For the Italian city, see Lupara . Lupara is an Italian word used to refer to a side-by-side sawed-off shotgun with external hammers for each barrel, and often two homemade triggers. It is traditionally associated with Cosa Nostra, the Italian organized crime group dominant in Sicily for their use of it in vendettas, defense - such as its use against Mussolini's army when he decided to break up the Sicilian mafioso network - and hunting. Terminology The word 'lupara' means literally 'wolf-shot', reflecting its lethal power and its history of use in Mafia killings. It is also one of the oldest Italian firearms originating in Sicily. From the word lupara originates the Italian expression of lupara bianca (white lupara), a term especially used by journalists to refer to a mafia-style slaying in which the victim's body is deliberately hidden. The word was also popularise

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