Bangkok - Japanese man arrested for selling firearms

**dirtydog** · 04-04-2008, 07:26 PM

Japanese man arrested for selling firearms

Police Friday arrested a Japanese man who was wanted for illegally producing and selling firearms to gangs in Japan and fled to Thailand four years ago.

Sakoshi Onoda, 54, was arrested in his rented apartment in Soi Ram Intra 5 in Bangkok's Bang Khen district along with two guns, ammunition, electric-shock devices, samurai swords and blueprints for the production of pen guns.

The suspect denied the items were his.

Hiding in Thailand, Onoda had made pen guns for youngsters and criminal gangs for two years, police said.

He was initially charged with illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, producing guns for others without permission and illegal entry into Thailand.

The Nation

**Happyman** · 04-04-2008, 08:25 PM

'scuse my ignorance but, what is a "pen gun" ?

**English Noodles** · 04-04-2008, 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by Happyman

'scuse my ignorance but, what is a "pen gun" ?

**Happyman** · 04-04-2008, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by English Noodles

Originally Posted by Happyman

'scuse my ignorance but, what is a "pen gun" ?

Nice pics thanks!
Which end does the bullet come out of ???

**English Noodles** · 04-04-2008, 11:18 PM

The top end, you can see one being fired here.

**English Noodles** · 04-04-2008, 11:21 PM

Here is a good one.

**bar dog** · 04-04-2008, 11:31 PM

I bought one about 6 years ago in Patpong on open display. Fires a single .22 rimfire cartrage and accurate to about 10m. Useless for anything serious but will certainly kill or maim at close range. I think they are much better using low velocity (sub sonics) and non jacketed ammunition.

Of course I only bought it for curiosity factor and responsibly disposed of it years ago.

Bar Dog

bkkmadness · 04-04-2008, 11:48 PM

^ You mean you gave it to a child to draw a picture with and forgot to get it back.

**Happyman** · 05-04-2008, 12:07 AM

Right !
thanks

I will stay with my 10 Baht "Bic"

**dirtydog** · 05-04-2008, 01:54 AM

Originally Posted by bar dog

Fires a single .22 rimfire cartrage and accurate to about 10m.

I think your being a bit hopefull there,maybe accurate enough to hit a person at 10 feet and very unlikely to kill them.

**Spyker** · 05-04-2008, 02:39 PM

Interesting weapon though . Made me think of that movie of
Rowan Atkinson , where he played an English spy , name slipped me .

**qwerty** · 05-04-2008, 03:59 PM

It's amazing what you can find on the internet:

http://www.thehomegunsmith.com/pdf/ZipGun.pdf

**Gerbil** · 05-04-2008, 04:30 PM

Just had a look at that site. Fcuk me!

The 'BSP' 9mm SMG

They say the best things in life are free ... but not in this case!
Complete plans (including photo's and illustrations) showing the construction process of this 9mm BSP- SMG.
* This firearm design is perhaps the simplest of all improvised SMG' designs.
* Constructed using off the shelf British Standard Pipe fittings and hardware products.

**English Noodles** · 05-04-2008, 04:38 PM

^It's the same site that i found the pen gun photos at.

**Driventowin** · 05-04-2008, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

producing guns for others without permission

It seems he had permission.....From everyone he was selling them to....

Who else was he supposed to get permission from?

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