Philippine "Guerrilla" Gun

Wingbone · October 30, 2005, 11:36 AM

I have what has been described to me as a Philippine "Guerrilla" Gun. Has anyone ever heard of it? It is a single shot 12ga. shotgun with a grip on the barrel. You remove the barrel from the receiver, place a shell in the back end of the barrel, and replace it in the receiver. Instead of pulling the trigger and sending the pin to the shell, you slam the shell into a fixed pin in the back of the receiver. Obviously there are no sights. lol On the stock is stamped "pat. applied for" 10336.
I found a mention of Philippine improvised shotguns in a book called "Guerilla Warfare Weapons". In brief it states "....Philippine home-made shotguns are horrible looking things that appear to be every bit as lethal to the user as to thier intended target".
So? Any thoughts or ideas about obtaining info on it? Thanks in advance,
Ken

deadin · October 31, 2005, 10:31 AM

I remember seeing these about 30+ years ago. They were originally improvised arms made during WW2 in the Philippines. I think they were made from common plumbing pipe. Some US Company actually commercially produced them for a while and that is probably what you have. When I get my library out of storage I will try to remember to do some research on it.

Dean

Wingbone · October 31, 2005, 12:47 PM

Thanks Dean, I appriciate it,
Ken

tikyo2000 · December 19, 2005, 03:02 AM

It is locally called "sumpack". & yes, it is made out of steel pipe. In the city, it is being used as an improvised weapon during gang war or frat war.

It is very dangerous as it my back fire & end up hurting yourself.

October 30, 2005, 11:36 AM	#1
Wingbone Senior Member Join Date: September 23, 2005 Posts: 136	Philippine "Guerrilla" Gun I have what has been described to me as a Philippine "Guerrilla" Gun. Has anyone ever heard of it? It is a single shot 12ga. shotgun with a grip on the barrel. You remove the barrel from the receiver, place a shell in the back end of the barrel, and replace it in the receiver. Instead of pulling the trigger and sending the pin to the shell, you slam the shell into a fixed pin in the back of the receiver. Obviously there are no sights. lol On the stock is stamped "pat. applied for" 10336. I found a mention of Philippine improvised shotguns in a book called "Guerilla Warfare Weapons". In brief it states "....Philippine home-made shotguns are horrible looking things that appear to be every bit as lethal to the user as to thier intended target". So? Any thoughts or ideas about obtaining info on it? Thanks in advance, Ken

October 31, 2005, 10:31 AM	#2
deadin Junior member Join Date: September 6, 2005 Location: Ocean Shores, WA Posts: 1,052	I remember seeing these about 30+ years ago. They were originally improvised arms made during WW2 in the Philippines. I think they were made from common plumbing pipe. Some US Company actually commercially produced them for a while and that is probably what you have. When I get my library out of storage I will try to remember to do some research on it. Dean

October 31, 2005, 12:47 PM	#3
Wingbone Senior Member Join Date: September 23, 2005 Posts: 136	Thanks Dean, I appriciate it, Ken

December 19, 2005, 03:02 AM	#4
tikyo2000 Junior Member Join Date: December 19, 2005 Posts: 1	It is locally called "sumpack". & yes, it is made out of steel pipe. In the city, it is being used as an improvised weapon during gang war or frat war. It is very dangerous as it my back fire & end up hurting yourself.