Pistol "Liberator": 100 thousand downloads in two days

On May 6, the distribution of files for printing the Liberator pistol (“Liberator”) on a 3D printer began. In the first two days, three-dimensional models of 12 plastic parts from Defcad.org downloaded more than 100 thousand people .

The US government quickly closed the shop , stopping the distribution of files from the site Defcad.org under the pretext of a ban on the export of weapons.


Liberator on Defcad.org
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But it was not possible to completely stop the dissemination of information. CAD files are distributed in torrents, including the largest tracker The Pirate Bay .



PS For printing an ABS plastic pistol, it is advisable to use a Stratasys Dimension SST printer, which can be found on the Internet for $ 8,000. At least, Cody Wilson from Defense Distributed, the developer and the first Liberator tester, used just such a printer.



Some users say that working copies of the gun can be made on the printer for $ 2000 .