Kiss of death (firearm)

Lipstick pistol

The kiss of death or lipstick pistol was a pistol used by the KGB during the Cold War. ^[1] It was a single shot 4.5 mm caliber pistol hidden inside a lipstick holder. ^{[2] [3]}

An example found in West Berlin at an American checkpoint is now held by the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. ^[4] One is used throughout Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater by EVA.

Notes

1. "Lipstick Pistol". International Spy Museum. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
2. from Gizmag retrieved August 22, 2009
3. World's first spy museum opens in America BBC News Online, 18 July 2002. Accessed 2009-08-24.
4. Lipstick pistol Archived September 22, 2005, at the Wayback Machine from CNN retrieved May 23, 2008