The EOKA a pistol for those who can not afford the Fancy LIberator

[indy1919a4]

So lets say you are on a budget can not afford all the fancy frills of the Liberator pistol.


All you need is a 20mm spent cartridge and a chunk of wood and some wire..





Some more detailed information

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/07/10/homemade-pistol-made-from-20mm-cartridge/

 

[troy fairweather]

I would have used hose clamps lol.

 

[indy1919a4]

I would have used hose clamps lol.

Hmmm... I like it, but let me ask, if one used hose clamps would that be considered an improvement for this weapon or a cheaping of the original design..Will future generations look at the the newer design with the improved hose clamps and say.. "ahhh they sure don't make EOKAs like my Granddad had".

 

[AlexanderA]

Color me skeptical. EOKA had a supply channel of usable weapons from Greece (renegade Greek army officers, such as George Grivas, in fact founded EOKA).

On the other hand, the British authorities on Cyprus would periodically declare amnesties for suspected EOKA members, on condition that they turn in weapons. This homemade gun could have been such a "get out of jail free" card. It may have never been meant to be used, but just to have the appearance of something that might have been used.

A more significant EOKA weapons development was the Afxentiou Cocktail, a vastly improved Molotov Cocktail. (Grigoris Afxentiou was the second-in-command to Grivas.)

 

[troy fairweather]

In a real pinch one could use old bike inter tude.

 

[czhen]

I like the minimalist iron sights and spurless hammer for carry with lose cargo pants and lastly the removable firing is a great idea for broken shells.
I'd would get one with plastic stock to avoid deforestation.
Sorry, I couldn't resist the peer pressure.

 

[Zaydok Allen]

Made in America by ......

 

[DocRock]

British Cyprus gun buy-back scheme Mk1...

 

[JTQ]

All you need is a 20mm spent cartridge and a chunk of wood and some wire..

It must be a pretty interesting neighborhood to live in where it is easier to come by a spent 20mm case than an actual gun.

 

[AlexanderA]

It must be a pretty interesting neighborhood to live in where it is easier to come by a spent 20mm case than an actual gun.

A length of iron pipe and an end cap would actually be better. After all, we are talking about a crude pre-matchlock here.

 

[armedwalleye]

I also see great potential here for a solid profit in the next gun buy back.

 

[danez71]

I would have used hose clamps lol.

.....if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

 

[Pat Riot]

Okay, what does EOKA mean?

 

[badkarmamib]

Okay, what does EOKA mean?

Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EOKA

 

[Pat Riot]

Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EOKA

Thank you. I thought it was another lame gun forum acronym/abbreviation.

 

[JONWILL]

If he was in America he could have used zip ties

 

[MosinT53Hunter]

So....question comes to mind is, how do you fire it, and with what?

 

[AlexanderA]

So....question comes to mind is, how do you fire it, and with what?

It looks like there's a hole in the top of the 20mm spent cartridge. You'd probably load it with black powder, and set it off like a primitive hand cannon. Perhaps using a lighted cigarette as a "match." Obviously dangerous as hell.

But my theory is that it was never meant to actually be fired. It's "symbolic," and maybe its only use was as "turn-in fodder."

 

[indy1919a4]

It looks like there's a hole in the top of the 20mm spent cartridge. You'd probably load it with black powder, and set it off like a primitive hand cannon. Perhaps using a lighted cigarette as a "match." Obviously dangerous as hell.

But my theory is that it was never meant to actually be fired. It's "symbolic," and maybe its only use was as "turn-in fodder."

You say dangerous as hell, (And deep down I agree).. Do you not think the 20 mm shell would be able to with stand the force of a small black powder load???

 

[AlexanderA]

Do you not think the 20 mm shell would be able to with stand the force of a small black powder load???

I doubt it. Remember, the casing has to be soft enough to expand, to seal the chamber of the gun it's intended to be fired in. Here, we're asking it to hold the pressure unsupported -- the exact opposite of what it's designed for. Not only that, but it's weakened by what looks like a rather large hole drilled for the ignition. They would have done better simply by using a length of cast iron pipe and an end cap.

The "zip gun" in the second picture looks even more problematic.

The Greek Cypriot guerillas were not stupid people. They in fact had plenty of operable weapons. These "zip guns" could not have been intended to be fired.

 

[indy1919a4]

I doubt it. Remember, the casing has to be soft enough to expand, to seal the chamber of the gun it's intended to be fired in. Here, we're asking it to hold the pressure unsupported -- the exact opposite of what it's designed for. Not only that, but it's weakened by what looks like a rather large hole drilled for the ignition. They would have done better simply by using a length of cast iron pipe and an end cap.

The "zip gun" in the second picture looks even more problematic.

The Greek Cypriot guerillas were not stupid people. They in fact had plenty of operable weapons. These "zip guns" could not have been intended to be fired.

I am intrigued to its durability.. Doing some further research, which is very scant.. It does seem that only one of these may have been made/found.

 

[indy1919a4]

The "zip gun" in the second picture looks even more problematic.

That zip gun may not be all that bad, it had been fired safely by at least 2 different people over the years..

 

[Zaydok Allen]

If he was in America he could have used zip ties

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Don’t my forget the duct tape.

 

[troy fairweather]

I guaranty these will kill some one, tho 90% chance it's the one firing it lol.

 

[WestKentucky]

I guaranty these will kill some one, tho 90% chance it's the one firing it lol.

Marginally better than the 100% chance of death if you didn’t fire it. Sadly, a rousing game of hot-potato with a grenade likely had better odds for the weapons operator.

Side note, they think it’s a weapon... anybody ever met a 6 year old boy with a pocket knife and some ingenuity? I would say that is a folk art toy.