Halcón ML-57
Halcon ML-57 | |
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Type | Submachine gun |
Place of origin | Argentina |
Service history | |
Used by | Argentine Army Argentine Air Force Argentine National Gendarmerie Argentine Federal Police Argentine Naval Prefecture Servicio Penitenciario Federal |
Wars | Argentine Dirty War Salvadoran Civil War |
Production history | |
Designed | 1957 |
Manufacturer | Buenos Aires Halcon |
Produced | 1957–? |
Variants | ML-57 ML-60 |
Specifications | |
Barrel length | 292 mm |
Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum .45 ACP |
Caliber | 9mm, .45 |
Action | Blowback |
Rate of fire | 700 RPM |
Effective firing range | 200 m |
Feed system | 40-round box magazine |
Sights | Iron sights |
The ML-57 is a submachine gun manufactured by the Buenos Aires-based Halcon corporation.
Overview
[edit]The weapon is chambered in 9mm Parabellum for the Argentine Army and in .45 ACP for Police Forces, fed from 30-round magazines.
Variants
[edit]ML-60
[edit]A later variant of the ML-57 was the ML-60 which housed a two trigger group which enabled select fire capabilities.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Walter Harold Black Smith, Joseph Edward Smith (1973). Small arms of the world: a basic manual of small arms. Stackpole Books. p. 196-197.
External links
[edit]- Edoardo Mori - Historical Atlas of guns.
- Jonas de Carvalho - Photos - Museo de armas de la Nación (Buenos Aires), 2011. Flickr.com.
- Jonas de Carvalho - Museo de armas de la Nación (Buenos Aires), 2011 Halcon ML-57. Flickr.com.