Category Archives: Submachine guns

‘AMT Miami USA MAC-11’

Posted on August 20, 2017 by

An illict workshop made submachine gun seized in high numbers across multiple states in Brazil. Due to the bolt not wrapping around the barrel most of the weight is focused at the rear, with excessive muzzle-rise to be expected. In … Continue reading →

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Philip Luty’s submachine gun – Forgotten Weapons

Posted on August 2, 2017 by

Courtesy of ARES and Ian McCollum, here’s a look at the original 9mm submachine gun made by Philip Luty, two examples of which are kept at the National Firearms Centre in Leeds, UK.  Construction of one of the actual SMGs … Continue reading →

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.22lr machine pistol

Posted on August 2, 2017 by

Locally made design seized in Queretaro, Mexico.

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Square tube submachine gun (Brazil)

Posted on July 23, 2017 by

A model documented previously.

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Homemade SMG with silencer (Ukraine)

Posted on July 18, 2017 by
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Submachine gun workshop bust in Santa Catarina, Brazil

Posted on July 12, 2017 by

A workshop which produced 9mm submachine guns as well as presses used for production of ecstasy tablets raided in Sanata Catarina in June. Each weapon was sold on to criminal contacts for between 12 to 13,000 BRL ($4000 USD). The … Continue reading →

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.380 SMG from Brazil

Posted on June 3, 2017 by

A fairly unique submachine gun seized last month which is chambered in .380 ACP, the same model having been seized on a number of occasions by police in Minas Gerais. It is constructed from bolted together sheet metal plates and … Continue reading →

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