Wednesday, May 8, 2013

The Liberator, the first completely 3D-printed gun, gets test-fired (video)

The Liberator, the world's first completely 3Dprinted hand gun, gets fired video

All plastic gun liberating printed (almost) 3D was announced by Defense distributed last week, but drawings of firearms and construction details now live on DefCAD own company website gave also released a video taken during the test. Vs

Forbes

viewer, the video shows a .380 bullet apparently fired by the Liberator.

The unique design of the non-plastic part is a common nail, which acts as the striker. Distributed Defense Founder Cody Wilson worked for a year on the project, citing seemingly simple use of guns that were designed to be removed from the air in France during World War II as a source of inspiration - also called the Liberator . This modern version is, however, consists of 15 pieces made in a Dimension 3D printer from Stratasys SST. Shooting video and details are test immediately after the break. Filed under: Science, Alt

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