Liberator pistol..

[ironglowz]

 
  Made by the thousands and air dropped to the French maquis during WW2...  45 ACP..single shot..but still a welcome gift to the disarmed French underground.

   The .45 ACP..still strong medicine, particularly at short range.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4zivy9WwnI

[Lloyd Smale]

i actually got to shoot one years ago

 
  Made by the thousands and air dropped to the French maquis during WW2...  45 ACP..single shot..but still a welcome gift to the disarmed French underground.

   The .45 ACP..still strong medicine, particularly at short range.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4zivy9WwnI

[ironglowz]

i actually got to shoot one years ago

 
  Made by the thousands and air dropped to the French maquis during WW2...  45 ACP..single shot..but still a welcome gift to the disarmed French underground.

   The .45 ACP..still strong medicine, particularly at short range.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4zivy9WwnI

   ..And it looks like there is substantial felt recoil..  Is that true ?

  Apparently the C IA developed a replacement, but it saw virtually no service and didn't last long. Frankly, to me it doesn't look like it is half what the original was..

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-89falWO-NU

   

[Lloyd Smale]

they werent bad at all. not the slow push of a 1911 but not as sharp as a 40. i doubt when they were really used anyone noticed the recoil

i actually got to shoot one years ago

 
  Made by the thousands and air dropped to the French maquis during WW2...  45 ACP..single shot..but still a welcome gift to the disarmed French underground.

   The .45 ACP..still strong medicine, particularly at short range.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4zivy9WwnI

   ..And it looks like there is substantial felt recoil..  Is that true ?

  Apparently the C IA developed a replacement, but it saw virtually no service and didn't last long. Frankly, to me it doesn't look like it is half what the original was..

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-89falWO-NU