Monthly Archives: March 2015

Display of homebuilt submachine guns and revolvers (Belarus)

A number of hand crafted submachine guns and revolvers on display at the Minsk museum of Criminology.

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Homemade break barrel 12 gauge shotgun seized (Brazil)

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Features a forearm pull barrel release. Chambered in 12 gauge.

Improvised 12 gauge revolving shotgun (Brazil)

An improvised revolving shotgun found in the backpack of an adolescent following a domestic dispute.

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Improvised double barrel shotgun (Brazil)

An improvised 12 gauge shotgun made using an original barrel assembly combined with handmade parts. A spring loaded striker for each barrel is cocked back manually before firing.

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Homemade 9mm ‘T’ machine pistol seized in Ecuador

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  • Stamped / welded sheet steel fabrication
  • Chambered in 9×19
  • Angled magazine well

Seized improvised firearms (Chile)

Improvised firearms, including a homemade submachine gun among weapons seized by police in Chile.

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Improvised 9mm pistol with paintball marker trigger assembly (Brazil -17)

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An improvised 9mm pistol made using the grip and trigger assembly from a paintball marker. Such an assembly will allow for semi-automatic fire as standard. Example seized by police in Brazil.

Improvised .410 shotgun pistol (Brazil)

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A very crude example which is fired by pulling back and releasing a spring tensioned hammer with the thumb. Not pictured would be a nut used to secure it’s barrel once closed.