Homemade firearm. How to make a weapon from wood

The other day, law enforcement officials discovered an arsenal of weapons from the Great Patriotic War era in the possession of a 66-year-old resident of the city of Dedovsk (Istra district, Moscow region). The pensioner kept a variety of rarities - from a Walther P38 pistol to two machine guns, and, according to the owner, they were bought in ordinary markets. Illegal arsenals of this size are rarely encountered by police; more often they come across all sorts of homemade weapons, which modern “Kulibins” with a passion for firearms assemble from improvised means. I present to your attention the most unusual handicraft “trunks” seized by the security forces.
Homemade pistols and shotguns

In March 2014, police from the Krutikhinsky district of the Altai Territory visited a 43-year-old local resident who had previously been convicted and was unemployed. The man who abused alcohol turned out to be very inquisitive: he studied old books and magazines and made weapons from them. Law enforcement officers seized an arsenal of three pistols and a shotgun from the self-taught gunsmith, and opened a criminal case upon the discovery of handicraft guns.




Atypical smoothbore firearms chambered for 5.6 millimeter caliber cartridges


In October 2015, during a search of a 37-year-old man at the Kochkovatskaya station (Omsk region), police discovered a mysterious homemade device on him. The examination showed that the homemade product is suitable for firing 5.6 millimeter caliber (“small”) cartridges. The owner of the unusual find explained that he found it seven years ago in his brother’s house. For many years, the crossbow lay idle, until finally its owner went to the forest to pick mushrooms, deciding at the same time to shoot from an unusual device. He came with him to the station, but did not wait for the train because he was detained by the police.

Homemade pistol chambered for 9 mm caliber cartridges


In May 2015, in the village of Novy Rogachik (Volgograd Region), criminal investigation officers detained a 24-year-old local resident, from whom a 9 mm caliber pistol was seized. As it turned out, an unemployed young man made it himself. The only cartridge for the seized pistol also turned out to be homemade.

Homemade shooting device in the form of a pen

In January 2014, law enforcement agencies in Voronezh detained four men aged from 40 to 65 years old who were involved in the manufacture and sale of weapons, ammunition and explosives. During searches in their apartment, law enforcement officers found 3,400 rounds of ammunition, about 400 grams of gunpowder, a sawn-off shotgun and three foreign revolvers. But the most exotic find was a homemade shooting device in the form of a pen.

Homemade multi-shot revolver chambered for 5.6 mm caliber cartridges


In November 2016, law enforcement officers seized a homemade revolver chambered for a 5.6 mm caliber cartridge from a 55-year-old resident of the village of Arkhangelskoye (Stavropol Territory). The owner of the homemade product was taken into custody, and the police opened a criminal case upon the discovery of the revolver.

Homemade submachine gun


In September 2012, police discovered a pensioner from the village of Udobnaya (Krasnodar Territory) with an entire arsenal of weapons: 171 cartridges for a pistol, machine gun, carbine and machine gun, two packs of gunpowder, a homemade revolver and even a homemade submachine gun. Upon discovery of the arsenal, a criminal case was opened under Part 1 of Article 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation or carrying of weapons, their main parts, ammunition.”

Homemade pistol with a rifled barrel chambered for a small-caliber 5.6 mm cartridge


In July 2013, two 50-year-old residents of the city of Zima (Irkutsk region) were fishing on the banks of the Igna River and found a package that contained a 16-caliber smoothbore gun and a homemade pistol with a rifled barrel chambered for a small-caliber 5.6 mm cartridge. The fishermen took the found weapons to the police and received a cash reward.

Homemade firearms


In April 2013, Irkutsk police reported the destruction of more than 1,800 weapons in the steel smelting furnace of the local Kuibyshev plant. Among these trunks were those seized, voluntarily surrendered, found, and used as evidence in criminal cases. Very interesting samples of homemade firearms also went into the oven. The photo shows one of them.


One of the handicraft “trunks” destroyed in Irkutsk.

