Reproduction or possiblility of making a FP-45 (Liberator)?

[thefifthspeed]

Curious if anyone has seen a company make a reproduction Liberator pistol or if anyone has attempted to make them. I've come to the conclusion that I don't have a couple thousand to spare to spend on such a simple design but I would like to have one just for kicks.

A little info on these little guys

[CHS]

I don't think any modern company would be able to make these guns and sell them, since they really aren't a safe design.

However, somewhere around here I have the full set of blueprints for them. They shouldn't be THAT hard to make yourself.. heh. I don't even think the barrels were rifled.

[fal_762x51]

Look on weaponeer.net. There was a guy that made a .22lr version and I think he was working on a .45 and 9mm version.

[sorensen440]

I saw one of those at a gun show a while back
I want one

[Sampachi]

Problem is getting a 20 ton press and die set up to stamp out the parts.

[sorensen440]

Problem is getting a 20 ton press and die set up to stamp out the parts.

once you get that out of the way though you could turn parts out like crazy

[bohoki]

hmm it was technically designed as a "flare gun" at least in public documents

as it was smooth bore i doubt it would be allowed but if rifled blanks are used i don't see why not

i think it is an extremely safe design its a single shot so its exempt from the not unsafe list

[jeffsenpai]

I saw a forum once where a guy made a full working replica out of modern steel. Looked pretty cool!

[BroncoBob]

California drop test would be interesting.

[sorensen440]

California drop test would be interesting.

Its a single shot

[chevyboy_0]

However, somewhere around here I have the full set of blueprints for them. They shouldn't be THAT hard to make yourself.. heh. I don't even think the barrels were rifled.

If you could find said Blueprints Id love to get a copy, id be happy to buy a copy from you. I figure at the machine shop I work at we could make one posibly even with rifling.....

[sorensen440]

The original delivered cost for the FP-45 was $2.40/unit[1] ($26 in 2005)

someone should make them and sell them for 50 bucks each

[GuyW]

Hmmm - built by government contract, so not subject to taxation....sounds OK for CA homebuild to me...
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[PolishMike]

If you could find said Blueprints Id love to get a copy, id be happy to buy a copy from you. I figure at the machine shop I work at we could make one posibly even with rifling.....

I have a set of blueprints for this pistol. PM me your e-mail address.

Edit: Looks like I have the original blueprints from Inland Manufacturing Division - General Motors Corp dated 5-13-1942. **** the buyout, let them make guns again.

Sample-

[GuyW]

hmm it was technically designed as a "flare gun" at least in public documents

My plan set says "submachinegun"....

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