Parker Hale PDW
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Parker Hale
Personal Defense Weapon
(PH-PDW) was a submachine gun
manufactured by the now defunct United Kingdom
firearms, air rifle and firearms accessory manufacturer.
The first prototype guns were manufactured by the Rheinlander Instrument Corp. for George Ealovega. The original prototype has over 22,000 rounds through it before it was retired for a more advanced model.
allowing for use of body armor or for small stature users. There are two separate mechanical safeties on the weapon. One is a conventional grip safety on the handle and the other is a mechanical toggle lever on the front of the trigger guard. Both have to be disengaged before the weapon can be loaded or fired.
The PH uses a hydraulic system similar to a motor vehicle's shock absorber
for fire rate control. A link connects the rear of the bolt to the hydraulic unit which completely eliminates the mechanical recoil spring. The hydraulic control unit can be removed and replaced in less than 1 minute if a faster or slower rate of fire is desired.
Like most full auto PDW's or submachine guns the PH fires from an open bolt but the unique recoil system allows a very accurate first shot. The weapon claims accuracy of up to 150m
A standard Picatinny rail on the top of the receiver allows the mounting of virtually any optics system the user wants.
Parker Hale
Parker Hale Ltd. was a United Kingdom firearms, air rifle and firearms accessory manufacturer, located in the Gun Quarter of the city of Birmingham, England. It was originally founded by Alfred Gray Parker and Arthur Hale. Parker-Hale Limited began manufacturing high quality precision shooting...
Personal Defense Weapon
Personal defense weapon
A personal defense weapon is a compact semi-automatic or fully automatic firearm similar in most respects to a submachine gun, but firing an armor-piercing rifle round, giving a PDW better range, accuracy and armor-penetrating capability than submachine guns, which fire pistol-caliber cartridges...
(PH-PDW) was a submachine gun
Submachine gun
A submachine gun is an automatic carbine, designed to fire pistol cartridges. It combines the automatic fire of a machine gun with the cartridge of a pistol. The submachine gun was invented during World War I , but the apex of its use was during World War II when millions of the weapon type were...
manufactured by the now defunct United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
firearms, air rifle and firearms accessory manufacturer.
History
Designed and first built by George Ealovega the PH-PDW combined a cutting edge technological advance in recoil and rate of fire control with modern composite construction and light weight.The first prototype guns were manufactured by the Rheinlander Instrument Corp. for George Ealovega. The original prototype has over 22,000 rounds through it before it was retired for a more advanced model.
Description
The weapon uses a two-stage folding stockStock (firearm)
A stock, also known as a buttstock or shoulder stock, is a part of a rifle or other firearm, to which the barrel and firing mechanism are attached, that is held against one's shoulder when firing the gun. Stocks are also found on crossbows though a crossbow stock is more properly referred to as a...
allowing for use of body armor or for small stature users. There are two separate mechanical safeties on the weapon. One is a conventional grip safety on the handle and the other is a mechanical toggle lever on the front of the trigger guard. Both have to be disengaged before the weapon can be loaded or fired.
The PH uses a hydraulic system similar to a motor vehicle's shock absorber
Shock absorber
A shock absorber is a mechanical device designed to smooth out or damp shock impulse, and dissipate kinetic energy. It is a type of dashpot.-Nomenclature:...
for fire rate control. A link connects the rear of the bolt to the hydraulic unit which completely eliminates the mechanical recoil spring. The hydraulic control unit can be removed and replaced in less than 1 minute if a faster or slower rate of fire is desired.
Like most full auto PDW's or submachine guns the PH fires from an open bolt but the unique recoil system allows a very accurate first shot. The weapon claims accuracy of up to 150m
A standard Picatinny rail on the top of the receiver allows the mounting of virtually any optics system the user wants.
