Uploaded March 2012 | Updated September 2026, 30 minutes ago
*** READ ME *** This is a video showing high speed (slow motion) footage of the FP-45 Liberator Pistol being fired for the first time.
History:
The FP-45 Liberator was a pistol manufactured in the US for the military during World War II for use by resistance forces in occupied territories.
It 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.
The Pistol:
This perfect reproduction was built by the Vintage Ordnance Company LLC.
vintageordnance.homestead.com/Liberator.html
The 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. They mark the serial number on the front of the grip frame and their 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. they 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. The 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.
This FP-45 Liberator Pistol was designed to be fired (You should never fire the original Liberator Pistol they lose value, and can be damaged, which is something you don't want to do with a $2500 collectors pistol).
I really like this pistol... each shot is like stepping back in time, and it was NEVER designed to be accurate, this pistol is far more accurate than you think, but it shoots pretty high.
I'm likely the only person who has carried this pistol as a concealed weapon (CCW holder) in over 65 years.
VERY well made, and a complete product review video will be posted soon.
*** READ ME *** This is a video showing high speed (slow motion) footage of the FP-45 Liberator Pistol being fired for the first time.
History:
The FP-45 Liberator was a pistol manufactured in the US for the military during World War II for use by resistance forces in occupied territories.
It 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.
The Pistol:
This perfect reproduction was built by the Vintage Ordnance Company LLC.
vintageordnance.homestead.com/Liberator.html
The 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. They mark the serial number on the front of the grip frame and their 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. they 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. The 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.
This FP-45 Liberator Pistol was designed to be fired (You should never fire the original Liberator Pistol they lose value, and can be damaged, which is something you don't want to do with a $2500 collectors pistol).
I really like this pistol... each shot is like stepping back in time, and it was NEVER designed to be accurate, this pistol is far more accurate than you think, but it shoots pretty high.
I'm likely the only person who has carried this pistol as a concealed weapon (CCW holder) in over 65 years.
VERY well made, and a complete product review video will be posted soon.
