Police arrested a 27-year-old university official from Kawasaki City, Yoshitomo Imura, after he posted a video of himself firing a 3D-printed six shooter called the Zig Zag revolver. Imura was ...

Yoshitomo Imura was first arrested in May after designing a 3D printed six-shot revolver named the Zig Zag and posting videos of the firearm online. James Vincent. Tuesday 21 October 2014 10:03 BST.

The guns, which only fired blanks, were simple test models called the Zig-Zag. Now, in honor of Imura’s work in 3D printing, a CAD designer has created a newer, better gun that could be used to ...

Among the half-dozen plastic guns seized from Yoshitomo Imura's home in Kawasaki was a revolver designed to fire six .38-caliber ... after its ratcheted barrel modeled on the German Mauser Zig-Zag.

Last year, Yoshitomo Imura was arrested in Japan for 3D printing revolvers. Imura designed the “zig-zag” pistol, and was sentenced to two years in jail for making the weapon.Thanks to the ...

A video uploaded to file-sharing websites almost a year ago, allegedly created by Imura, shows the creation and firing of a 3D-printed “Zig Zag” revolver capable of firing six .38 caliber ...