Что за красавец?
Действительно хорош. Особенно кольцевая вмятина на затворе. Он что с коротким ходом ствола?
Нет инфы, потому и притащил его сюда. Нашел на опчане, без каких либо комментов, просто картина и все.
да, брат Либерейтора...
да, брат Либерейтора...
PISTOL, SEMI-AUTOMATIC
Catalog Number: SPAR 1379
Classification: HISTORY
T&E FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
ARMAMENT-FIREARM
Artist/Maker: BROWNING, JOHN MOSES/GUIDE LAMP DIVISION OF GM
Eminent Figure/ Organization:
Place of Manufacture: ANDERSON IN USAGUIDE LAMP DIV. OF GM
Medium/Material(s): METAL
Measurements: OL: 21.8CM 8 5/8" BL: 12.7CM 5" __51 oz.
Date Manufactured: 1945
Use Date:
Historical/Cultural Period: WWII
Cultural ID:
Key Descriptor: COLT PISTOL EXPERIMENTAL .45ACP
Description: COLT PISTOL EXPERIMENTAL .45ACP
Manufactured by Guide Lamp Division of GM, Dayton, Oh. - Experimental recoil semi-automatic pistol with 7-round box magazine feed mechanism. Made from stamped sheet fabrication in order to determine if this would be practical for handguns. Metal surfaces are parkerized. Magazine missing. Weapon weighs approximately 51 oz.
No markings.
Exhibit label: "COLT M1911A1 (EXPERIMENTAL) .45 caliber, 1947, less than 20 made. After World War II the Army investigated the adoption of a lightweight .45 caliber automatic pistol. A number of variations were considered; Colt worked with an aluminum weapon, and some made from sheet metal stampings, as is the pistol displayed here."
Notes: " During the last days of the Third Reich, the German government set up a program to develop and mass-produce simple and inexpensive weapons for Home Guard and civilians to use in a last-ditch defense. Mauser, Walther, and Gustloff Werke all worked on designs for the Volkspistole, a stamped, sheet metal pistol chambered for the 9mm Parabellum cartridge. Existing examples are crude, ugly, and possibly on the hairy edge of safety. They do, however, shoot, which is all that could be asked under the circumstances.
Advantages of Sheet Metal - After World War II, General Motors' Guide Lamp Division, the makers of the single-shot .45 ACP Liberator pistol, were curious as to the potential of similar sheet metal construction for a version of the issue M1911A1. Sheet metal has certain advantages in manufacturing: it's cheap, it requires less sophisticated machinery and less skilled labor, and changes in design require less lead time. Twenty prototypes were made at the Guide Lamp facilities in Dayton, Ohio. The pistol was recoil-operated, featured a Parkerized finish on all surfaces, and used the standard M1911A1 magazine. It was no lightweight, the sheet metal prototype weighed 51 ounces, as opposed to the standard Model 1911A1's 39 ounces.
Although the Guide Lamp attempt at simplifying handgun production is now all but forgotten, the principle has not been discarded. In 1949, Messrs. Sturm and Ruger entered the market with a .22 semi-automatic pistol that featured a frame made of two stamped sheet metal halves welded together. The pistol, the classic Standard Model, is a success to this day." - Atlas Editions, Inc.
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