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[[Image:LiberatorPistol.jpg|thumb|right|350px|FP-45 Liberator - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:LiberatorPistol.jpg|thumb|right|350px|FP-45 Liberator - .45 ACP]] | ||
| − | The FP-45 Liberator was an inexpensive single-shot pistol designed by the U.S. military during World War 2 to serve as a disposable weapon. Though described as an 'assassination weapon' some historians bristled at the connotation, indicating that the intent was to provide ultra cheap 'insurgency weapons' which could be dropped behind enemy lines to friendly forces. The simple design and single shot capacity would ensure that the weapon be regarded as relatively useless by any enemy military (firing a .45 ACP round from an unrifled 4-inch barrel, the Liberator's effective range was around 3 yards), but could be used as a last ditch defensive weapon or to procure better weapons from enemy forces, which was the Liberator's primary purpose. The weapon was made in utmost secrecy, with instructions using non-firearm terms such as "spanner" to describe the parts and a deliberately misleading designation ("FP" for "Flare | + | The FP-45 Liberator was an inexpensive single-shot pistol designed by the U.S. military during World War 2 to serve as a disposable weapon. Though described as an 'assassination weapon' some historians bristled at the connotation, indicating that the intent was to provide ultra cheap 'insurgency weapons' which could be dropped behind enemy lines to friendly forces. The simple design and single shot capacity would ensure that the weapon be regarded as relatively useless by any enemy military (firing a .45 ACP round from an unrifled 4-inch barrel, the Liberator's effective range was around 3 yards), but could be used as a last ditch defensive weapon or to procure better weapons from enemy forces, which was the Liberator's primary purpose. The weapon was made in utmost secrecy, with instructions using non-firearm terms such as "spanner" to describe the parts and a deliberately misleading designation ("FP" for "Flare Projector"). 25,000 were dropped to the French resistance, 100,000 sent to China, and a few thousand airdropped in Greece, but most of the remainder of the production run of around a million guns were destroyed after the war. |
The Liberator is an extremely simple twist-lock breech weapon without even an extractor mechanism; while it can store 5 additional .45 ACP rounds in the grip, this is just a compartment and does not feed into the weapon. Reloading the weapon requires the spent casing first be manually forced out of the barrel from the front, with a wooden dowel rod provided for this purpose. This rather infamously resulted in the only gun in history that took longer to reload than it did to manufacture. | The Liberator is an extremely simple twist-lock breech weapon without even an extractor mechanism; while it can store 5 additional .45 ACP rounds in the grip, this is just a compartment and does not feed into the weapon. Reloading the weapon requires the spent casing first be manually forced out of the barrel from the front, with a wooden dowel rod provided for this purpose. This rather infamously resulted in the only gun in history that took longer to reload than it did to manufacture. | ||
Revision as of 00:53, 22 January 2015
The FP-45 Liberator was an inexpensive single-shot pistol designed by the U.S. military during World War 2 to serve as a disposable weapon. Though described as an 'assassination weapon' some historians bristled at the connotation, indicating that the intent was to provide ultra cheap 'insurgency weapons' which could be dropped behind enemy lines to friendly forces. The simple design and single shot capacity would ensure that the weapon be regarded as relatively useless by any enemy military (firing a .45 ACP round from an unrifled 4-inch barrel, the Liberator's effective range was around 3 yards), but could be used as a last ditch defensive weapon or to procure better weapons from enemy forces, which was the Liberator's primary purpose. The weapon was made in utmost secrecy, with instructions using non-firearm terms such as "spanner" to describe the parts and a deliberately misleading designation ("FP" for "Flare Projector"). 25,000 were dropped to the French resistance, 100,000 sent to China, and a few thousand airdropped in Greece, but most of the remainder of the production run of around a million guns were destroyed after the war.
The Liberator is an extremely simple twist-lock breech weapon without even an extractor mechanism; while it can store 5 additional .45 ACP rounds in the grip, this is just a compartment and does not feed into the weapon. Reloading the weapon requires the spent casing first be manually forced out of the barrel from the front, with a wooden dowel rod provided for this purpose. This rather infamously resulted in the only gun in history that took longer to reload than it did to manufacture.
The FP-45 Liberator can be seen in the following video games used by the following actors:
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Notation | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mail Call / 'Snafu' | R. Lee Ermey | Himself |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | EZ GUN (main game) / Monkey Shaker (Snake vs. Monkey) | With silencer and laser aiming module | Shown firing tranquilizer darts | 2004 |
| Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker | EZ Gun | With silencer and laser aiming module | Fires life- or Psyche-gauge-regaining darts | 2010 |