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For the opposite end of the spectrum, see [[Hand Cannon]].

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* In ''[[Master Keaton]]'', a cop tells a suicidal man not to shoot himself in the head with a .22, because it's more likely to leave him an invalid than to kill him.

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== [[Live-Action TV]] ==

* An episode of ''[[~~MASH~~]]'' focused on negotiating a prisoner exchange with the Chinese. One condition of the exchange was that the Americans had to come unarmed, but Margaret gave Frank a tiny pistol to carry in case he needed it. When the Chinese realized that the agreement had been broken they were ready to call the whole thing off, but when they actually saw the pistol in question they laughed it off as a joke. This is slightly [[Justified Trope|justified]] since the Chinese soldiers are heavily armed with automatic weapons.

* An episode of ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|M*A*S*H]]'' focused on negotiating a prisoner exchange with the Chinese. One condition of the exchange was that the Americans had to come unarmed, but Margaret gave Frank a tiny pistol to carry in case he needed it. When the Chinese realized that the agreement had been broken they were ready to call the whole thing off, but when they actually saw the pistol in question they laughed it off as a joke. This is slightly [[Justified Trope|justified]] since the Chinese soldiers are heavily armed with automatic weapons.

* In the third season final of ''[[Castle]]'', Chief Montgomery uses a small Derringer-type hold-out gun to kill a hired killer standing over him, preparing to finish off the Chief.

* In an episode of ''[[Sledge Hammer!]]'', the hero's iconic [[Hand Cannon]] is taken away from him, and he's forced to carry a pistol that is so tiny that he holds it in two fingers to shoot.