CornerShot
type of Weapon accessory
CornerShot is a weapon accessory created by Lt. Col. Amos Golan of the Israel Defense Forces in cooperation with American investors.
History
It was designed in the early 2000s for use by SWAT teams and special forces in hostile situations usually involving terrorists and hostages.
Corner Shot Holdings, LLC was founded in Florida by two former senior officers from anti-terrorism units of the Israel Defense Forces together with US investors to produce the CornerShot.
Purpose
The CornerShot's purpose is similar to that of the periscope rifle and the curved barrel (German: Krummlauf) attachment on the Sturmgewehr 44 rifle in World War II; it allows its operator to both see and attack an armed target without exposing the operator to counterattack.
Aside from a weapon, CornerShot can also mount various accessories such as detachable cameras, audio/video transmission kits, visible and IR lasers, tactical flashlights, suppressors, and can fire rubber bullets. Because they are fitted with high-resolution digital cameras, any variant can be used as a surveillance tool.
The system can also be remotely emplaced and operated from behind camouflage, with a wire video-out connection sending images to a commander at a distance or saved to a two-hour flash memory chip attached to the gunstock.
Design
Set-ups
Pistol
In the standard CornerShot, a pistol is mounted in the front end of the weapon, which bends horizontally at a mid-frame sixty-degree hinge.
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