Homemade muzzle-loading firearm


On January 24, 2017, police from the Atyashevsky district of the Republic of Mordovia detained an unemployed local resident, who, during a personal search, was found to have a suspicious device. The man explained that he made it to scare away stray dogs. True, the examination showed that this was a homemade muzzle-loading firearm, and therefore a criminal case was opened against the unlucky gunsmith under Article 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation or carrying of weapons, their main parts, ammunition.”

Shooting device


In November 2015, police from the Belogorsky district of Crimea, by court order, conducted a search in the home of a 55-year-old man. Law enforcement officers seized a homemade weapon from the owner of the home, which he had made from a tree branch that looked like a pistol handle and a metal tube. This miracle of engineering fired shells with a diameter of up to 7.7 millimeters. The man explained that he needed the weapon to hunt nutria. Based on the discovery, law enforcement officers opened a criminal case under Article 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation or carrying of weapons, their main parts, ammunition”).

Single-barreled ramrod-loading pistol with a barrel diameter of 5.6 mm


In June 2015, in the city of Zlatoust (Chelyabinsk region), police, as part of operational search activities, inspected the home of a 19-year-old local resident who had been repeatedly convicted. In his closet, law enforcement officers came across a mysterious object, which, as an examination showed, is a homemade single-barreled ramrod-loading pistol with a barrel diameter of 5.6 millimeters, firing homemade bullets. The owner of the unusual “trunk” claimed that he kept it for self-defense, which did not prevent the police from opening a criminal case against “Kulibin”.

As you already understand, we will be talking about homemade self-defense weapons. If you are interested in DIY self-defense weapons, then you have come to the right place. These kinds of items may be needed in many cases and for completely different people - from a small defenseless girl to a strong man weighing a hundred pounds. Much depends on combat training, on a person’s physical and psychological indicators, and if all this is at a low level, then it will be very difficult for him to defend himself without means of self-defense. But also, a lot depends on how many people are attacking you, and what kind of training they are. Weapons for self-defense will help you protect yourself from an attacker if you are not sufficiently prepared, or if there are many such attackers.

Weapons for self-defense

So, let's look at weapons that you can make with your own hands.

1. Flail
2. Club
3. Nunchakus
4. Sling
5. Brass knuckles
6. Yawara
7. Slingshot
8. Samopal
9. Other

Each self-defense weapon has its own characteristics, and not all weapons on the list are legal. For example, self-propelled guns and brass knuckles can be punished to the fullest extent of the law.

Flail

Roughly speaking, a flail is a weight on a rope, a shock-crushing weapon that can quickly subdue an attacker. You can use anything as a load - nuts, a stone, a hammer, a lead block, or, in principle, any heavy object. We will also need a rope with a loop at the end, which will be put on the hand so that the rope does not fall off. The rope does not need to be put on your hand, but tied to a handle of a convenient length made of wood or other material. The length of the rope from the load can be different, but the optimal one is 40-50 cm. We tie the rope to the load, make a loop at the end and that’s it, we have a serious weapon ready. The weight of the cargo should be 150 grams or more. Of course, such a weapon can easily harm an attacker, but when using any of the listed items, the main thing is not to become a criminal yourself. The weapon works on a swing and the working part of the weapon is the load that needs to hit a certain part of the body. The brush can be carried with you everywhere, as it is compact. You can put it in your purse or pocket, and it will help you out at the right time.

Club

The baton is the simplest and most well-known item of self-defense. There are many types of batons that can help you get out of a difficult situation. You can use the simplest straight baton, a baton with two handles, which has a wider range of actions. You can use two short clubs for self-defense, with the help of which you can defend yourself very effectively. As a last resort, any stick that is not very long and fits well in the palm will do. We can also use bits, which are also quite effective. Unfortunately, we cannot carry a baton in our purse. At best, it can fit in a backpack.

