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Message: <blockquote data-quote="OKNewshawk" data-source="post: 3064790" data-attributes="member: 6592">While it's true that the first iteration of the U.N.C.L.E. Special was a 1934 Mauser Pocket Pistol in .32ACP, the gun was found to be too underpowered to cycle blanks reliably. It was also too small to reliably handle all the accessories. The show's armorer had to borrow Walther P38s from the Combat set to complete the second episode. This is what led them to make the "Mark II" U.N.C.L.E. Special, a modified P38. Six pistols were converted, with two of them being modified for the complete carbine conversion and full auto operation. This caused the Treasury Department to fine MGM $2000 for the unauthorized modifications. There were also non-functional resin guns made as substitutes when the real weapons were not needed.There is an entire website devoted to the U.N.C.L.E. Special guns. It gives a more detailed history of the guns and you can even buy airsoft or resin replicas of either the Mauser or the Walther versions of the gun. The site is <a href="http://theunclegun.com/" target="_blank">The U.N.C.L.E. Gun.</a></blockquote>