what is the ugliest gun you have ever seen ?

Visaman · January 20, 2009, 12:43 AM

Pink hello kitty themed guns gives me the creeps..
The horror!

scorpion_tyr · January 20, 2009, 01:14 AM

Cerick · January 20, 2009, 01:18 AM

yea that fg42 is pretty damn ugly

BillCA · January 20, 2009, 01:26 AM

Those are beauty contest winners.

Especially when compared to this little prize...

The Liberator pistol was a single shot, manually cocked, striker fired .45 ACP smoothbore designed from stamped metal parts. It was supposed to be air-dropped by the thousands to French resistance fighters just before D-Day so they could kill German soliders and obtain their rifles (passing the Liberator on to another to repeat the process). "Ungainly" is very charitable. In the end, they were never used and most were destroyed.

It remains the only gun ever produced that took less time to assemble than it did to load it. (26 seconds to poke out an empty case, retract the knob, open the breech, insert a round, close the breech and cock it). GM Guide Lamp division produced a Liberator pistol off the assembly line about every 18 seconds.

scorpion_tyr · January 20, 2009, 01:30 AM

I'm not dis-agreeing with you, I just can't bring myself to call anything that killed Nazi's ugly.

And while similar to, it's actually not an FG42, it's an American made Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge "Low Maintenance Rifle" (TRW LMR)

B.N.Real · January 20, 2009, 01:36 AM

Actually (I believe

) it is one of the first CZ's ever made and ...........

............is it ugly.

ISC · January 20, 2009, 01:41 AM

scorpion_tyr · January 20, 2009, 01:47 AM

TRW LMR: http://world.guns.ru/assault/as78-e.htm

ISC: You win! Why add all that other stuff, yet take off the bayonet?

B. Lahey · January 20, 2009, 01:52 AM

Boats · January 20, 2009, 02:03 AM

There's your winner. Close the thread.

Visaman · January 20, 2009, 02:13 AM

Hi-Point

ActivShootr · January 20, 2009, 02:27 AM

Borrowed this pic from another member.

It was bulit by one Ted Kaczynski.

Pretty ugly if you ask me.

Dave85 · January 20, 2009, 02:46 AM

Can't have an ugly gun thread without getting the Dardick involved:

Visaman · January 20, 2009, 02:57 AM

csmsss · January 20, 2009, 09:35 AM

I think a thread like this is incomplete without mention of the Steyr Aug.

That's a rifle so fugly even its momma couldn't love it.

sserdlihc · January 20, 2009, 09:57 AM

I am a traditionalist of sorts when it comes to firearms. I prefer stainless,blued steel and even polymer. Not into the tiger striped.

Desert_Eagle_Mark_XIX_Titanium_Gold.jpg

Wleoff · January 20, 2009, 10:05 AM

The Russian Nagant revolver. The English Webleys are near as bad. You have to have a history to be that ugly.

The Liberator pistols came with just two rounds. The partisans where suppose to use it once to kill a German soldier and then use the German's weapon. I had one that I sold about ten years ago for $1000. The guy wanted it bad, but I could have been taken.

James K · January 20, 2009, 03:19 PM

The Liberator came with ten rounds in a compartment in the butt. If killing Nazis made it pretty, it is still ugly as there is no verifiable record that anyone was ever actually killed with one. The ones sent to Europe seem never to have left England until they were dumped in the ocean, and none of the ones in the PTO ever endangered a Japanese soldier. A few were used by Filipino police after the war until they got better arms, and some were seen in China, but it seems unlikely they were ever used in any kind of combat.

In other words, like the Pedersen device, the idea sounded good when briefing the generals, but the enthusiasm turned out to be greater than the reality and the result was just one more waste of money.

Jim

18DAI · January 20, 2009, 03:32 PM

That TRR8, or whatever the 8-shot spacegun that S&W makes is called.

Those "night guard" revolvers are a close second. Regards 18DAI.

Dwight55 · January 20, 2009, 04:24 PM

My personal favorite for ugly gun, . . . I don't own it, . . . just have the picture, . . . and love to share it.

May God bless,
Dwight

mwar410 · January 20, 2009, 04:47 PM

ding, ding, ding, now we have a winner! dwight55 wins it all.

lee n. field · January 20, 2009, 04:54 PM

--delete

Snowmanx7 · January 20, 2009, 04:57 PM

Gotta get me some Hitlery grips! My new mission.

grymster2007 · January 20, 2009, 05:37 PM

Maybe it's just me, but I always felt the Liberator is cute! Not much use in a gun fight, but cute!

csmsss · January 20, 2009, 07:52 PM

Aside from the external extractor, what's not to love?

January 20, 2009, 12:43 AM	#1
Visaman Senior Member Join Date: November 10, 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 302	what is the ugliest gun you have ever seen ? Pink hello kitty themed guns gives me the creeps.. The horror!

