I was all excited when I heard about someone recreating the OSS Liberator pistol. Vintage Ordnance http://www.vintageordnance.com/ has built a modern incarnation of the FP-45 with a rifled barrel. The only other deviations from the original are the ATF required markings. So far so good...
Then I looked closer at the website. $600.00! Are you high? Yes, I know that an original Liberator is worth four digits. The original cost $2.40 to produce which is about $35.00 in today's dollars. I could see maybe $200.00 if you are a history buff, but $600.00? And here's the kicker...
The pistol; as produced by Vintage, is incapable of being fired! The company does not bore the firing pin hole completly through, though it implies that anyone could. Then it states that they are not liable for any injury resulting from someone doing just that. A rifled barrel firearm that cannot be fired as sold. I'll buy swampland first!
Then I looked closer at the website. $600.00! Are you high? Yes, I know that an original Liberator is worth four digits. The original cost $2.40 to produce which is about $35.00 in today's dollars. I could see maybe $200.00 if you are a history buff, but $600.00? And here's the kicker...
The pistol; as produced by Vintage, is incapable of being fired! The company does not bore the firing pin hole completly through, though it implies that anyone could. Then it states that they are not liable for any injury resulting from someone doing just that. A rifled barrel firearm that cannot be fired as sold. I'll buy swampland first!
DECCDW, PALTCF
NRA, CMP, DLEMA
11B, 45B, 45K, 45L, 45Z, 95B
NRA, CMP, DLEMA
11B, 45B, 45K, 45L, 45Z, 95B