Nunchakus

The weapon is effective, interesting, but not as simple as it might seem. You need to learn how to use it, and when you pick it up for the first time, the main thing is not to break your forehead, because almost every person who picks up nunchucks for the first time hits themselves on the head with them. Be careful with this weapon, and before using it in a real-life situation, learn how to use it - believe me, it's worth it. Nunchakus became popular to a large extent thanks to the legendary martial artist Bruce Lee. After watching films with Bruce Lee, you will be able to appreciate such weapons as nunchucks. They consist of two pieces of wood, or pieces of any other strong material. At home, we can simply connect two pieces of wood with a rope. We make holes at the ends of the segments in the middle, about 2-3 cm, and holes through the entire diameter, which passes through the central hole. In the middle we get a drilled letter “T”. We take a rope, stick one end in on one side and take it out from the center, and the other end on the other side, and take it out from the center in the same way, and for convenience you can use wire. It turns out that from the center, we will have two ends of the rope peeking out. Next, we insert the ropes into the center of another segment, take them out on the sides and tie them at the top. Nunchucks can be small and can be carried in a purse, backpack, or in the belt of your pants.

Sling

It’s quite a good self-defense weapon, but in order to use it, you need to first prepare it, load it, and only after that you will be able to stop the attacker. A sling looks like this: a rope with a “pocket” in the middle, like a slingshot, into which a stone is placed. At one end there is a loop that fits over the finger and onto the second knot. We put a stone in our pocket and, with simple movements, send the stone to the target. That’s the whole principle, but the point is that you need to know how to use this weapon, and here too at first - the main thing is not to harm yourself. To make a sling, you need rope and a thick piece of material for the “pocket” - leather is ideal. It doesn’t take much intelligence to attach cut leather to a rope, so we won’t consider this.

Brass knuckles

It's time to look at the brass knuckles. This is a rather ancient weapon, the existence of which many people know. Brass knuckles are a weapon with shock-crushing action. To use brass knuckles, they put it on the fingers, clench a fist and strike with the fist in which the brass knuckles are clamped. Due to the fact that an object is clamped in the palm, the blow is intensified, and the blow is also many times more powerful due to the weight of the brass knuckles, and due to its outer part, which is the working part. The sides of the brass knuckles can also be the working parts. If when striking with a fist, the main points of contact are the knuckles of the thumbs, which do not have such a large area, then when striking with brass knuckles, the point of contact is the entire striking part of the brass knuckles, which allows you to influence a wider area. There are different brass knuckles, but they have the same principle. Brass knuckles can be made at home from lead or wood. Made of lead: make a mold and pour molten lead into it. Made of wood: we cut it out, but the weight will be significantly less.

Brass knuckles can also include fighting rings, and the simplest fighting ring can be made at home from a large nut that can be put on your finger. On the machine, we sharpen the nut to fit the finger and sharpen the top as needed.

I want to replace that mastery of brass knuckles or a fighting ring is practically impossible without practicing striking techniques. First, learn how to do it, and only then think about using brass knuckles.

This is such a simple weapon for self-defense. But that is not all. Let's continue.

Yawara

Yavara is also an ancient weapon of self-defense, but to use it, you also need a little, or maybe a lot of training. Yawara is a wooden stick that is longer than the width of your palm. She can be stabbed at various points on the body, and these blows will be quite painful if you have the preparation. Yavara can be made from an ordinary stick by sharpening it on a machine or with a knife.

A similar weapon is the Kubotan. Yawara and Kubotan have different histories, but, nevertheless, they are similar in principle of action. The main difference between the kubotan is that there is a hole on the edge for a ring on which you can hang anything—keys are the most convenient.

Yawara and kubotan can be carried both in your pocket and in your purse. The main condition is the ability to use it.

Slingshot

The slingshot, despite its innocent appearance, is a rather dangerous weapon. If the slingshot has a powerful, good rubber band, then the slingshot projectile can fly long and fast, which will allow it, if it hits the body, to cause pain and leave a bruise, and if it hits the head, it can simply cause pain, and there may be more serious consequences - it all depends on the rubber band and the projectile. A slingshot can be purchased, and the most suitable slingshot is one that has a forearm support. You can make a slingshot yourself from wood or reinforcement. But the main thing here is to find a good elastic band and shells.

Samopal

Samopal is the most serious weapon for self-defense among those listed. You can charge a self-propelled gun with anything - bent nails, salt, pellets. The self-propelled gun consists of a handle and a pipe. The handle is for convenience, and so as not to get burned, and we fill the pipe with gunpowder (sulfur) and charge. A hole is made on top of the pipe so that the sulfur in the middle can be set on fire. The pipe must have thick walls so that it does not burst, and be well riveted at the end so that it does not swell. This is a very dangerous weapon for self-defense, which I suggest not using at all.

