been out of production for many years and no spare parts were available, I quit shooting it because of this. Aluminum breech block impacting on steel barrel would definitely limit service life of pistol, IMHO.

O melhor projeto que vi

unique and beautiful.

Hi. I'm just guessing that a"clandestine" pistol would have no maker's mark, no country of origin and certainly no serial number. However, that is not to say there weren't models made without the above mentioned markings. Intriguing mystery though. Excellent review----glad I found your channel.

I find something appealing about this thing.. time to check prices.

Where can I get replacement magazines? I haven’t been able to find them anywhere

Just saw video on model 71/72. Let me start with some facts on the plainfield machine co. sight. The name of the person Jim Mc Nulty is incorrect. Walter A.McNulty is the name of the guy that made that place click.he was responsible for many designs.from gun barrel lathes to electric systems for anything they needed. He designed the paratrooper model carbine. The story of CIA coming in to ask PMC to produce the model 71/72 is bull. The Model 71/72 was supposed as a 2ed or backup for nj state troopers.at the time there wasn't to many .25 cal that were reliable. How do I know this. Walter is my dad.I sometime would go on weekends. And shoot m1 and m2 carbines into the test pit. Yea a 10 year old burning powder with a M2! Now I own a model 72. Shoot it couple of times a year all the u tube I see only show the short version. I have short and long in both 22/25 my dad gave it to me in the late 80s. My dad worked closely with Gary Wilhelm (high standard)1st American designer to win gold in Olympics. To make prototype of 71/72. So when it came time to get one he got the 1st one off the line my serial # is WAM 001. Also we used to shoot the prototype of model 72 receiver made into a small rifle 12 inch barrel remove able stock looks like a mini m16.

Nice looking gun for sure.

Its a cool gun, but I would think, if the government was looking for a tiny pistol for covert operations, they'd just use Baby Browning's. They're some of the tiniest guns ever made and shoot the same caliber as this gun does.

You should look into getting a 1921 Mann .25 ACP pistol its a nice little piece

I was going to say, how can you keep the same recoil spring for two different calibers and then I realised oh ya .25 acp is basically the same power as 22 lr lol

Seeing how thick the barrel is i would say it was designed to shoot really stout loads for self defense, i mean this barrel is huge...

fantastic review! Thanks so much for posting!

Neat little gun. Going to record some shooting with it?

I like this as pocket survival gun bit longer barrel and caliber change up

Looks pretty cool anyway (can't turn up the volume, should be revising). Toodle-oo.

The Plain-field Gray-truck-in-the-suburbs sun-glassed-suited-man-staring-at-you corporation for not suspicious firearms aimed at recreational shooters not doing government work at all

Well, talk about an exotic handgun!

I have this gun! Thank you for the video.

Does the safety lock the slide back too?

where is the shooting video of this gun?

How many rounds are in each of the mags?

What is the Plainfield Model 71's magazine capacity for both 22lr and 25 ACP?

how much do these things run.

i have seen one of these

ould see how someone could think it is a CIA gun, think about it. Vietnam used to be owned by the french, and the french used the 25 ACP in their Ruby pistols. So if they were out of .22 ammo, they could switch it to the 6.35mm.

Thank you! But better if your hands not jump and twist.

Very cool!

Verygood sogood and cool...wow👍

I have 2 of them #619 & #620 bought in early 1970/s

Nice grip, no bullshit anatomical humps anywhere

I want one bad!

Forgive me for sating the obvious truth but, if it were a cia assassin's gun then why would it have plainfield model 71 on the slide? A good example of a real assassin gun is the Russian pss silent pistol. It is completely devoid of maker marks or country of origin.

Real cool

Cool😎

really intresting pistol

... even every airsoft gun has that.

You mean like just about every other gun does? ;)

*.25 IS WAY BETTER THAN .22 IN THAT BARREL LEIGHT*

The gun was made prior to the commenter's birth. Not sure of the comment's motive as he would have NO idea about the gun's history.(officially that is)

Almost looks to mainstream to be your gun!

Nice gun,I would love to use this in my backyard when the coyotes try commin to eat my dog. and dam CIA spy gun! now am in love.

Awesome! I won't this pistol!

Cool that it shoots .22lr, cause .25 acp really sucks.

dammit i want one

Прекрасное оружие самообороны, увидев которое нападающий задумается, а стоит ли нападать ??? !!!

I like it - big for caliber , well machined, looks good - Nicer and more effective than Grandma's (rip) Colt Junior..I have doubts about the spy story though and I might be wrong , but if I were making spy guns they would have deniability no makers name , no serial number no country of origin, perhaps a copy of a foreign or enemy design...but maybe that's just the despicable me talking...Radoms --strangely enough , were used as spy guns - by everyone - hard to trace , Poland had them them Nazi's had them, Red Poles had them White Poles had them Russians had them and Americans had them from German captures.