So I was talking with Wally the other night about how I was surprised that nobody had attempted to produce an NFA legal copy of the FP-45 Liberator. (Note that the FP-45 was a smoothbore pistol and therefore an NFA Destructive Device).
Wally found this place that makes Clones of the FP-45.
I’m a little nonplussed, given that they’re all hand-made, and despite several upgrades for legal and safety reasons they still hold the action strength of the originals….being that those likely had a service life of 10 rounds or shorter.
For $600, for a single-shot sheet-steel pistol, I’d kinda like to shoot it whenever I felt so inclined.
Frankly I’d love to see these stamped out on an assembly line for lowered price, and made from more resilient heat-treated steel for repeated firing.
Still it IS nice that anybody who wants a more-or-less authentic FP-45 Liberator can get one, and not have to worry about damaging or marring a vintage museum piece.
More here from the amazing Phil Schreier of the NRA Museum.
Heeeey, now, if you marry this with Tam’s idea of the bubble packed 10 dollar Wal-mart gun, you might be on to something.
That said, I REALLY want a Liberator.
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