Other

For other weapons, I can suggest the following:

opener. The most ordinary can opener can become a real weapon in the right hands.

Screwdriver. As a specialized item it does not pose any threat, but if it is used as a weapon, it becomes very dangerous.

Scissors. Regular nail scissors, which can serve as a piercing weapon, or heavy household scissors, which can be used as an impact weapon, are perfect for self-defense.

Fork. An ordinary fork can also become a stabbing weapon.

Children of the 90s generation did not have newfangled toys and computer games, but they had a wild imagination that allowed them to come up with incredible ways of entertainment. The favorites had something you could shoot with or set on fire. Although these entertainments were considered favorites among children during perestroika, many of them could be harmful to health and even lead to death.

Slingshots

Who remembers homemade slingshots? They were of two types - classic and keyed. The classic ones were cut from a thick hazel branch with a fork, a wide gray rope was bought at the pharmacy, a piece of leather was obtained (you could secretly cut houses from a travel bag and dump it on your sister) and everything was fastened with copper wire or blue electrical tape.

Such a slingshot was loaded with smooth pebbles, which were often brought into courtyards along with sand or unripe berries, such as rowan, plum or cherry, which grew in abundance behind the house. The power of the stone shot was sometimes enough to shatter a champagne bottle from 3 meters away. Such a slingshot was valued due to the fact that not everyone had the skills and funds to create it. It could be exchanged for other valuables such as inserts from Turbo, CinCin and Final90.

While walking and having nothing to do, it was possible to make a simpler slingshot - a keyed one. To do this, in a landfill it was necessary to find a thick aluminum wire in a braid and find a flagellum. As a rule, there were no problems with the latter - it was easily obtained from the elastic band of panties. The newer the panties, the better the flagellum. From all this, something like this was assembled (pictured on the left). Such a slingshot fired with dowels - pieces of copper or aluminum wire bent into a horseshoe.

Crossbows

A heavier version of the slingshot was the crossbow. A wooden clothespin was attached to the board, and an elastic band was attached to the other end in such a way as to create a “loop”, the saddle of which falls just on the clothespin. With the necessary stretching, of course. A “bullet” was placed in the elastic loop, the elastic was stretched and clamped into a clothespin. When the clothespin was pressed, a shot was fired. They shot with the same rowan berries, peas, peppercorns or pellets.

Samopal

The most advanced version was called self-propelled guns. This is closer to a real firearm. A thick-walled metal tube was sealed at one end (flattened and topped with lead), and a 1mm hole was drilled near the blind end. The pipe was attached to a wooden stock, usually in the shape of a pistol (again, sometimes the same chair leg was used). “Sulphur” from matches, a wad and a homemade sub-caliber lead bullet were driven into the tube using a ramrod. The shot was fired when a special striking frame, released by the trigger, struck the head of a nail inserted into a small hole. The bullet had a very serious destructive force - 15 match heads in a 4mm barrel drove the bullet 5 centimeters into the tree. It would have been better not to end up with the police with a crossbow...

Match shooter

Another lightweight weapon was the match shooter. It was made from wooden clothespins. Do you feel the usefulness of this Soviet device? He shot with ordinary or burning matches at a distance of 10 meters. To make it, a wooden clothespin was dismantled, a place for a spring (from the same clothespin) was sharpened with a file, a “barrel” was sharpened, a spring was put on one of the halves, the halves were connected by their reverse sides and rewound with electrical tape. The spring played the role of both the trigger and the pusher at the same time. Sometimes a piece of “chirkash” from a matchbox was attached to the “trunk” so that the match would light itself at the moment of the shot. More often they simply passed the box over it and immediately shot.

Dart

Probably only the lazy didn’t play the game of darts; we also loved throwing darts as children. But they weren’t sold or they cost a lot of money. Therefore, almost any boy in our yard could make it himself. In terms of its flight and insertion qualities, the dart turned out to be no worse than the factory one. A piece of paper, 4 matches, a needle, office glue and thread. They hung a homemade target from a notebook sheet on the wall carpet and played.

