How to make your own firearm. How to make a weapon from wood? Homemade weapons made of wood - drawings
In our turbulent times, the need for self-defense is simply enormous. Some may say that special people should protect citizens public services. 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 fast 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, use it better at home, protecting housing 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.
Please 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 very ancient look weapons. 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 cord. 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:
The other day, representatives of law enforcement agencies discovered an arsenal of weapons from the times of the Great Patriotic War. 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. The Lenta.ru collection contains the most unusual handicraft “trunks” seized by security forces.
Homemade pistol
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.
Homemade pistol
Homemade gun
Weapons seized from a resident of the Krutikhinsky district of the Altai Territory.
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 its owner finally went into 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, four men aged 40 to 65 were detained 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 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 found a pensioner from the village of Udobnaya ( Krasnodar region) a whole arsenal of weapons: 171 cartridges for a pistol, machine gun, carbine and machine gun, two packs of gunpowder, a handicraft revolver and even homemade pistol-machine 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 containing a 16-caliber smoothbore shotgun 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.
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.
Homemade firearms
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 previously 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”.
Children of the 90s generation did not have newfangled toys and computer games, but there was a wild imagination that allowed him 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 disassembled, a file was used to grind out a place for a spring (from the same clothespin), a “barrel” was sharpened, a spring was put on one of the halves, the halves were connected downsides and wrapped 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 lamp thrown into the trash daylight. 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 absolutely 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 wrapping it 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 most effective use carbide was a 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 liberally, 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!
Weapons in the Philippines
In the Philippines, this place is called the “city of weapons.” For more than a century, the people of Danao have made their living by manufacturing weapons. These people know how to assemble pistols, revolvers and machine guns by hand. The authorities created a cooperative in order to legalize the production of weapons. But instead of making money through legal means, most collaborate with the local mafia.
Jose takes the gun in his hands and looks into the sight. He thinks for a moment, and then places the mold in a vice, which is on at the moment is nothing more than a semblance of a future pistol, a piece of metal. José Arnescar will have to spend many days at work before this form finds its firepower. This muscular 33-year-old worker puts all his strength into working on the bolt. “This is the hardest part,” he says breathlessly. “It will take at least a week to complete the work.” This is the most important part of the weapon, so Jose will only use a file in his work.
We are located in the world's largest gun manufacturing cooperative, located in Danao on Cebu Island in the heart of the Philippines. This organization is unique in its essence; it is here that 38 and 45 caliber weapons, pump-action shotguns and even some models of machine guns are produced. 90% of the total production volume is produced manually.
In this huge old room there are only a few machines, its roof is leaky and does not protect from rain, which is why fabric is hung on top to protect the electrical wiring. There is such noise in the dimly lit room that you feel like you are in a mountain tunnel.
About 30 workers can work and modify their weapons on 2 main machines. Using a drill, each item is engraved with “WORLD” and serial number. There is another large machine, which is considered the most important in the work; it produces drums. “This is the most important machine,” says June, watching his colleague finish his part of the job. “Thanks to it, we can do work that would be very difficult to do by hand.” “We don’t have many tools,” the worker says with regret in his voice.
In this production, each worker independently creates a weapon from start to finish, and after the sale receives almost the full cost in hand. Mostly 38 and 45 caliber weapons are produced here, as well as pump-action shotguns. It takes a week to make a 38 caliber pistol that can be sold for 30 euros; a 45 caliber pistol takes twice as long to produce, but its price also increases. The workers of this cooperative receive an average of 70 euros per month, which is the minimum wages in the Philippines. Nearly 100 guns come out of these workshops every month, most of them ordered by police and soldiers who are not issued weapons on the job and for whom this is the cheapest way to get one. This weapon is also in demand among store and bank security guards.
The production of weapons is considered old tradition in Danao. They say that even under the Spaniards, arquebuses were made here. But the main production was formed at the beginning of the 20th century, when the Philippines was an American colony. During World War II, the Americans used the skills of the Danaans to convert captured Japanese weapons to their own caliber. It is from those times that hand-made weapons have been produced here.
As a result, in 1996, the authorities organized a legal cooperative for the production of weapons. But, despite all the efforts of the authorities, the majority of workers produce weapons illegally, not obeying the cooperative.
Finding such illegal production is not difficult. In the city center you can find the small house of Renato Gonzalez. Its entire production consists of a simple vice and a set of tools. In his workshop you can see the mold for the KG-9, a lightweight assault rifle similar to the Israeli-made UZI. It took Renato 2 weeks to produce it, and he received 100 euros for the work. The 52-year-old worker learned his skills from his grandfather and father, who were also involved in the production of weapons. “I was 8 years old when I started helping them,” recalls Renato. - I was returning from school and learning to work with a file. I'm doing this now so my kids can go to college."
According to Nestor Sabaiton, who led the cooperative until 2007, at least 5,000 people produce weapons illegally in Danao.
Naturally, there must be a person who would supervise these illegal workers. In Danao, this man is called "Rio Shark", he is one of the most experienced weapons manufacturers. In his workshop you can see the finished AR-15 automatic rifle, which is very similar to the American M-16 rifle. This weapon, worth 500 euros, was ordered by the mayor of a large neighboring city. “This is the second time I have received an order to make something like this,” says Rio. His son adds: “We had a lot of orders just before the election. A lot of politicians wanted pistols or rifles like this.”
