Riot Gun

Creator

USF Institute for Digital Exploration

Files

Publication Date

9-10-2025

Model Creation Date

12/21/2023

Alt Text

A three-dimensional model of an attachment for a .38 Special or .357 Magnum revolver that allowed the operator to use and launch "riot control" grenades, like tear gas or other chemical substance. This Smith & Wesson "Mighty Midget" grenade launcher includes detailed instructions on its use, which are printed on a silver sticker that is attached to the large, round, black barrel of the attachment. A clamp-like device at the base of the launcher allowed a revolver operator to insert the barrel of their weapon into the launcher barrel and tighten it. Once attached, a special "launching cartridge" was loaded into the gun's cylinder in place of bullets and a "Mighty Midget grenade" canister would be inserted into the launcher barrel. After these steps were done, when the gun was fired, the grenade of gas would be launched. The model can be moved, rotated, and zoomed in and out, allowing the viewer to examine the object's details from multiple angles.

Extent

1 3-D Model

Media Type

Models (Representations); Renderings (Drawings)

Digitization Specifications

HCSO Training Division Collection ART-00000025 3D-Model produced with the Artec Spider and processed with Artec Studio 18

Device Name

Artec Spider

Processing Software

Artec Studio 18

Download Size

65MB

Geometry

951.8k Triangles

Format

Digital Only

Materials

1

Note

View on the USF Libraries' Sketchfab Account

Rigged Geometries

No

Scale Transformations

No

Textures

1

UV Layers

Yes

Vertex Colors

No

Vertices

476k

Recommended Citation

USF Institute for Digital Exploration, "Riot Gun" (2025). Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office 3D Collection. 59.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/idex_hcso/59