Vintage Ordnance are producing clones of the FP-45 Liberator pistol for just $599.50 + S&H.

I have long since wondered why nobody was producing replicas. Reading their website I now know why …

Though our reproduction is sold as a firearm and exceeds the mechanical strength of the original through the use of superior materials and vastly tighter chamber and headspace tolerances, WE STRONGLY ADVISE CUSTOMERS NOT TO FIRE THE PISTOL. During production in 1942, several examples were taken from the assembly line to test under repetitive fire. Reports indicated that after 50 rounds of service ball ammunition the testers felt the weapons were no longer safe to fire. They were simply never designed handle a steady diet of powerful .45 ACP. They were made to fire ten rounds. They are what they are.

That defiantly puts me off buying one.

[Hat Tip: AmmoLand]