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re: NYPD confiscates deadly weapon - posts to Twitter
Posted on 10/7/20 at 2:17 pm to StanSmith
Posted on 10/7/20 at 2:17 pm to StanSmith
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It was typical of very early 20th century crappy handguns owned by folks who couldn't afford a s and w or colt
FP-45 Liberator
Air dropped during WW2. The plan was to drop it in such great quantities that occupying forces could never capture or recover all of them.
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The FP-45.... had just 23 largely stamped and turned steel parts... fired the .45 ACP... unrifled barrel....maximum effective range was only about 25 feet (8 m)...delivered cost for the FP-45 was $2.10/unit, lending it the nickname "Woolworth pistol".
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Posted on 10/7/20 at 2:25 pm to Shexter
The theory behind the Liberator was that you walk up behind the Nazi and pop him in the noggin with the one round. Then you grab his weapon and ammo for real fighting. Not even sure why they included the extra rounds since you had to basically take the thing apart (and poke the fired casing out with a stick) to reload it. You would be some kind of dead if you had to reload it in a gunfight.
Would still take it over the revolver shown in the OP.
Would still take it over the revolver shown in the OP.
Posted on 10/10/20 at 11:02 am to Shexter
I am familiar with the liberator but I have not seen one in real life. I appreciate the simple engineering of this weapon but the base concept is a bit flawed. Alot of money spent based on total production and relatively few were distributed. Most got scrapped.
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