Guns International #: 102610344
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Guns International #: 102610344
Category - Military Pistols
- US
- Military Pistols - Liberator
U.S. Liberator 45 ACP WWII Resistance Pistol C&R Eligible
Description: Up for sale we have an original Inland Guide Lamp Division of GM, WWII Liberator Pistol. Single Shot 45 ACP. Great Shape. Fully functional, yes I tested it ONCE! Most folks have never seen these so the description below is intended to provide a little background. FFL or C&R required. Shipping will be 40 dollars for USPS Signature Required. Insurance is required. 1.50 per 100 dollars your declared value. The FP-45 Liberator is a handgun manufactured by the United States military during World War II for use by resistance forces in occupied territories. The Liberator was never issued to American or other Allied troops, and there are few documented instances of the weapon being used for its intended purpose; though the intended recipients, irregulars and resistance fighters, rarely kept detailed records due to the inherent risks if the records were captured by the enemy. Few FP-45 pistols were distributed as intended, and most were destroyed by Allied forces after the war. The project was assigned to the US Army Joint Psychological Warfare Committee and was designed for the United States Army two months later by George Hyde of the Inland Manufacturing Division of the General Motors Corporation in Dayton, Ohio. Production was undertaken by General Motors Guide Lamp Division to avoid conflicting priorities with Inland Division production of the M1 carbine.The army designated the weapon the Flare Projector Caliber .45 hence the designation FP-45. This was done to disguise the fact that a pistol was being mass-produced. The original engineering drawings labeled the barrel as "tube", the trigger as "yoke", the firing pin as "control rod", and the trigger guard as "spanner". The Guide Lamp Division plant in Anderson, Indiana assembled a million of these guns. The Liberator project took about six months from conception to the end of production with about 11 weeks of actual manufacturing time, done by 300 workers. Since they were never officially issues, this was either an OSS bring back or a Lunch Box Special. Price: $3,250.00 Curio/Relic: Yes Contact Seller |
Guns International #: 102610344
Guns International #: 102610344