WWII GUIDE LAMP FP-45 LIBERATOR PISTOL WITH BOX
& MANUAL. Cal. 45 ACP. NSN. The FP-45 (clandestine designation "Flare Pistol") Liberator pistol was proposed, developed, and began mass production at the U.S. Guide Lamp Division of General Motors in only 11 weeks, with the Joint Psychological Warfare Committee intending on air dropping loads of Liberator pistols to resistance and partisan groups in German occupied countries during World War II. The Liberator was never designed to be used for more than just a few shots, with its main purpose serving as a rudimentary, easily concealable, and cost effective pistol for resistance fighters to use against enemy personnel in order to secure more effective small arms. Stamped sheet metal construction w/ removable plate on the butt. Milled smoothbore 4" bbl. with cast alloy cocking piece. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: Correct cardboard box along with wooden dowel for ejecting spent cases & instruction sheet. CONDITION: pistol appears functional having a dull gray appearance. (26-2750/MD). CURIO. $1,500-2,500.
[ translate ]& MANUAL. Cal. 45 ACP. NSN. The FP-45 (clandestine designation "Flare Pistol") Liberator pistol was proposed, developed, and began mass production at the U.S. Guide Lamp Division of General Motors in only 11 weeks, with the Joint Psychological Warfare Committee intending on air dropping loads of Liberator pistols to resistance and partisan groups in German occupied countries during World War II. The Liberator was never designed to be used for more than just a few shots, with its main purpose serving as a rudimentary, easily concealable, and cost effective pistol for resistance fighters to use against enemy personnel in order to secure more effective small arms. Stamped sheet metal construction w/ removable plate on the butt. Milled smoothbore 4" bbl. with cast alloy cocking piece. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: Correct cardboard box along with wooden dowel for ejecting spent cases & instruction sheet. CONDITION: pistol appears functional having a dull gray appearance. (26-2750/MD). CURIO. $1,500-2,500.
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