3D-printed weapons (mainly 3D-printed firearms) and parts that have achieved a level of public notability are listed in the table below.
List of weapons and parts
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Entire firearms Name Date made public Type Mechanism ProcessDesignerOther required partsCaliberLiberator .3802013-052013, May ()Primarily printed firearm: PistolSingle shotFDM3D Printing Guns off the Download – Fact or Fiction?, inhale3d, May 7, 2013. (archive)Defense Distributed"Liberator" gun made with 3D printer fires first successful shot, CBS NEWS, May 6, 2013. "...Stratasys Dimension SST 3D printer" (archive)Roofing nail.380 ACP A single shot .380 ACP pistol. Fully 3D printed including springs, requiring only a roofing nail Notable as the first publicly released printed firearm designGrizzly,First 3-D printed rifle fires bullet, then breaks, NBC News, July 26, 2013. (archive) Grizzly 2.0, G22 v3G22 Grizzly v3 specs, Defcad 2013-082013, August (original), G22 v3 (latest) Hybrid firearm: RifleSingle-shotFDM w/ ABS "Matthew" (pseudonym).22 caliber barrel liner, metal rods, metric fasteners, springs, screws.22 LR ReprringerIntroducing the 3D-printed Reprringer Pepperbox (VIDEO), guns.com, September 13, 2013. (archive)3D Printed Pepperbox Pistol, firearmblog, October 8, 2013. (archive)3D printed guns a year on: from prototype to serious weapons, Wired, 16 May 2014. (archive) 2013-092013, September Primarily printed firearm: Pepper-box revolverFDM Hexen.22 Short/.22 LR It can hold 5 .22 caliber cartridges. Unlike the many early 3D-printed firearm designs, which were overbuilt in order to withstand the pressures and strain on the material from modern gunpowder cartridges, the Reprringer is small and only slightly larger than an equivalent gun made from steel. Solid Concepts 1911 DMLSFirst metal 3D printed gun is capable of firing 50 shots, The Guardian, November 8, 2013. (archive) 2013-112013, November Weapon: Browning 1911 handgunSemi-automatic, Short-recoil DMLS Solid ConceptsSprings.45 ACP The gun is made up of 34 3D-printed components.Solid Concepts 3D-printed 1911 gets version 2.0, Guns.com, November 20, 2013. (archive) Notable as the first fully metal 3D-printed firearm. Zig Zag revolverJapanese Man Arrested For Printing His Own Revolvers, Tech Crunch, May 8, 2014. (archive) 2014-052014, May Primarily printed firearm: Revolver FDM Yoshitomo ImuraMetal pins, screws, rubber bands.38 Caliber Named after the German Mauser Zig-Zag revolver. Holds six cartridges and can fire .38 caliber bullets. Imura RevolverNew 3D printed revolver dedicated to Yoshitomo Imura in development, 3Ders, Sep 24 2014. (archive)Designer Builds A 3D-Printable "Imura Revolver" In Honor Of Arrested Japanese Maker, TechCrunch, Sep 24 2014. (archive)A New 3D Printable Gun, The ‘Imura Revolver’ is Being Designed, September 22, 2014. (archive) 2014-092014, September Primarily printed firearm: RevolverFDM FOSSCAD members: WarFairy, Frostbyte and others.22 caliber barrel liner.38 Caliber A double-action revolver that holds six cartridges.5 Alarming 3D Printed Guns, Versus, September 26, 2014. (archive) While primarily made of plastic, it includes a steel barrel liner and chamber sleeves to increase tensile strength.The Next Phase: 3D Printed Imura Revolver Hybrid Development, Truth about Guns, September 15, 2014. (archive) Reason 2013-112014, October Weapon: M1911 pistolSemi-automatic Recoil operation DMLS Solid Concepts10mm Auto Created roughly after a year the first-known metal 3D-printed gun was produced. Has the word "Reason" etched on it, along with an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence on the barrel. XPR-1 2015-102015, October Weapon: Plasma Armature Railgun FDM David Wirth First 3D printed railgun structure. Closed source - designs and code released to research institutions only. Employed a mixture of traditional and additive manufacturing. Rails were traditionally machined, as well as the fasteners and electronics. Uses a plastic frame, slide, and fire control components with a steel barrel liner, breechblock, firing pin, and spring. First in line of "PG22" single shot pistols and revolvers. Individually designed, rather than built off of open-source plans. First