Back in 1984, Russian Military Academy research group presented experimental working prototype of military laser pistol.

The pistol contains pyrotechnic flash bulb which generates initial impulse.
Authors:

Victor Samsonovich Sulakvelidze, General-Major, PhD, Professor;(Project Leader)
Boris Nikolaevich Duvanov, PhD, Professor (technical and experimental research)
Victor Vladimirovich Gorev, Captain (technical and experimental research)
Ludmila Igorevna Avakjanz.

Information source: Russian Military Academy.

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