Pistons

Who had such a revolver that fired such caps? But it was more interesting to poke something sharp at the brown spots and watch them ignite. Or it’s even more interesting to roll up a roll from a strip of piston and hit it with a hammer. Ringing in the ears for 10 minutes was guaranteed!

Who sees the connection?

Scarecrow made of bolts

And here?

I think our generation will easily explain the connection between these objects. They hammered the dowel into the asphalt with a brick, took it out, crushed matches into the hole, inserted the dowel and threw a brick on top... Bang! and the piece of asphalt was gone... :) Matches cost 1 kopeck per box and were freely bought in the store.

And these are already “rockets”

Slate in the fire

I think you can easily remember what happens to slate in a fire :) That's right, nothing good - it shoots a lot. In pieces.

Lamps and picture tubes

It was a sin not to break a fluorescent lamp thrown into the trash. They broke with a loud bang if you threw the lamp end-on onto the asphalt. They didn't think about the environment back then...

But this find in the trash heap was extremely rare and always brought great joy to the boys. They cast lots to see who would be the first to throw a brick at the top lamp (the ray gun of the kinescope). She was the most vulnerable point of the kinescope. When the lamp broke, the picture tube, due to the internal vacuum, collapsed inward with a very dull bang that echoed in the courtyards. Neighborhood boys immediately came running to see this action. But more often we found picture tubes with a broken lamp...

Siphon cans

Used cans for carbonation machines (siphon) were also sometimes used. They were filled with sulfur from matches and the hole was closed with a bolt. Then the infernal device was thrown into the fire... I must say that this thing was the most dangerous invention of the yard boys. Personally, I have never made such a balloon. And I categorically do not recommend it to others.

Magnesium

We mixed magnesium, crushed into powder with a file, in a certain proportion with potassium permanganate, which cost a penny at the pharmacy, and wrapped it in a tight paper bag, also wrapped with adhesive tape. They made a hole and screwed a match to it, so that the head of sulfur was exactly in the hole. They struck a match on the box and abruptly threw it aside. The package exploded with a deafening noise and a bright flash.

Knives

In my opinion, every boy had a folding knife as a child, which was a source of pride. With its help they played “country land” and “tanks”. Each game had many types of rules. For example, “countryman”: they drew a circle and divided it equally by the number of participants. Everyone stood in their own area. Then, while standing, they stuck a knife into the enemy’s area and cut off a piece of his land. “I got wounded” (didn’t stick it in) - the move passed to someone else. And according to one rule, you had to stand on your land all the time as long as you can. According to others, you could stand outside, but in the event of a catastrophic reduction in your area, the enemy offered you to stand on it for 3 seconds. If you can't resist, you're out. You could even stand on tiptoes of one leg - the main thing was to hold out for 3 seconds.

Carbide

Who remembers the magic stones with a specific smell that bubble in water? Carbide is a joy for the finder, for the whole day! When combined with water, it reacted and released the wonderful gas acetylene. It is remarkable because it burns well. Carbide was used in whatever form. And they simply threw it into a puddle, setting it on fire. And they warmed their hands, squeezing the carbide in their palm, immersed in a puddle. And they put it in bottles of water, plugging it with a stopper...

But the most effective use of carbide was in the hand cannon. They took an empty deodorant or Dichlorvos bottle, cut off the neck, made a hole at the bottom, put carbide inside, spat on it generously, plugged all the holes, shook for a minute, opened it and brought a burning match to the small hole... VOLLET! !! :)

Dymovukha

The real truth is that only our generation knows what the connection is between a child’s tumbler or a tennis ball....

But we know what will happen if pieces of this special, magical plastic are wrapped in foil or newspaper, set on fire and extinguished... How much nerve did the guys spend in their garages when such a miracle flew to them from the roof...

Lead

How much in this word merged for a child’s heart... And merged in the literal sense of the word. Remember how you scoured garages and searched car dumps in search of old batteries?

They split them and extracted pure lead. They beat out the dried electrolyte and crushed the soft metal into a tin can or bowl.They made a fire and waited for the liquid metal to sparkle in the jar.

And then they did whatever their heart desired!

