The Salvador Dali school of gun design

Things police find creeping around in Moldova.

Fine Fowling Pieces

A couple of shotguns seized by Brazilian police in recent months.

.22 improvised firearms

Deadly concealable untraceable Ghost Guns assembled from screwed together bits from the plumbing and bathroom section.

Scrap metal pistols seized by Australian police

Two homemade pistols, both from the Scrap Metal Arms series confiscated from an escapee from Beechworth prison in Victoria, Australia.

Australian police seize two more FGC-9s

New South Wales police apparently seized two more 3D printed FGC-9 pistols this week as part of raids on an international crime syndicate. According to the reporter each can fetch over $25,000 AUS. If that’s anywhere near a street value that’s not bad for a few dollars worth of PLA and a bit of steel tubing which quoting the officer “can be done anywhere, anyone’s garage, anyone’s bedroom with the right software and printer”.

Now that owning toy ‘gell blasters‘ carry the same sentence as an illegal firearm in some Australian states, perhaps these will start to fill the void.

Expedient .380 SMG

A submission from a reader. PA Luty’s .380 machine pistol built to the plans with modern modifications including a barrel which was rifled using the ECM method as well as 3D printed sights.

 

IDF M4 forgery from Iraq

Reportedly spotted for sale in Iraqi weapons classifieds ( CaliberObscura)

.32 Sheet Metal Pistol (Brazil, 11/28)

A .32 version of the DIY Sheet Metal Pistol with an extended magazine seized in Arapiraca, Brazil last month.

.38 spl auto pistol

A curious homemade magazine fed pistol chambered in .38 spl which was seized by police in Brazil in August.

Plastic Defence – Illegal 3D Printed Guns in Europe (Documentary)

“PLASTIC DEFENCE is a documentary about illegal 3D printed firearms in Europe and the decentralised network behind them. These guns are robust, they don’t blow up in your hands, and they’re untraceable. What’s more, they’re being made in people’s bedrooms.”