A few of many homemade typical ‘Carlo’ submachine guns seized by Israeli police and boarder patrol during operations mostly in the north this year.
“Polish nationals Lukasz Kur & Rafal Anyszek were intercepted at Dover Eastern Docks freight controls on Friday morning by Border Force officers and referred to the NCA for investigation. A search of the HGV & trailer revealed 20 handguns, 1,000 rounds of ammunition and a variety of Class A drugs. ” National Crime Agency
Shown on the left is a high quality illicitly produced 9mm machine pistol which has been seized from organized crime gangs on a number of occasions across Europe, usually branded with the fake company name ‘R9-Arms’ along with ‘Made in the USA’. The likely origin of these is probably an illicit gun factory operating in Croatia, owing to its history of manufacturing illicit UZI copies as well as a large number of the weapons being seized there back in 2015.
A homemade copy of the MAC-11 seized in along with other guns, cocaine and around 100 thousand dollars in cash during a drug operation by NSW Police in April. This bootleg model is easily identified as being one of many made by Sydney based jeweler Angelos Koots who was convicted in 2013 after a sting operation. He later admitting to manufacturing and supplying up to 100 of the guns to outlaw motorcycle gangs for up to $15,000 each.
Example seized by Queensland Police in 2016.
Two examples with silencers seized during a sting operation against Koots in 2013.
Illicit home production of lightweight MAC/UZI type submachine guns and silencers uncovered in Brazil. Such weapons can fetch up to 13,000 BRL or the equivalent of around $2,500 USD when sold on the street.
A 9mm submachine gun designed to be ultra compact and use the least number of parts possible. Nearly all components are made from square tubing including a one piece push trigger which is operated with the user’s thumb.
An illegally made loose copy of the 9mm Sterling submachine gun used during a shootout between a gang and police last month in Rautahat. A number of these have showed up in Maoist arms caches. Sometimes refereed to locally as a ‘desi sten’.
A separatist media outlet published a video yesterday showing a demonstration of a new submachine gun manufactured entirely within the Donetsk People’s Republic. Outwardly the weapon appears similar to the Interdynamic MP-9 (of later TEC-9 fame) and features a H&K style telescoping wire stock. Upon removing a flared muzzle attachment, a suppressor is also shown screwed on flush with the receiver. The weapons designer Vladimir Mishchenko is shown demonstrating the weapon which he describes as being intended for use by the “internal Special Forces of the DNR” when engaging in enclosed urban operations.
The ‘Oplot’ SMG fires from a closed bolt and appears to use an AK type trigger grouping. It is chambered for the 9×18 Makarov cartridge and uses a 25rd magazine, presumably also locally manufactured. Rate of fire is around 850 ti 900 rounds per minute.