In our turbulent times, the need for self-defense is simply enormous. Some may say that special government services should protect citizens. This is true.

But such protection is not always effective. Alas, very often people have to take care of themselves. There are situations from which it is simply impossible to get out of it in any other way except to respond to the attack.

Perhaps such actions may not always completely coincide with the letter of the law, but life and health are more important than any laws. Therefore, every person should have something with him. Or be able to make it in time from available materials. Read this article on how to make a self-defense weapon with your own hands.

Which weapon is better to choose for defense?

In some cases, you can use improvised means to fight off the enemy. It could be a stone, a stick, or just a pile of sand thrown into your eyes.

But such funds are not always available at the right time. In addition, a person may simply get confused and forget about everything.

It’s another matter if a person is already prepared for self-defense. He has a developed plan for such incidents and defensive means at hand. In a world where danger can be found anywhere, you just need to be prepared.

And, above all, a person must have means of protection. Such, for example, as or , or . You can buy them in a store, but it is much more profitable and reliable to use homemade self-defense means. This type of weapon does not need to be registered anywhere, hidden securely and there is no fear of losing it. And it’s quite possible to do it yourself.

Making a baton

A baton is the simplest and most reliable means of defense. It’s impossible to imagine anything simpler. It can be made of wood, rubber or any other material.

This is a pretty accurate weapon. It can be used to deliver quick and powerful strikes.

As a result, severe damage may be caused to the enemy. The main disadvantage of this means of self-defense is the size of the baton. It is inconvenient to carry with you.

Accordingly, it is better to use it at home, protecting the home and its inhabitants from intruders.

Nunchakus

Nunchakus are the most common DIY self-defense weapon made of wood. Using the nunchuk requires certain skills.

They are unlikely to help the person who picked them up for the first time. But a little training will fix everything. Nunchucks are superior to batons due to their convenience. They are smaller and lighter. They are easier to carry with you.

Making nunchucks with your own hands is quite simple. You only need two wooden sticks. Their size can vary from 15 to 30 centimeters.

You need to make a hole at their ends and connect them with a rope or chain. Due to the fact that they are made of two parts, there is almost no shock absorption.

Note: In addition to striking, you can also defend yourself with nunchucks. They will be able to avert a blow from a knife or other object.

Sling

This is a very ancient type of weapon. Memories of him can be found in the legend of David and Goliath. But you can defend yourself with this remedy even now.

To make it you need a simple lace. At one end you need to make a loop. Make a bed for the projectile in the middle. Any small solid object can serve as a projectile. Even a simple pebble.

The sling is used as follows. We put the loop on the hand, insert the projectile into the stock. The other end of the rope must be held tightly in the same hand. After the sling picks up speed, the free end must be released.

The projectile will take off and fly in the direction in which the hand is pointing. Moreover, such a blow will have much more power than if the stone was simply thrown. If you don’t have a sling at hand, you can use a T-shirt or belt as a sling.

You should always think about safety. Moreover, making self-defense means with your own hands is not at all difficult. Watch a video on how to make homemade nunchucks for self-defense and training using improvised materials with your own hands:

“You can achieve more with a kind word and a gun than with a kind word.”

Al Capone

The legendary gangster had every reason to say so. After all, owning a weapon immediately makes its bearer more confident, decisive and, unfortunately, bolder. And if conditions have been created in the country that the chance of running into a similar carrier of a firearm is high, then you inevitably begin to limit yourself and not bury yourself. But if weapons are owned either by the privileged strata, or by those who don’t give a damn about laws and rules, then everything becomes much sadder. But I really want there to be a real opportunity to repay the aggressor in the same coin... Unfortunately, there are still many home-grown “Kulibins” on Russian soil who, using shit, sticks and pipes, construct something that by some miracle can shoot. This is a very unsightly, single-shot, often low-power weapon, from which you can only shoot yourself. And in order to cause real harm to the enemy, you need to try very hard. But this does not stop the people, so the police annually seize a huge amount homemade pistols, have been in action or not yet. Not far behind them are correctional officers, who are periodically shot at with such homemade weapons in order to escape. Therefore it is homemade pistols and this is what our photo selection today will be dedicated to.