Fábrica de Armas Halcón
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Fábrica de Armas Halcón was a Buenos Aires based defense company founded in 1941.
, province of Buenos Aires
. It consisted, then, of a building with two bodies. In one of them, the copying winches of fluted, winches for the preparation of butts, the matrices and the soldering mounted irons. The building also owned an ample cellar with tunnel for the test of submachine guns. In the other body, were the sections of polished, drop hammers, finished butts, bronzed, armed, packaging, deposits, plus stands for the test of .22LR calibre rifles. The factory consisted, also, of an office of projects and plans, where the plans of the different arms with the specifications from materials and tolerances were made. There the studies of manufacturing costs, process to manufacture, product control, etc. were realised. Another important office was the destined one for quality control. The same consisted of elements of high accuracy (durometers, calibers, micrometers, comparators, etc.), with which the control of all the pieces was realised that were elaborated. It is possible to emphasize, that in his almost totality, the systems and mechanisms that used the arms of this company/signature was of its own design, credited with international patents. The company constructed the majority of its machineries in agreement with the needs that were arising in production. In fact, everything was elaborated in the factory: butts, guns, means, etc.
For 15 years, their managers maintained the patent exclusive of fluted by compression. This technique, originally as Halcon, served to execute the bordered ones of the guns of its arms. For such action four operations were required. The advantage consisted of granting major hardness to the steel and obtaining one more polished surface, avoiding therefore the heating of the guns, considering the smaller friction produced by the passage of the projectiles, mainly in the automatic weapons. The pieces that composed its rifles and machine guns were schemed or executed by winches or drop hammers, except for the marks of the pistols gas release devices, that were of smelting. For the preparation of the butts, walnut, original of the provinces of San Luis and Mendoza were used. This wood remained in the same plant for four or five years before they were utilized. The factory produced for its arms, the complementary accessories: magazines for machine guns (opened or closed), canvas covers and leather slings for firearms such as rifles and submachine guns, cleaning rods and ejector rods made of iron and bronze, brushes of several classes for cleaning of guns, anticorrosives. Inclusively, it got to make a shelf wood gunsmith.
Within the war material that the factory made specific in its facilities, Gun carriages for the Madsen light machine gun, .50 BMG
caliber belt linking devices, for heavy machine guns, guns and shippers for .45 ACP
caliber pistols, muzzle compensators for Thompson submachine gun
s used by the Argentine Federal Police and guns and spare components, reinforcement plates and hand guards made from shock-impact fibreglass, for FN FAL
s of the Argentine Air Force
. Indeed, for this last distribution, it constructed different pumps of kilajes. The factory, that at the end of 1960 was renamed as the Metallurgical Center S.C.A. as it was supplier of the following national distributions:
Also, some private banks asked for their products. During the dawn of 1970, the factory closed its doors. For 30 years, it left in the market a matchless seal. And such certain is that, that their arms were recognized, by its excellence not only in Argentina, but also by experts worldwide.
History
On the 23rd of May 1941, Carlos Martin, Guido Marcati and Arnoldo Pienovi, founded the defense company Fábrica de Armas Halcón. This company began to work in the city of AvellanedaAvellaneda
Avellaneda is a port city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the seat of the Avellaneda Partido, whose population was 328,980 as per the ....
, province of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
. It consisted, then, of a building with two bodies. In one of them, the copying winches of fluted, winches for the preparation of butts, the matrices and the soldering mounted irons. The building also owned an ample cellar with tunnel for the test of submachine guns. In the other body, were the sections of polished, drop hammers, finished butts, bronzed, armed, packaging, deposits, plus stands for the test of .22LR calibre rifles. The factory consisted, also, of an office of projects and plans, where the plans of the different arms with the specifications from materials and tolerances were made. There the studies of manufacturing costs, process to manufacture, product control, etc. were realised. Another important office was the destined one for quality control. The same consisted of elements of high accuracy (durometers, calibers, micrometers, comparators, etc.), with which the control of all the pieces was realised that were elaborated. It is possible to emphasize, that in his almost totality, the systems and mechanisms that used the arms of this company/signature was of its own design, credited with international patents. The company constructed the majority of its machineries in agreement with the needs that were arising in production. In fact, everything was elaborated in the factory: butts, guns, means, etc.
For 15 years, their managers maintained the patent exclusive of fluted by compression. This technique, originally as Halcon, served to execute the bordered ones of the guns of its arms. For such action four operations were required. The advantage consisted of granting major hardness to the steel and obtaining one more polished surface, avoiding therefore the heating of the guns, considering the smaller friction produced by the passage of the projectiles, mainly in the automatic weapons. The pieces that composed its rifles and machine guns were schemed or executed by winches or drop hammers, except for the marks of the pistols gas release devices, that were of smelting. For the preparation of the butts, walnut, original of the provinces of San Luis and Mendoza were used. This wood remained in the same plant for four or five years before they were utilized. The factory produced for its arms, the complementary accessories: magazines for machine guns (opened or closed), canvas covers and leather slings for firearms such as rifles and submachine guns, cleaning rods and ejector rods made of iron and bronze, brushes of several classes for cleaning of guns, anticorrosives. Inclusively, it got to make a shelf wood gunsmith.
