Seized by Guatemala National Civil Police. I wouldn’t have expected any less of a hat.
Tag Archives: pipe guns
Someone was expecting trouble.
Zip guns seized (MG, Brazil)
Suppressed Zip Guns Seized in Kazakhstan
Recent NSW Police Seizures
12 gauge sledge hammer
Improvised slam shotgun (Brazil)
A homemade 12 gauge slam type shotgun with the addition of a captive ‘pump’ barrel and loading window cut into the outer pipe.
Homemade shotguns seized (Brazil)
Shotguns made by a 29 year old man who was arrested while trying to sell one of the weapons at a bus station in the Central Region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Each appears to be an improvement over the traditional improvised design with the addition of a ‘trigger’ type safety / barrel lock leaver.
Never enough barrels.
Earlier this year police in Medina Minas Gerais received a call that a man was firing firearms on a public highway. Upon arriving at the scene police encountered a 52 year old man with a shotgun and after searching his house discovered four more homemade firearms. This quad barrel favela sweeper definitely takes pride of place.
12 gauge stapler streetsweepers
In July, police in the city of Cherkessk in the Russian Federation arrested a 38-year-old homeowner who was charged with making these improvised revolving shotguns from a home workshop. Each 12 gauge shotgun consists of sections of steel pipe welded together with a Ghost Stapler functioning as a trigger.