Talk:Plinx/@comment-181.228.127.197-20191008084859

Did you know that visually the pistol is very similar to a modern foam dart pistol, as used by children, college students, and some office workers. Beyond this similarity, the design of the Plinx was also likely inspired by various late 19th century black powder pistols (muzzleloaders and early revolvers), early 20th century revolvers, some modern target pistols of various types and rifle-caliber single shot hunting pistols, as well as a plethora of modern target air pistols. Interestingly, the design of contemporary competitive air pistols has a very similar visual and functional design to that of the Plinx; the cylindar contains the "energy" for the pistol (which can be "recharged"), while the barrel and body surround the air/energy chamber. All of these similarities are likely more due to what is an effective form factor for target shooting, which the Plinx attempts to represent, rather than a simple emulation of a unique style. If this design were not so effective, we would not see so many pistols (and toys) that hold to this design.