FP-45 LIBERATOR MODEL 1 (EARLIER MODEL)

FP-45 LIBERATOR MODEL 1 (EARLIER MODEL) – CUSTOM / SPECIAL ORDER (8-12 WEEKS DELIVERY)

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 cover slide 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

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.