Homemade 1911
| Factions | Weapon | Icon | Classes | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 VC |
 Homemade 1911 |
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| Damage Base | Headshot × | Chest × | Stomach × | Leg × | Arm × | Bayonet | Rifle Grenades | Reload Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial | Empty | ||||||||
| 35 | ×2.6 = 91.0 | ×1.7 = 59.5 | ×1.6 = 56.0 | ×1.1 = 38.5 | ×1.05 = 36.75 | N/A | N/A | Seconds | Seconds |
| Designation | Weapon Type | Fire Modes | Fire Rate | Bullet Spread ° | Range Modifier | Muzzle Velocity | Projectile weight | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[]] | Pistol | Semi | 50 RPM | 7.0° & 3.0° ADS | 0.7 | 253 m/s | 0.0149 g (N/A gr) | 1.105 kg (N/A lbs) |
| Full name | Caliber | Place of Origin | Date | Manufacturer | Barrel Length | Total Length | Weapon Script Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FN | .45ACP | vietnam | D8 | ARM | in ( mm) | in ( mm) | weapon_vcpistol2 |
Hand Crafted Weapons (also called improvised or craft-built weapons) are firearms and munitions produced outside formal armories and industrial production lines, typically made as one-offs or in small batches by local workshops. They range from extremely crude “pipe gun” style weapons to skilled copies of captured firearms, built using limited tooling and available materials. In Vietnam-era irregular warfare, these weapons could fill urgent gaps when factory-produced arms were scarce or when a locally made weapon was easier to hide, replace, or supply.
HISTORY
Improvised and craft-built firearms have appeared wherever irregular forces lack consistent access to factory arms. A U.S. Foreign Science and Technology Center study on “typical foreign unconventional warfare weapons” describes a spectrum ranging from weapons made largely from pipe and scrap, to adapted or partly factory-made arms fitted with homemade stocks and components—often intended to serve only until a better weapon can be obtained. Because these weapons may be built with minimal tooling, designs often prioritize simplicity (single-shot, crude blowback, or simplified lockwork) over longevity.
In the Vietnam War era, locally made weapons existed alongside a much broader mix of imported and captured arms. Vietnam-theater collection notes document crude single-shot pistols associated with tunnel defense, and Australian War Memorial reporting highlights captured munitions that included homemade and improvised grenades—evidence of small-scale local production even when standard weapons were also present. Craft-built examples ranged from very rough “emergency” pistols to more ambitious copies of captured firearms (such as crude 1911-pattern pistols made with limited tooling).
Sources
- https://www.forgottenweapons.com/viet-cong-1911-copy/ Viet Cong 1911 Copy | Forgotten Weapons
- https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/FSTC_381-5012_Typical_Foreign_Unconventional_Warfare_Weapons_%28U%29.pdf FSTC 381-5012: Typical Foreign Unconventional Warfare Weapons (U) | U.S. Army Materiel Command / FSTC (via Wikimedia Commons)
- https://www.bulletpicker.com/pdf/FSTC-381-4012.pdf FSTC 381-5012 (alternate scan) | Bulletpicker
- https://vietnamwar.govt.nz/photo/homemade-viet-cong-pistol Homemade Viet Cong pistol (tunnel-defense note) | VietnamWar.govt.nz (New Zealand Government)
- https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/F03777 A Viet Cong cottage industry (home-made / improvised munitions captured) | Australian War Memorial