*To the customer’s Attention* Prior to sale, this firearm will be deactivated at the current UK Spec. Most were scrapped after WW2, hence their rarity. The FP-45 Liberator is a pistol manufactured by the United States military during World War II for use by resistance forces in occupied territories. In reality, the OSS never saw the practicality in mass dropping the Liberator over occupied Europe, and only a handful were ever distributed. 45 caliber pistol made by the boxcar-load (a million, specifically) with the intention of being dropped en masse across Europe to promote civilian sabotage against German occupation forces. A resistance fighter was to recover the weapon, sneak up on an Axis occupier, kill or incapacitate him, and retrieve his weapons. The Liberator is one of those interesting artifacts of WWII an extremely simple single-shot.
ISSUE COPY C 1.35 D8 1/6 WWII Homemade Liberator Model. It was originally intended as an insurgency weapon to be mass dropped behind enemy lines to resistance fighters in occupied territory. Category WWII FP-45 Liberator Pistol Box C 778.43 WW2 FP-45 LIBERATOR INSTRUCTION SHEET, U.S. A crude and clumsy weapon, the Liberator was never intended for front line service. After production, the Army turned the Liberators over to the OSS. Because of the low quality, it was nicknamed the “Woolworth gun.” Extra rounds of ammunition could be stored in the pistol grip. At longer range, the bullet would begin to tumble and stray off course. Its maximum effective range was only about 25 feet (less than 8 m). During World War II, General Motors produced everything from tanks, trucks, airplanes, and machine guns, but few are familiar with the little one-shot pocket. Due to the unrifled barrel, it was intended for very close ambush (1-4 m). 45 caliber pistol cartridge from an unrifled barrel. The Liberator had just 23 largely stamped and turned steel parts that were cheap and easy to manufacture. Click down once to cock the weapon, click down again to open the breech, click up to close. The FP-45 was a crude, single-shot pistol designed to be cheaply and quickly mass produced. The FP-45 Liberator Flare pistol, in all its janky glory. The Liberator project took about 6 months in 1942 from conception to end of production with about 11 weeks of actual manufacturing time, done by 300 workers. ~ The Liberator ~ The FP-45 Liberator was a pistol manufactured by the United States military during World War II for use by resistance forces in occupied territories. At a hair over 1 pound, this little pistol packed a powerfully lethal punch. The FP-45 Liberator, the American made single shot insurgency pistol, was a symbol resistance to an occupying force. The pistol is new specification and comes with its deactivation certificate. The FP-45 Liberator is renowned as one of the rarest American martial handguns from WWII.
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