AUTOMATIC AND

CONCEALABLE FIREARMS
DESIGN BOOK, VOLUME I
Copyright 1979 by Paladin Press
Automatic & Concealable
Firearms Design Book,
Volume I
Automatic & Concealable
Firearms Design Book,
Volume I
by the Editors of Paladin Press books
Automatic and Concealable Firearms Design Book, Volume I
Copyright 1979 by Paladin Press
ISBN 0-87564-165-5
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WARNING
It is against the law to manufacture a firearms without an appropriate
license from the federal government. There are also state and local
laws prohibiting the possession of such weapons in many areas.
Severe penalties are prescribed for violations of these laws. Be
warned!
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SPECIAL .22 SILENCED WEAPON
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IMPROVISED MANUALLY OPERATED REVOLVER
Cylinder is turned manually after each shot.
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STINGER - SPECIAL MODEL
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DOUBLE ACTION MINJ.;SHOTGUN PISTOL
Made in .410 gauge and .45 ACP
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PARTS LIST
I. Hammer spring stop pin
2. Barrel reinforcement jacket
3. Bolt containing firing pin assembly
4. Trigger housing screw
5. Hammer spring
6. Cocking handle screw
7. Firing pin
8. Sear
9. Sear pin
IO. Sear spring
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I2. Chamber
I3. Cocking handle screw
I4. Trigger housing pins
I5. Pipe barrel
I6. Barrel retaining screw
17. Nail
I8. Trigger
I9. Trigger guard
20. Trigger pin
2I. One piece stock
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automatically eject the empty shell from
chamber. Bolt must be cocked to fire
again, after reloading.
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DOUBLE ACTION SINGLE SHOT .22 MAGNUM
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PARTS LIST
1. Front sight
2. Barrel (lh steel plate thick material)
3. Trigger travel guide rod
4. Guide rod retaining pin
5. Firing pin
6. Firing pin spring guide retaining pin
7. Firing pin spring guide
8. Breech block (same material as No.2)
9. Firing pin
10. Rear sight
11. Firing pin spring plug retaining pin
12. Hole for firing pin spring guide travel
13. Breech block pivot screw
14. Breech block plunger stop pin
15. Breech block plunger-pushes
breech block automatically once
latch was operated to expose
barrel for loading.
16. Breech block plunger spring
17. Receiver/ trigger housing (2 pc. steel
sheet)
18. Grip screw
19. Trigger bar hook spring pin
20. Trigger bar hook spring
21. Barrel connecting screws
22. Trigger
23. Trigger bar retaining pin
24. Trigger bar
25. Breech block latch lever pin-secured
in place by a locking plate on
right side of frame.
26. Trigger bar retaining pin
27. Firing pin hook
28. Firing pin hook pin
29. Grip screw
30. Rivet (4 prs. securing grip insert to
frame)
31. Grip insert (%steel plate)
32. Breech block latch lever
33. Detent ball of latch lever
34. Detent ball spring
35. Screw nut for #21
36. Wood grip (2 prs.)
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PARTS LIST
31. Front screw connecting auto. sear
1. Swivel/ screw combination-retaining housing to receiver
rear of receiver to grip frame 32. Front insert securing pins (both
2. Sling swivel front & rear insert can be brazed
3. Grip frame insert retaining pins permanently to automatic sear
(insert is best brazed to grip frame) housing to form a solid unit)
4. Trigger spring 33. Improvised front sight
5. Screws retaining grip base 34. Safety-selector pin
6. Grip base 35. Trigger guard screw
7. Grip screw 36. Trip retaining pin
8. Grip stock pin 37. Ball
9. Grip stock 38. Ball spring
10. Receiver cover 39. Trigger pin
JJ. Recoil spring guide sleeve 40. Trigger
12. Disconnecting pin of trip 41. Trigger guard
13. Screw securing rear of trigger 42. Sear pin
housing to receiver. 43. Sear spring securing pin
14. Recoil spring 44. Grip frame connecting screw to
15. Trip trigger housing
16. Hammer spring 45. Magazine catch screw
17. Sear 46. Magazine catch
18. Bolt 47. Magazine spring
19. Hammer 48. Magazine body
20. Receiver 49. Trigger housing front connecting
21. Firing pin
screw
22. Cocking handle 50. Perforated barrel jacket (improvised
23. Automatic sear assembly housing
from seamless tubing)
insert securing pin 51. Barrel jacket nut (brazed to barrel &
24. Rear screw connecting auto. sear
jacket)
assy. housing to receiver 52. Barrel
25. Improvised rear sight 53. Muzzle brake (factory original)
'26. Automatic sear spring 54. Trigger housing
27. Automatic sear 55. Automatic sear assembly housing
28. Automatic sear pin
(removable-secured to receiver
29. Auto. sear trip pin
by 2 screws)
30. Automatic sear trip-operated by bolt 56. Grip frame-formed from steel sheet
before fully closing (bolt distance and encloses the trigger housing
to chamber mouth) unit.
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FIR.Wtf PIN
Selector lever set to semi-auto; i r ~ n g pin ready to fire
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Selector set to full automatic; trigger pressed, taking
semi-auto sear out of engagement with firing pin. Auto-
matic sear will be tripped by front face of bolt when
closing.
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WARNING
It is against the law to manufacture a fire-
arm without an appropriate license from the
federal government. There are also state and
local laws prohibiting the possession of such
weapons in many areas. Severe penalties are
prescribed for violations of these laws. Be
warned!