commercial handheld coilgun.FGC-9 / FGC-9 MkII2020, March 27 (MKI); 2021, April 16, (MKII)Hybrid Firearm: Semiautomatic carbine or Short-Barreled Rifle or PistolSemi-automatic simple blowbackFDMJStark1809 (DetDisp)Steel round stock, springs, AR-15 fire control group springs, fasteners, stainless steel tubing9×19mm Parabellum Based on Shuty AP-9. No parts kit required: barrel can be rifled via Electrochemical machining (ECM). Version two, labeled MKII, features an updated design with an H&K MP5 style charging handle. The MKII was released to work with a string of smaller releases, including an improved barrel making process and V2 Menendez Mag. Includes the "ButWhatAboutAmmo" tutorial for fabricating ammunition.Thump 'n Grind2021, JulySignaling device: LauncherFDMAWCY?Steel rods, tubing, AR-15 FCG, fasteners37mm ammunitionThe Harlot2022, FebruaryPrimarily printed firearm: PistolSingle-shotFDMBAD-CAD / Black Lotus Coalition.22 caliber barrel liner, spring, fasteners.22 LR A mostly printed .22 LR pistol. Uses a DIY metal barrel, firing pin, and spring. Simple and extremely cheap, designed to cost $5-$8. Commonly created to be sold at gun buybacks for profit. A large number of remixes and variants of this design have been created.Urutau2024, August 20Hybrid Firearm: Bullpup Short-Barreled Rifle or Standard RifleSemi-Automatic Straight-BlowbackFDMJoseph The Parrot, A.K.A. Zé Carioca30cm or 1ft of 12mm X 20mm or 1/2” X 3/4” steel bar stock, Stainless Steel Rods, 16mm OD 8mm ID Steel Hydraulic Pipe, springs, screws, Long or Stainless Steel pins, M3 Threaded spacers with a diameter of 5mm, 623ZZ Ball Bearings, M3 Brass Heatset Inserts9x19mm While most of the underlying mechanics of The Urutau are comparable to the FGC-9 and Partisan 9, all parts were significantly redesigned. All parts are made from easily accessible, less-firearm-related components that improve supply chain resilience and enhance the builder's operational security when sourcing materials. Parts kits are commercially available to Americans but not required for anyone Barrel is manufacturable with Electrochemical Machining (ECM) It uses a telescoping bolt which is pinned together and glued in place, a 3D printed fire control group/trigger designed from the ground up and CZ Scorpion magazines Aside from the ejection port, the entire gun is ambidextrous. Urutau incorporates safety features to manage the risk of an out-of-battery detonation. With all necessary machines, tools, and materials on hand and the time to treat the project like a full-time job, the Urutau is manufacturable in less than a week. The estimated minimum cost to construct a Urutau stands at around $500 for the initial gun, including printer and hardware, and $200 for each subsequent gun. Documentation written by RSmith28 includes a guide for avoiding detection by law enforcement Files include "The New Second Amendment", a nine-page manifesto encouraging Urutau builders "to permanently undermine global firearm prohibition" Given the open-source nature and CC0 1.0 Universal license applied to the Urutau, many modifications to the original design have appeared online. Some of these modifications include modified grips and barrel covers.TZ-23, ပြည်တွင်းထုတ် TZ-23 နဲ့ ပြည်ပထုတ် M4, AK 47 ဘာကွာလဲ ကြည့်ရအောင်. Hornet PDF. YouTube. December 12, 2023. ပြည်တွင်းထုတ် TZ-23. Hornet PDF. YouTube. December 12, 2023. TZ-24, Model TZ-24 မောင်းပြန် Auto သေနတ်ကို ပစ်ခတ်ပြသ Maun Media. July 31, 2024 NUG ကာကွယ်ရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာနက ကလလတ စစ်ဦးစီးချုပ်ထံ သေနတ်အလက် ၅၀ ပေးအပ်. January 21, 2025. Maun Media. TZ-25 Hornet PDFမှ နောက်ဆုံးထုတ်လုပ်သော TZ 25(Auto). March 31, 2025 Hybrid firearm: RifleSelect-fireUnreleased Hoffman Tactical, Myanmar People's Defence ForceHoffman Tactical 1776 Remix Lower, Super AR-15 Hoffman Tactical Lower 1776 Remix NeutronNick metal rods, metric fasteners, springs, screws5.56x45mm NATODecember 2023Decker .380November 28th, 2024Fully DIY; pistol-caliber carbineSemi-automatic simple blowbackFDMBlack Lotus CoalitionMetal .380ACP barrel or barrel liner.380 ACPAt time of publication, the simplest fully DIY semiautomatic design to be released, requiring no metalworking whatsoever and utilizing only parts available worldwide.
