Richardson Guerrilla Gun (not like the others)

[MustangMan01]

I have this Richardson Guerilla Gun, but it looks different than any of the other pictures I have seen on-line. Any one have any thoughts about this gun? I think it may have been a first run or proto-type.

 

[MustangMan01]

More pictures of the same gun.

 

[Fred Fuller]

I'm no expert, but you could well be correct about it being a first run. The "Patent Pending" stamp is perhaps an indication of that.

It's certainly an interesting piece, and a fascinating bit of history. Many thanks for the pictures,

lpl

 

[NG VI]

It's a what?

 

[Justin]

IIRC, the Richardson is a very primitive shotgun design. It doesn't even have a trigger in the traditional sense. To fire it, you grab the front part of the barrel and briskly slam it backwards to touch off the round in the chamber.

 

[Ron James]

It is different, if possible it is even more crude than the the ones that I have seen ( 2 ea )

 

[Fred Fuller]

It's a what?

It's a factory version of a primitive home-made shotgun from the Philippines, World War Two era.

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=422852

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=119065

http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=186215

 

[Justin]

Basically a Liberator chambered in 12 ga.

 

[Dave McCracken]

It is different. A prototype, possibly.

An interesting bit of curiosa, definitely.

 

[MustangMan01]

Does anyone know when these things were produced? I would love to have a general idea when it was manufactured.

 

[Dave McCracken]

Late 40s.....

 

[dprice3844444]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliff_David_Richardson 1946

 

[jojo200517]

Never knew there was a factory version of something like this. WOW.

I gotta ask if ya have the stones to shoot it tho?

I think if someone handed me one of these at a range it might be a time when i'd pass on shooting something and I don't pass up an opportunity to shoot much at all.

 

[Justin]

Sort of like shooting a Liberator.

Double up on eye protection, fire one round, and then tell your buddies about it for years to come while swapping tales over beers.