Local elections in the Philippines have a bad reputation. For example, in 2007, 114 candidates and party members were killed during the election campaign. In addition, bank robberies are often accompanied by murders. In May 2008, there was a high-profile robbery during which the perpetrator shot and killed 10 people. There are believed to be more than a million firearms in circulation in the Philippines, with a third unlicensed.
Despite the similar situation in the country, everything is calm in the Danao police stations. In 2007, only 2 people were detained for illegal production and 18 for illegal possession of weapons. “We know that there are several illegal gun manufacturers in the city,” says Lt. Lacson Dehino, “but when we find them, we try to encourage them to join the cooperative, and if they refuse, they will be arrested.”
The illegal arms business does not seem to disturb the tranquility of Danao, where 120,000 residents lead a normal life. So a resident of Danao says with humor: “If you hear shots on the streets of Danao, it’s okay, it’s just one of the masters testing his new weapon in action.”
Finding yourself alone with nature, you have to survive by getting food using improvised means. It’s good if you have a bladed weapon or a hunting rifle with you. If you find yourself in a situation where you have neither one nor the other, you can make a weapon out of wood with your own hands.
Almost any weapon can be made from wood: a bow, a crossbow for hunting, a knife, a spear, a spear, a slingshot, an ax and even a gun. More details on how to make weapons from wood are discussed below.
Homemade knife, wooden
The choice of material for making weapons is a very important task.
- Birch is a strong and unyielding material; it is best used for making batons.
- Aspen, poplar and pine are softer and lend themselves well various types processing.
- But the most suitable wood for homemade wood is oak. Oak wood is well processed, light in weight, durable, and does not lose its characteristics over time.
Before making a workpiece, you need to select a material that does not contain knots, rotten areas, curvatures, heterogeneity of fibers, then dry without exposure to straight sun rays. When the material is ready, weapons preparation is made.
DIY wooden slingshot
Slingshot The simplest wooden weapon is a slingshot. With the help of this throwing weapon you can hunt birds and small game, and for production you need a minimum of materials - a strong elastic band or a tourniquet, and a branch with a fork (it is better to use hazel).
The fork is cut from the main part of the barrel to the required size, polished, and a tourniquet is attached to both ends. For reliability, you can make small cuts at the ends of the slingshot so that the tourniquet does not slip off.
Wooden club
A similar simple weapon is a wooden club. The disadvantage of this projectile is that to use it you must comply short distance, which can be very difficult during hunting. To make a club you need to use young tree, sawn close to the root, where the wood is strongest. The bark and all the knots are carefully removed from the surface of the workpiece, it is soaked for a day in water, then dried over a fire until black, which is then removed by grinding with sand and grass. This procedure must be done several times, resulting in a durable club that does not rot.
DIY wooden knife
Wooden knives An equally complex homemade weapon is a wooden knife. It can be cut in one piece from a wooden block, or it can be made from two components. To do this, you need to draw a sketch of the workpiece on wooden blocks, then cut it out with a hacksaw. After this, both parts are glued together into a single whole. If the manufacture of a wooden knife is carried out in field conditions, then, as a rule, there is nothing to glue the component parts with. Therefore, it is cut from a single block.
The blade is well sharpened and carefully polished, after which it must be fired over a fire, giving it strength. If possible, you can varnish the knife, then it will not be afraid of moisture.
Wooden bow and crossbow
A bow or crossbow is an effective weapon in the forest, made of wood. There are many video examples of crossbow making that describe the entire process in detail. First, the crossbow body with a groove for the arrow is cut out. An arc will be attached to one end of the body, and a trigger mechanism will be made at one third of the other end. It is better to make an arc from several layers of plywood glued together, which bend after drying. You can make it out of metal. At both ends of the crossbow arc you need to make holes for attaching the bowstring. The arc is attached to the body using a strong rope; if it is not at hand, using wire. The bowstring is attached to the bow in such a way that it passes closely over the body, but does not touch it. The task of the trigger mechanism is to capture the bowstring and sharply release it. The design of the mechanism can be made in the form of a wide arc or a complex system of hooks.
Arrows for crossbows are made of elastic wood, they are given a cylindrical shape, after which they are polished. The tip can be made of wood, metal or stone.
Not only “cold” weapons can be made from wood. You can make something like a pistol or shotgun, but you need to understand that it will not last long. The algorithm for making a pistol is simple: you need to make a frame from wood to which the barrel is attached, as well as a trigger mechanism with a striker, you can add a magazine. A metal tube is used as a barrel.
It is difficult to make a full-fledged pistol from wood, but you can make a dart shooter, which will become a full-fledged hunting projectile. In order to make it, you need to cut a cylinder from an empty aerosol can into which a piston cut from wood is inserted. To ensure normal friction force, a rubber skirt is attached to the piston. Next, the rod is made using a large nail and a spring. Inside wooden frame you need to make a hole into which the cylinder with the piston fits. The trigger mechanism is made in the same way as a crossbow; more detailed installation process can be found in the video. The barrel of the dart thrower needs to be made using metal pipe, and for darts - nails.