Patria submachine gun
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The Pistola Ametralladora Patria is a submachine gun
of Argentine origin.
The weapon is a close copy of the Ingram MAC-10 and features a cooling jacket/barrel extension much like the South African BXP
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The P.TO. country was developed for the major of the Air Force Argentina, Luis Ricardo Dávila, and protected by national Patent n° 220494/5/6/7 on 20/08/1980.
It uses 9mm caliber rounds for easy transportation, and can be operated in either hand.
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...
of Argentine origin.
The weapon is a close copy of the Ingram MAC-10 and features a cooling jacket/barrel extension much like the South African BXP
BXP
The BXP is 9 mm submachine gun developed in the mid-1980s by the South African company Mechem and brought into production in 1988. Due to international arms embargoes of Apartheid South Africa, the country was forced to design and manufacture their own weapons. The weapon was intended for use by...
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The P.TO. country was developed for the major of the Air Force Argentina, Luis Ricardo Dávila, and protected by national Patent n° 220494/5/6/7 on 20/08/1980.
It uses 9mm caliber rounds for easy transportation, and can be operated in either hand.