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The Liberator pistol

Designed to be as inexpensive as possible, assembled from mostly stamped sheet-metal parts, the Liberator was a single shot pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge the US military was using for standard handguns and submachine guns. It was so cheap that each one set the US government back only $2.40 in 1942 money. A million were made in less than three months during the darkest days of WWII, to be airdropped to Resistance fighters in enemy occupied territory.

picture 2 tfb The Liberator pistol photo

Read about it at Hell in a Handbasket.

Posted by Steve on Nov 23rd 2009 | Filed in handguns, military | Comments (14)

Home made five barrel shotgun

Xavier has a write of an an amazing five barrel shotgun made in Czechoslovakia.

5Barrelshotgun677

Looks like a similar concept as the Winchester Liberator and Colt Defender

Hillberg Defender Muzzle
Eight barreled 20 gauge
Colt Defender Mark 1

Read it here.

Posted by Steve on Mar 30th 2008 | Filed in shotguns | Comments (8)