DORYU 3 Flash Camera. Developed in Japan in 1952, it combined a compact camera with the shape and handling of a pistol so photographers could shoot quickly and discreetly. Even the original manual describes it as "a compact camera with the form of a pistol."
Despite being Doryu's first model, it was marked "Doryu 3" and never made it past the prototype stage. Its Bakelite body had durability issues, and the 9.5mm film it used was difficult to find in Japan, so it was replaced by the Doryu 2-16 later that same year.


















