[2] These homemade weapons are usually manufactured in Danao, Cebu,[3] where the production of replicas of known firearms is a cottage industry.
[6] Danao has the most concentration of factories since the 1940s,[7] but paltik production can also be found in Negros, Leyte, and Mindanao.
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front were also known to produce paltik but were unable to upscale their production due to government pressure.
Some Filipino gunsmiths however, did make reliable percussion cap rifles that functioned in a manner similar to a 19th-century musket.
[11] High quality replicas of .45 caliber semi-automatic pistols have been recorded being made in the Philippines and ending up in the United States black market.