Book of Boba Fett EP 5 Blaster

[Elevader]

Spoilers for Episode 5 of Book of Boba Fett…


I couldn’t help but instantly fall in love with the little hold-out blaster Din had to check.

Looking through other threads, it appears to be a FP-45 Liberator pistol. No idea on the rarity of those, but this a blaster I’d love to own.

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

Looks like a retro spud gun

spud gun retro metal - Google Search

 

[Halliwax]

Spoilers for Episode 5 of Book of Boba Fett…


I couldn’t help but instantly fall in love with the little hold-out blaster Din had to check.

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Looking through other threads, it appears to be a FP-45 Liberator pistol. No idea on the rarity of those, but this a blaster I’d love to own.

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Looks like a winner to me, was this in his armory inside the razor crest?

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

There is a pretty good discussion about it on the RPF Facebook page.

 

[Halliwax]

Aaaah, I’m never on Facebook

 

[AJK001]

Yep, that is a Liberator from WW II. I don't know how rare they are but one of the replica handgun makers makes/made a.replica of it.

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

Yep, that is a Liberator from WW II. I don't know how rare they are but one of the replica handgun makers makes/made a.replica of it.

Here is the reproduction:

FP-45 Liberator Pistol | Vintage Ordnance Company, LLC - Makers of FP-45 Liberator Pistol

The most widely produced and distributed clandestine weapon of all time yet virtually none survive. In limited production run. Get yours now for $600.00, complete with reproduction packaging.

vintageordnance.com

There was a replica resin version:

U.S. WWII FP-45 Liberator Resin Display Pistol

New Made Item: This pistol had its origins in the US Army Joint Psychological Committee and was designed for the United States Army in 1942 by the Inland Guide Lamp Manufacturing Division of the General Motors Corporation in Dayton, Ohio. The army designated the weapon the Flare Projector...

www.ima-usa.com

and

F-45 Liberator Pistol OSS/SOE - Relics Replica Weapons

The OSS/SOE Liberator Pistol. Produced for the US Army / OSS, the F-45 Liberator was designed in 1942 by the Inland Guide Lamp Manufacturing Division of the General Motors Corporation in Dayton, Ohio.

www.relics.org.uk

 

[Halliwax]

Here is the reproduction:

FP-45 Liberator Pistol | Vintage Ordnance Company, LLC - Makers of FP-45 Liberator Pistol

The most widely produced and distributed clandestine weapon of all time yet virtually none survive. In limited production run. Get yours now for $600.00, complete with reproduction packaging.

vintageordnance.com

There was a replica resin version:

U.S. WWII FP-45 Liberator Resin Display Pistol

New Made Item: This pistol had its origins in the US Army Joint Psychological Committee and was designed for the United States Army in 1942 by the Inland Guide Lamp Manufacturing Division of the General Motors Corporation in Dayton, Ohio. The army designated the weapon the Flare Projector...

www.ima-usa.com

and

F-45 Liberator Pistol OSS/SOE - Relics Replica Weapons

The OSS/SOE Liberator Pistol. Produced for the US Army / OSS, the F-45 Liberator was designed in 1942 by the Inland Guide Lamp Manufacturing Division of the General Motors Corporation in Dayton, Ohio.

www.relics.org.uk

Wwwwwhoa… 600 bucks

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

Wwwwwhoa… 600 bucks

There is also a free file on thingiverse. Not entirely accurate, but...

LIBERATOR FP-45 (Historical Prop) by mussy

This is a Historical Replica & does not fire anything although the hammer can be ****** and fired, there is no firing pin and the chamber has been made smaller so no round can be chambered or fired, its only a toy for big boys ;) These guns cost $2.10 a pop @ the time of production (about $32.35...

www.thingiverse.com

 

[OdiWan72]

Hmmmm...the base is a Liberator for sure, but the prop dept. seems to have used a MP40 mag well to "dress it up" a bit.
What do you guys think?

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

Hmmmm...the base is a Liberator for sure, but the prop dept. seems to have used a MP40 mag well to "dress it up" a bit.
What do you guys think?

Something like that. And it looks like they hacked off the bottom of the grip to do so.

 

[Atlas]

Hmmmm...the base is a Liberator for sure, but the prop dept. seems to have used a MP40 mag well to "dress it up" a bit.
What do you guys think?

It looks like they definitely took inspiration from an MP40 magwell, but it doesn't look like they used one on the blaster. The ridges look like they are added separately to the cut-down liberator grip. They did a similar thing with the Sedgley blaster's barrel, which was clearly inspired/based on an MP40 barrel, but was completely fabricated.

If I squint I think I can see yellow-brown wear marks on the top of the grip, which would suggest that the prop was made from a resin cast. I highly doubt they would have used a genuine Liberator or even a functional replica, judging by the price of them.

Edit: added a picture highlighting points where paint has chipped, which would seem to reveal a green resin/plastic below.


Other modifications I can see are the ring on the barrel behind the front sight/trigger guard and a rivet/screw/dimple added above the trigger.
And obviously the new floor plate for the grip.


_A

 

[Atlas]

I take it back! Clearly there are multiple props, or at least the blaster was refurbished (or worn down, more likely) between takes!

The wear patterns on this shot are noticeably different from the overhead shot, and here the wear pattern on the top of the grip piece and on the barrel definitely show metal.


_A

 

[ConvergencePro]

Is it safe to assume this is probably another 3d print inspired by real guns like most of the Mando stuff rather than a true vintage liberator pistol?

 

[Halliwax]

There is also a free file on thingiverse. Not entirely accurate, but...

LIBERATOR FP-45 (Historical Prop) by mussy

This is a Historical Replica & does not fire anything although the hammer can be ****** and fired, there is no firing pin and the chamber has been made smaller so no round can be chambered or fired, its only a toy for big boys ;) These guns cost $2.10 a pop @ the time of production (about $32.35...

www.thingiverse.com

Free is my kind of style

 

[Halliwax]

I now see the mp40 Magwell reference!

 

[Nick K]

I think I'll get a casting made from my scratch-built one and do some mods.

 

[Halliwax]

I think I'll get a casting made from my scratch-built one and do some mods.

That’s the 600 dollar replica?

 

[Nick K]

No. I wish , but this is one I built in 2013 because it looked like such a weapon. I hope I can post the RPF Thread Build here : Scratch built 45ACP Liberator pistol

 

[mluder]

Free is my kind of I downloaded this from another free STL site and printed it (except the guard which needs to be heated to bend it) in resin. There is one major part not in the separate files - the pin that connects to the hammer. In the colored section cut view it is a silver rod with the end portion a slightly larger diameter. Easy enough shape to replicate and quite honestly unnecessary for a static prop. Funny enough it is inside the Combined file.