Inventions that are not useful to the police (15 photos)

In the old days, when the methods to combat crime is not ustakanilos on armed police came around the amazing adaptations, sometimes worthy of the best traditions of James Bond. For example ...



1. Shooting Vest (1929)


The vest is equipped with a mini-machine gun, which fires when the pull rope, connecting it with the fingers guardian of the law. Suppose you are a police officer and a situation in which the offender caught you by surprise. He, of course, the first thing tells you to raise your hands up.



You push your hands higher, the rope under his clothes and stretched ... right from your chest to the goggle bandit falls machine-gun the whole place.

2. hatch robber (1919)


Luke was located directly in front of the window of the bank cashier. In the case of a robbery just a cashier and had to - leg press a lever on the floor. Hatch opened, and the robber fell into a special room, where he waited for the arrival of the police. It will fall if the cashier kind. Because just to be sure the right hand bank employee was also a valve by unscrewing which could keep water in the trap with a particularly dangerous criminal. And then the work of the police is much lower.



3. Gun with built-in camera (1934)


This device invented for police-Mazilu. If you can not shoot a criminal and he runs away, then, at least, though it remains a recent photograph. The camera automatically triggered when a policeman pulls the trigger.



4. Mototachanka (1922, 1959)


Motorcycle with integrated barrel capable spew as usual shells and shot, tried to put on the American armed forces of law and order twice. But the idea never caught on - apparently, shoot, maneuvering in traffic is not very convenient. And then, as you leave this unattended vehicles when it is time to go eat traditional donuts with coffee.

5. Electric Glove (1935)


This invention Cuban Searle Diaz, was to pacify the street protesters. A man came into the fight with a servant of the law in such a glove, electrical discharges in 1500 volts. One light touch was enough to calm any dissatisfied.

6. Helmets with flashing lights (1928, 1940)


Not every cop in the first half of the twentieth century was a machine. And yet, even then flashers in vogue - at least for the beginning and in such a "foot" version.

7. Armor a la "Medieval Knight" (1938)


This Parisian project late 1930s, it is difficult to take seriously. It seems that these armor glued with superglue in the kitchen of the same, have not played enough in childhood defender of law and order.

8. Room truth (1934)


Long ago, when the circuit with good and bad investigator had not yet been worked out, criminologists New York created a project called "A Room of truth." It was a tiny room, the walls of which were covered with mirrors. Wherever the suspect nor looked everywhere he saw the endless reflection of his guilty face. A light source placed above the head during interrogation could be adjusted so that the person being questioned looked more miserable and iznurёnnee. After a couple of hours of questioning a suspect in any room began to repent.

9. Tear gas for every taste! (1926-1932)


In the late 20's - early 30-ies, tear gas was a great honor. Which only modifications or invented, nor beneath that only masked. Especially popular model to wear on the wrist and is actuated by means of a ring on his finger. Enough to bend the wrist in a special way and a cloud of pure suffering envelops your interlocutor.



This gas gun disguised as a normal pen. Note how the usual elegance girl jets of gas. A moment ago it was entered by the her gun, and now crying like a child.

More tear bombs were disguised as cute souvenirs like this crocodile, or a mechanism that opens the window ...