| Winchester Liberator |
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Clip of Hillberg's patent for the 4 barrelled Liberator shotgun design. |
| Type |
Shotgun |
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| Production history |
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| Designer |
Robert Hillberg |
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| Specifications |
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| Cartridge |
16ga |
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| Barrels |
4 |
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| Action |
Double action, striker fired |
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| Sights |
Iron |
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The Winchester Liberator is a 16-gauge, four-barrelled shotgun, similar to a scaled up four-shot double action derringer.[1] It was an implementation of the Hillberg Insurgency Weapon design. Robert Hillberg, the designer, envisioned a weapon that was cheap to manufacture, easy to use, and provided a significant chance of being effective in the hands of someone who had never handled a firearm before. Pistols and submachine guns were eliminated from consideration due to the training required to use them effectively. The shotgun was chosen because it provided a very high volume of fire with a high hit probability. Both Winchester and Colt built prototypes, although the Colt eight-shot design came late in the Vietnam War and was adapted for the civilian law enforcement market. No known samples were ever produced for military use.
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