SOLD - FP-45 Liberator Pistol (16 - 26152)

Description

10/26/23 - The FP-45 Liberator was a pistol manufactured by the United States military during World War II for use by resistance forces in occupied territories. It was originally intended as an insurgency weapon to be mass dropped behind enemy lines to resistance fighters in occupied territory. A resistance fighter was to recover the weapon, sneak up on an Axis occupier, kill or incapacitate him, and retrieve his weapons. The pistol had its origins in the US Army Joint Psychological Committee and was designed for the United States Army in 1942 by the Inland Guide Lamp Manufacturing Division of the General Motors Corporation in Dayton, Ohio. The army designated the weapon the Flare Projector Caliber .45 hence the designation FP-45. This was done to disguise the fact that a pistol was being mass produced. This particular example is in good condition with mild patina and surface corrosion. On top it is marked 16 and 45 ACP. There is also a German "antler" proof and date "80", which was most likely done to bring it back into the US after the war. Possibly was captured by the Germans during WW2, and exported back to the US postwar. Originally it would have had no markings. Mechanically correct. Comes with a smooth bore, with some mild patina inside but great overall condition. All correct with the exception of the bottom plate which is a replacement and more shiny then the rest of the gun. This example DOES require an FFL or C&R.