I was beaten to it. I don't think I would call the Liberator a piece of crap, but an interesting weapon without a need. Over a million were built in 11 weeks at a cost of $.26 ea. The army built them as a pychological weapon and then gave them to the OSS. Came in a cardboard box with ten .45 ACP rounds and a wooden dowel to eject cartridges. Interestingly, it took less time to make the pistol than it did to load it. Since the barrel was unrifled, it had an effective range of 25 ft. and repeated use would keyhole the barrel. Average time of manufacture was 7 seconds and it took ten to load. The OSS never mass dropped it into europe for the anticipated uprising, but did ship many to China. No known case of it being used in combat. Complete setup worth about $4500 today.

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