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==HISTORY==
==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.
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.
A useful real-world comparison is the Richardson Industries M5 "Philippine Guerrilla Gun", a post-World War II American commercial shotgun inspired by crude slam-fire pipe shotguns used by Philippine guerrillas against Japanese occupation forces. The video added below identifies its subject as a deluxe M5 Guerilla Gun in 12 gauge and describes its operation: the barrel is driven rearward into a fixed firing pin, with the deluxe model adding a safety while simpler versions were little more than pipe-gun designs. The M5 should be treated as a comparison point rather than the exact identity of the in-game Homemade Shotgun, but it shows the same design logic behind many improvised guerrilla firearms: cheap materials, few moving parts, and a weapon intended to be simple enough to build or use when standard arms are scarce.


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).
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===
===Sources===
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_klxOwPzXQ Richardson "Philippine Guerrilla Gun" POV firing | Tenacious Trilobite (M5 Guerilla Gun description and operation)
* https://www.pewpewtactical.com/weird-guns/ Richardson Industries M5 Guerrilla Gun overview | Pew Pew Tactical
* https://www.guns.com/news/2017/05/14/richardsons-philippine-guerrilla-gun-a-gun-to-get-a-gun Richardson Industries M5 Philippine guerrilla gun: A gun to get a gun | Guns.com
* https://www.forgottenweapons.com/viet-cong-1911-copy/ Viet Cong 1911 Copy | Forgotten Weapons
* 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://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)

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Homemade Shotgun		 Special Loadout
Zombies		 1 / 24
Damage Base Headshot × Chest × Stomach × Leg × Arm × Bayonet Rifle Grenades Reload Speed
Partial Empty
26 x2.5 = 65 x1.5 = 39 x1.25 = 32.5 x0.9 = 23.4 x0.85 = 22.1 NO NO Seconds Seconds
Designation Weapon Type Fire Modes Bullet Spread ° Range Modifier Muzzle Velocity Projectile weight Weight
Homemade Shotgun Shotgun Semi 8 / 3 ADS 0.75 403 m/s 0.7 g (10.8 gr) 3.2 kg (7.05 lbs)
Full name Caliber Place of Origin Date Manufacturer Barrel Length Total Length Weapon Script Name
Homemade shotgun 12 gauge Vietnam Unknown Local workshop / handmade Unknown Unknown weapon_vcshotgun


The Homemade Shotgun is a Zombies shtarting weapon. It represents a craft-built single-shot 12 gauge shotgun made from available parts rather than a standardized factory model.

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.

A useful real-world comparison is the Richardson Industries M5 "Philippine Guerrilla Gun", a post-World War II American commercial shotgun inspired by crude slam-fire pipe shotguns used by Philippine guerrillas against Japanese occupation forces. The video added below identifies its subject as a deluxe M5 Guerilla Gun in 12 gauge and describes its operation: the barrel is driven rearward into a fixed firing pin, with the deluxe model adding a safety while simpler versions were little more than pipe-gun designs. The M5 should be treated as a comparison point rather than the exact identity of the in-game Homemade Shotgun, but it shows the same design logic behind many improvised guerrilla firearms: cheap materials, few moving parts, and a weapon intended to be simple enough to build or use when standard arms are scarce.

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).

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