VOCO's reproduction has a rifled barrel and discrete markings to comply with Federal law and hopefully prevent it from being unscrupulously sold as an original antique. We mark the serial number on the front of the grip frame and our company information, model and caliber designation on the underside of the barrel behind the trigger guard. All characters are the minimum 1/16” high. Not readily apparent are the superior quality steels, heat treating and tighter tolerances of our reproduction. We have crafted the barrel, tube strap (breech ring) and cover slide (breech block) out of 1050 medium carbon cold rolled steel for greater strength. We have tightened the chamber tolerances to meet commercial standards and address the terrible headspace problems of the original guns that allowed them to batter themselves apart under repeated firing. Our zinc cocking piece is cast from a denser alloy than the original for greater strength. Throughout we used close tolerance strip steels instead of cheaper commercial quality steel to insure the parts stayed as close as possible to the original specifications.
WWII FP-45 LIBERATOR PISTOL
aka Kangaroo Gun, Woolworth Gun, Flare Pistol
FP-45 LIBERATOR MODEL 2 - $700.00 CUSTOM / SPECIAL ORDER (8-12 WEEKS DELIVERY) CALL 866-983-0006
For the Liberator collector who has just about everything we offer some special order pistols conforming to the earliest guns to come out of Guide Lamp. These are made by hand in the shop from our Model 3 parts that we modify to the earlier patterns. It is time consuming to say the least. it was an informative exercise to build these up.
As I was hand forming the the parts for the Model 2 guide pin, I got a profound feeling of historic deja-vu as it occured to me I was repeating their exact activities of some 68 years before. Having shot the Liberator too often to ever want to shoot one again, it's obvious to me that the fragile guide pin on the top of the cocking piece of the Model 2 will not hold up long under recoil.
This is why on the familiar Model 3, the cocking piece was redesigned with a heavy supporting rib on the top to strengthen the mounting point for the guide pin. These are special order items. We may or may not have these items in stock. If not, expect up to a month wait time for us to make one up in our next assembly cycle. Since these early models were never issued, it would not be appropriate for them to be packed in a box.
*FFL NEEDED to order this fireable pistol
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FP-45 LIBERATOR PISTOL
VOCO REPRODUCTION FP-45 LIBERATOR PISTOL
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE
The original FP-45 is a clever and efficiently designed weapon but it has never received any accolades for operational safety. Once it is loaded, the only safe way to handle it is with the zinc cocking piece turned fully 90 degrees to the right or left so that the rear corner of the pistol’s grip frame will prevent it from rotating into firing position. If the cocking piece is re-aligned and the guide pin inserted through the hole in the cover slide as illustrated in the original instructions, THE PISTOL IS COCKED AND READY TO FIRE. IF DROPPED IN THIS STATE, IT COULD DISCHARGE CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH. Some worn original guns will have no mechanical means to hold the zinc cocking piece securely in the safe 90 degree position because the bottom of the firing pin boss is worn off from repetitive careless scrapping across the steel frame. There is no safe way to handle these pistols. A loaded pistol should never be un-cocked by lowering the zinc cocking piece when it is aligned in firing position. To do so would place the firing pin, under spring pressure, directly on top of the primer of the chambered cartridge. IF THE PISTOL WAS JARRED OR DROPPED IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY TO DISCHARGE.
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The New Vintage Ordnance Co. FP-45 Liberator Pistol was the most widely produced and distributed clandestine weapon of all time yet virtually none survive. Now, the nearly impossible hole in every WWII military pistol collection has finally been filled by VINTAGE ORDNANCE CO. LLC. For the first time collectors can own a superbly precise reproduction complete with packaging & instructions, for a fraction of the $2500-$5000 cost of the ultra-rare original. (It is estimated that fewer than 300 boxes survive making them even rarer than the pistol itself.) Our replica is copied from the original plans and corrected against the actual pistols. The existing plans are not correct and this is not uncommon with wartime designed materiel. Inconsistencies between the finished product and the plans are typically due to the urgency of production. Often design adjustments were made on the factory floor and never recorded on the drawings.
STANDARD MODEL 3 FP-45 Liberator Pistol withOUT Box Set Price $520.00 (FFL NEEDED)
STANDARD MODEL 3 FP-45 Liberator Pistol with Box Set Price $620.00 (FFL NEEDED)
WE ARE CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK. TO RESERVE YOURS CALL 866-983-0006 OR EMAIL at FJardim@vintageordnance.com
FP-45 LIBERATOR MODEL 1 (EARLIER MODEL) - $630.00 CUSTOM / SPECIAL ORDER (8-12 WEEKS DELIVERY) CALL 866-983-0006
For the Liberator collector who has just about everything we offer some special order pistols conforming to the earliest guns to come out of Guide Lamp. These are made by hand in the shop from our Model 3 parts that we modify to the earlier patterns. It is time consuming to say the least. it was an informative exercise to build these up.
True to original reports, the Model 1 firing pin did sometimes miss the hole. You can actually see the dent in the coverslide of our sample gun. It seems so obvious that one wonders how three really smart people like Hyde, Everitt and Hamisch didn't plan for some type of guide pin to keep the cocking piece properly oriented right at the start.
Since these early models were never issued, it would not be appropriate for them to be packed in a box.
*FFL NEEDED to order this fireable pistol