It may be true this pistol was a piece of junk. But for its size - only 5 inches long & weighing a pound, this single-shot pistol was conceived as an instrument of chaos in the darkest times of World War II. THE FP-45 PISTOL was inexpensive by design. Constructed mostly of welded, stamped sheet metal parts with a die-cast zinc cocking piece, each gun cost the federal government a bit over $2, boxed for delivery with 10 rounds of .45 ACP ammunition. Only 5 inches long and weighing a pound, this single-shot pistol was conceived as an instrument of...