You're a mad man, MAD!

I know you've said in the past that this is more likely to be a 1:1 replica than a fully functional gun, what with the aluminum barrel and lack of a firing pin but....

I heard someone say you couldn't make a barrel or firing pin if your life depended on it. "Who, Irritable_Monkey? Oh, aye, dab hand with a bit of clockwork and kraut space magic, but he's not the man to see about a barrel. And don't get me started on his lack of understanding when it comes to the proprietary ammunition that thing used..."

I'm just saying what I heard. But you're right, it's better off a model, wouldn't want to anger any lawyers or nosey government busy bodies. I'm sure you could if you wanted to...