---
title: "The ingenious Nazi belt buckle pistol that never made it very far"
date: "2018-11-01"
modified: "2020-10-21"
authors:
  - name: "Orvelin Valle"
    link: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/orvelinvalle/"
url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-tactical/the-amazing-nazi-belt-buckle-pistol-that-never-was/"
categories:
  - "History"
  - "Tactical"
  - "War History"
  - "Weapons"
  - "World War II"
---

# The ingenious Nazi belt buckle pistol that never made it very far

![](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/legacy/assets.rbl.ms/17297365/origin.png>)

![](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/legacy/assets.rbl.ms/17297366/origin.png>)
*Forgotten Weapons, YouTube*

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The [Nazis had some insane weapons](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/intel/nazi-world-domination/>), from super soldier serum to [four-story guns that could fire shells over 30 miles away](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/5-weapons-designed-kill-specific-target/>).

Some of their weapons were so far left field you'd think they pulled them out of a [Robert Rodriguez](<https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001675/>) flick. Case in point is the belt buckle pistol featured on the [Forgotten Weapons](<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrfKGpvbEQXcbe68dzXgJuA>) YouTube channel.

The pistol—also known as the Power Pelvis Gun—was conceived by Louis Marquis during his stint in a World War I POW camp in 1915. Marquis was consumed by the idea for a concealed weapon to exert his authority over the other prisoners without drawing the attention of the guards. He patented his design in 1934 and named it the *Koppelschlosspistole*, but it was never mass produced because it wasn't accurate, according to [My Gun Culture](<https://mygunculture.com/the-marquis-belt-buckle-gun-shake-your-groove-thing/>).

### Unlike Rodrguez's 12-bullet cock revolver, this little pistol was practical in that it held your pants up while simultaneously being deadly in plain sight.

![](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/legacy/assets.rbl.ms/17297367/origin.gif>)
*Machete Kills (2013), AR Films*

### (By the way, how does Sofia Vergara fire this revolver? Where's the trigger?)

![](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/legacy/assets.rbl.ms/17297368/origin.gif>)
*Machete Kills (2013), AR Films*

### The belt buckle pistol on the other hand, is pretty straight forward. The cover plate swings open to expose four barrels and firing triggers.

![](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/legacy/assets.rbl.ms/17274807/origin.gif>)
*Forgotten Weapons, YouTube*

### Re-cocking the gun is as easy as closing the barrel cover.

![](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/legacy/assets.rbl.ms/17274806/origin.gif>)
*Forgotten Weapons, YouTube*

The [Rock Island Auction Company](<https://www.rockislandauction.com/viewitem/aid/62/lid/1529>) (RIA) sold the weapon for $14,000. This video shows how the weapons works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZhHW3JhGDE

Forgotten Weapons, YouTube

## Author
OV is a Navy veteran and an expert in social media and entertainment marketing. Previously, with music electronics company Roland, he created social media outreach and growth strategies that became Roland's worldwide corporate standard. OV also managed social media and promotions for Madison Square Garden and Clear Channel Radio.