GUN SPRING 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/11/2017
SCARCE GUIDE LAMP LIBERATOR PISTOL.GUIDE LAMPLIBERATORNSN45CALMODERN; C&RCal 45 ACP. Stamped sheet metal construction with 3" rnd bbl, fixed sights with storage compartment in the butt. This pistol is of very simplistic design with simple striker fired ignition. To operate the striker is pulled to the rear and rotated to the side which locks it open. A sliding T-shaped steel breech block is raised which exposes the chamber for loading or unloading. There is no extractor so a tool is required to remove the fired casing. Approximately 1 million of these pistols were produced in 1942 by the Guide Lamp division of General Motors and were intended to be air dropped behind the lines to resistance fighters. The intention was that they were to be used for close up and personal assassination of enemy soldiers to obtain better arms. They were originally individually packed in paraffin coated cardboard boxes with a wood ejector rod, a small box containing 10 rounds of ammunition and a cartoon style instruction sheet. A few of these pistols were used in Europe with the majority seeing service in the Philippines and China. General Motors manufactured the entire production of 1 million pieces in 10-11 weeks. This is the only pistol that could be manufactured faster than it could be loaded. Reference Blue Book of Gun Values, Fjestad. CONDITION: Extremely fine shows a few nicks & dings and retains most of its original matte finish. May or may not have been fired. 51685-3 JRL (2,000-3,000)