Receivers and frames Receiver and frame are the parts that are legally considered a firearm and must be registered. Name Date made public Type ProcessDesignerCaliberAR Lower V5 ()2013-032013, MarchReceiver: AR-15 rifle lower receiverFDMPrinted AR Lower v5 Review, Defense Distributed official tumblr blog (archive)Defense Distributed.223 Rem/ 5.56x45 The receiver was able to handle enough stress to fire more than 600 rounds.Charon3D-printed Hybrid AR-15/FN P90 Lower and 12 Gauge Slugs Make Web Debut, outdoorhub, May 22, 2013. (archive)Slowik, Max, Meet the Charon Family of 3D-Printable AR Lowers (Photos) , 3 June 2013.Slowik, Max, "3D Printing Community Updates Liberator with Rifle, Pepperbox and Glock-Powered ‘Shuty-9′" , 1 July 2013.2013-05May 2013Receiver: AR-15 rifle lower receiverFDMCharon V3, grabcad, September 3, 2013. (archive)WarFairy.223 Rem/ 5.56x45 Charon V3 weighs 0.2 pounds and showed no signs of strain after 96 rounds of 5.56 AR-15 ammo were fired.WarFairy P-152013-052013, MayReceiver: AR-15 rifle lower receiverFDMWarFairy.223 Rem/ 5.56x45Hanuman AR-15 BullpupWarFairy’s 3D Printable AR-15 Bullpup, firearmblog, May 27, 2014. (archive)Check out this 3D-printable bullpup for AR-pattern uppers, Guns.com, May 27, 2014. (archive)2014-052014, MayReceiver: AR-15 rifle bullpup lower receiverFDM w/ ABSWarFairy.223 Rem/ 5.56x45 According to the creators, "It requires a bufferless upper to function, such as the ARAK-21 or Rock River Arms PDS Carbine, or a regular upper with a CMMG Style .22 LR Conversion installed."Ruger Charger3D Printed Semi-automatic Ruger Charger Pistol is Assembled and Fired – ‘If you take my gun, I’ll print another!’, 3Dprint, July 4, 2014. (archive)3D-Printed Semiautomatic .22 Debuts. "If you take my gun, I will simply print another one.", Reason, July 2014. (archive)3D Printed Ruger Style Pistol Demo by Buck O’ Fama ~ Video, Ammoland, July 4, 2014. (archive)2014-072014, JulyReceiver: Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic pistolFDM3D Printing Lets Man Assemble Ruger Charger Pistol Without Legal Paperwork, Softpedia, July 8, 2014. (archive)"Buck-o-Fama" (pseudonym).22 Long RifleA pistol version of the popular Ruger 10/22 rifle.CM901Great, now 3D-printed rifles can fire larger, deadlier rounds2015-032015, MarchReceiver: AR-10 ReceiverFDMPrinted Firearm 3D Yazıcıdan Üretilen Ölümcül Tüfek!7.62×51mm Based on Colt CM901.Lopoint / Bigpoint2019, November (v1); 2020, November (,40/.45); 2021, May (v2)Frame: Hi-Point pistol frameFDMCTRLPew / Atmac / freeman13379×19mm Parabellum, .380 ACP, .40 S&W, .45 ACP Compatible with Hi-Point C9, CF380, JCP, and JHP parts. Extremely cheap due to the high availability of the required parts kits.Scz0rpion2020, OctoberReceiver: CZ Scorpion Evo 3 receiverFDMAre We Cool Yet?9×19mm Parabellum First 3D printed frame to be successfully tested with 1000+ rounds full auto in one sitting without failure.3011 / 3011 DoubleStack/DS2021, November; 2023, January (DoubleStack)Receiver: 1911 based PDWFDMIvan The Troll.45 ACP, 9×19mm Parabellum, .22 TCM Utilizes a 1911 slide for the upper, and an AR-15 fire control group. An updated version, called the 3011 DoubleStack/DS, allows the use of double-stack higher capacity Remington/RIA pattern magazines. Para P14 magazines also follow Remington/RIA pattern and will work in the 3011 DS.
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