who still produces those designs. Theodore ceased production of the ASP in 1987. Devel pistol In 1976 a gunsmith from Cleveland, Ohio named Charles Kelsey ordered an ASP pistol and never received one. His experience led him to develop an improved version of the ASP. Working with firearms instructor Ken Hackathorn, he developed the Devel pistol. The wood grips featured a clear Lexan insert, allowing the shooter a visual account of the number of rounds in the magazine. The pistols were coated in an electroless nickel finish and featured traditional sights. Kelsey sent a sample gun to Smith & Wesson, for a factory agreement to produce these pistols on a large scale. An agreement was never reached, yet several of Kelsey's improvements were incorporated into the S&W 3913. Cultural presence In his quest to replace the fictional secret agent's traditional sidearm, Walther PPK, novelist John Gardner goes through an array of weapons before settling for an ASP 9mm for almost the remainder of the continuation novels to equip James Bond with. The weapon also serves as Bond's sidearm in the 1989 comic book, Permission to Die. This pistol is a usable weapon in Call of Duty: Black Ops. References 9mm Parabellum semi-automatic pistols Semi-automatic pistols of the United States