January 20, 2009, 01:14 AM	#2
scorpion_tyr Senior Member Join Date: November 10, 2008 Location: East Texas Posts: 1,326	__________________ “Nature intended me for the tranquil pursuits of science, by rendering them my supreme delight.” - Thomas Jefferson

January 20, 2009, 01:30 AM	#5
scorpion_tyr Senior Member Join Date: November 10, 2008 Location: East Texas Posts: 1,326	I'm not dis-agreeing with you, I just can't bring myself to call anything that killed Nazi's ugly. And while similar to, it's actually not an FG42, it's an American made Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge "Low Maintenance Rifle" (TRW LMR) __________________ “Nature intended me for the tranquil pursuits of science, by rendering them my supreme delight.” - Thomas Jefferson

January 20, 2009, 01:36 AM	#6
B.N.Real Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2008 Posts: 4,092	Actually (I believe) it is one of the first CZ's ever made and .......................is it ugly.

January 20, 2009, 01:47 AM	#8
scorpion_tyr Senior Member Join Date: November 10, 2008 Location: East Texas Posts: 1,326	TRW LMR: http://world.guns.ru/assault/as78-e.htm ISC: You win! Why add all that other stuff, yet take off the bayonet? __________________ “Nature intended me for the tranquil pursuits of science, by rendering them my supreme delight.” - Thomas Jefferson

January 20, 2009, 01:18 AM	#3
Cerick Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2008 Location: 973, NJ Posts: 345	yea that fg42 is pretty damn ugly

January 20, 2009, 01:26 AM	#4
BillCA Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 2004 Location: Silicon Valley, Ca Posts: 7,116	Those are beauty contest winners. Especially when compared to this little prize... The Liberator pistol was a single shot, manually cocked, striker fired .45 ACP smoothbore designed from stamped metal parts. It was supposed to be air-dropped by the thousands to French resistance fighters just before D-Day so they could kill German soliders and obtain their rifles (passing the Liberator on to another to repeat the process). "Ungainly" is very charitable. In the end, they were never used and most were destroyed. It remains the only gun ever produced that took less time to assemble than it did to load it. (26 seconds to poke out an empty case, retract the knob, open the breech, insert a round, close the breech and cock it). GM Guide Lamp division produced a Liberator pistol off the assembly line about every 18 seconds.

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January 20, 2009, 02:03 AM	#10
Boats Junior member Join Date: September 15, 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 964	There's your winner. Close the thread.

January 20, 2009, 02:13 AM	#11
Visaman Senior Member Join Date: November 10, 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 302	Hi-Point

January 20, 2009, 02:46 AM	#13
Dave85 Senior Member Join Date: June 3, 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,421	Can't have an ugly gun thread without getting the Dardick involved: __________________ "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!" --commonly misattributed to, and most likely not, Benjamin Franklin

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January 20, 2009, 09:35 AM	#15
csmsss Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Orange, TX Posts: 3,078	I think a thread like this is incomplete without mention of the Steyr Aug. That's a rifle so fugly even its momma couldn't love it.

January 20, 2009, 09:57 AM	#16
sserdlihc Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 2008 Location: S.C. Posts: 1,454	I am a traditionalist of sorts when it comes to firearms. I prefer stainless,blued steel and even polymer. Not into the tiger striped. Desert_Eagle_Mark_XIX_Titanium_Gold.jpg

January 20, 2009, 10:05 AM	#17
Wleoff Senior Member Join Date: June 6, 2008 Location: North AL Posts: 380	The Russian Nagant revolver. The English Webleys are near as bad. You have to have a history to be that ugly. The Liberator pistols came with just two rounds. The partisans where suppose to use it once to kill a German soldier and then use the German's weapon. I had one that I sold about ten years ago for $1000. The guy wanted it bad, but I could have been taken.

January 20, 2009, 03:19 PM	#18
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	The Liberator came with ten rounds in a compartment in the butt. If killing Nazis made it pretty, it is still ugly as there is no verifiable record that anyone was ever actually killed with one. The ones sent to Europe seem never to have left England until they were dumped in the ocean, and none of the ones in the PTO ever endangered a Japanese soldier. A few were used by Filipino police after the war until they got better arms, and some were seen in China, but it seems unlikely they were ever used in any kind of combat. In other words, like the Pedersen device, the idea sounded good when briefing the generals, but the enthusiasm turned out to be greater than the reality and the result was just one more waste of money. Jim

January 20, 2009, 03:32 PM	#19
18DAI Senior Member Join Date: September 30, 2005 Location: NC Posts: 2,156	That TRR8, or whatever the 8-shot spacegun that S&W makes is called. Those "night guard" revolvers are a close second. Regards 18DAI.

January 20, 2009, 04:47 PM	#21
mwar410 Senior Member Join Date: December 25, 2008 Location: maine Posts: 234	ding, ding, ding, now we have a winner! dwight55 wins it all.

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January 20, 2009, 04:57 PM	#23
Snowmanx7 Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2007 Location: Southern Colorado Posts: 143	Gotta get me some Hitlery grips! My new mission.

January 20, 2009, 05:37 PM	#24
grymster2007 Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: In the oak studded hills near Napa Posts: 2,203	Maybe it's just me, but I always felt the Liberator is cute! Not much use in a gun fight, but cute!

January 20, 2009, 07:52 PM	#25
csmsss Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Orange, TX Posts: 3,078	Aside from the external extractor, what's not to love?