Within the war material that the factory made specific in its facilities, Gun carriages for the Madsen light machine gun, .50 BMG
.50 BMG
The .50 Browning Machine Gun or 12.7×99mm NATO is a cartridge developed for the Browning .50 caliber machine gun in the late 1910s. Entering service officially in 1921, the round is based on a greatly scaled-up .30-06 cartridge...
caliber belt linking devices, for heavy machine guns, guns and shippers for .45 ACP
.45 ACP
The .45 ACP , also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911.-Design and history:The U.S...
caliber pistols, muzzle compensators for Thompson submachine gun
Thompson submachine gun
The Thompson is an American submachine gun, invented by John T. Thompson in 1919, that became infamous during the Prohibition era. It was a common sight in the media of the time, being used by both law enforcement officers and criminals...
s used by the Argentine Federal Police and guns and spare components, reinforcement plates and hand guards made from shock-impact fibreglass, for FN FAL
FN FAL
The Fusil Automatique Léger or FAL is a self-loading, selective fire battle rifle produced by the Belgian armaments manufacturer Fabrique Nationale de Herstal . During the Cold War it was adopted by many North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries, with the notable exception of the United States...
s of the Argentine Air Force
Argentine Air Force
The Argentine Air Force is the national aviation branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic. , it had 14,606 military and 6,854 civilian staff.-History:...
. Indeed, for this last distribution, it constructed different pumps of kilajes. The factory, that at the end of 1960 was renamed as the Metallurgical Center S.C.A. as it was supplier of the following national distributions:
- Ejército de Argentino
- Fueza Aérea Argentina
- National Gendarmerie
- Naval Prefecture Argentina
- National Direction of Penal Institutes
- Policía Federal ArgentinaPolicía Federal ArgentinaThe Policía Federal Argentina is a police force of the Argentine federal government. The PFA has detachments throughout the country, but its main responsibility is policing the Federal District of Buenos Aires...
- Provincial police of Buenos Aires, Formosa, Mendoza, Tucumán and Salta.
Also, some private banks asked for their products. During the dawn of 1970, the factory closed its doors. For 30 years, it left in the market a matchless seal. And such certain is that, that their arms were recognized, by its excellence not only in Argentina, but also by experts worldwide.
Submachine guns
- Halcón M-1943Halcon M-1943The Halcón M-1943 is a submachine gun of Argentine origin and was chambered in both 9x19mm Parabellum for the Army and .45 ACP for Police Forces. This weapon is comparable in quality and performance with the Thompson submachine gun.-M-1946:...
, caliber .45 ACP.45 ACPThe .45 ACP , also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911.-Design and history:The U.S...
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- Halcón M-1946Halcon M-1943The Halcón M-1943 is a submachine gun of Argentine origin and was chambered in both 9x19mm Parabellum for the Army and .45 ACP for Police Forces. This weapon is comparable in quality and performance with the Thompson submachine gun.-M-1946:...
, caliber 9x19mm / .45 ACP.45 ACPThe .45 ACP , also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911.-Design and history:The U.S...
- Halcón M-1946
- Model Argentine Army 1949, caliber 9x19mm
- M57, caliber 9x19mm
- ML-57, caliber 9x19mm
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- ML-60, caliber 9x19mm
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- ML-63Halcon ML-63The ML-63 is a submachine gun manufactured by the Buenos Aires based Halcon corporation.-Overview:The ML-63 is chambered in 9mm Parabellum and is fed from a 30 round magazine. The ML-63 also came with a fixed wooden stock and also a silenced variant. A number of ML-63 submachine guns were found by...
, caliber 9x19mm.
- ML-63
- Pistola ametralladora Halcón, modelo prototipo 1943 Gendarmería Nacional, calibre .45 ACP, ammo capacity 17/30 rounds.
- Carabina ametralladora Halcón, modelo Aeronáutica Argentina 1946, calibre .45 ACP, ammo capacity 30 rounds.
- Carabina ametralladora Halcón, modelo Ejército Argentino 1949, calibre 9x19mm, ammo capacity 36 rounds.
- Pistola ametralladora Halcón, modelo Ejército Argentino 1949, calibre 9x19mm, ammo capacity 40 rounds.
- Pistola ametralladora Halcón, modelo ML-57, calibre 9x19mm, ammo capacity 40 rounds.
- Pistola ametralladora Halcón, modelo ML-63, Policia Federal Argentina, calibre 9x19mm, ammo capacity 30 rounds.
