From:	Alex van der Kleut <sommers@*****.UMICH.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Quiet kills
Date:	Mon, 31 Oct 1994 09:53:20 -0400

On Sun, 30 Oct 1994, Firepower wrote:
> On the topic of silent killing..
>
> 4. Personal favorite---anyone ever seen a shark stick? Used by
> skin-divers, it protects from shark attacks by providing a simple
> weapon. Basically it is a hollow, lightweight tube of aluminum with a
> grip on one end and a hollow at the other. At the bottom of that hollow
> is a firing pin. Into that hollow fit 1 shotgun shell. By pressing the
> end of the stick into a person, the shell is depressed and fires. The
> area just below the human sternum is the best location--firing the shot
> upwards into the heart and lungs. The base of the skull is the other.
> The very best thing about the chest kill is this. All the gases
> released empty into the chest cavity. The kill is virtually silent (5,
> maybe 10 foot radius.) Of course, you will have trouble reloading....
>

Did you, by chance, happen to read Without Remorse by Tom Clancy? The
main character, Mr. Clarke gets back from 'Nam and decides he doesn't
like drug dealers. Uses the shark stick against a smarmy dealer. Picked
up that trick with SEALs. Definately some stuff in there worth reading.