Steyr TMP
TMP | |
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Type | Machine pistol |
Place of origin | Austria |
Service history | |
Used by | See Users |
Production history | |
Designer | Friedrich Aigner |
Designed | 1989 |
Manufacturer | Steyr Mannlicher |
Produced | 1992–2001 |
Variants | SPP |
Specifications | |
Mass | 1.3 kg (2.9 lb) empty |
Length | 282 mm (11.10 in.) |
Barrel length | 130 mm (5.12 in.)[1] |
Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum |
Action | Short recoil, locking rotating barrel, delayed blowback [citation needed] |
Rate of fire | 850–900 rounds/min |
Muzzle velocity | 400 m/s (1,312 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 100 m |
Feed system | 15 or 30 round detachable box magazine |
The Steyr TMP (Taktische Maschinenpistole/Tactical Machine Pistol) is a 9×19mm Parabellum caliber machine pistol manufactured by Steyr Mannlicher of Austria. The magazines come in 15 or 30 round detachable box types. A suppressor can also be fitted. Though originally intended to be used without a shoulder stock, an optional fixed stock was made available later.
In 2001, Steyr sold the design to Brügger & Thomet,[2] who developed it into the Brügger & Thomet MP9.[3]
SPP
[edit]The Steyr SPP (Special Purpose Pistol) is a semi-automatic variant of the TMP. The TMP's barrel and barrel jacket lengths were increased slightly so there is a greater length of protruding jacket and barrel. The forward tactical pistol grip was also removed. It is large for a pistol and is constructed mainly from Polyamide 66.[4]
Users
[edit]- Austria: Used by EKO Cobra.[5]
- Italy: Used by the Gruppo di Intervento Speciale.[6]
- Myanmar: Manufactured locally as MA-13 MK-II.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Miller, David (2001). The Illustrated Directory of 20th Century Guns. Salamander Books Ltd. ISBN 1-84065-245-4.
- ^ "Brugger & Thomet MP9 at Modern Firearms". Retrieved 5 July 2007.
- ^ "The MP9". Archived from the original on 8 June 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
- ^ Bonds, Ray; David Miller (2003). Illustrated Directory of Special Forces. Zenith Imprint. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-7603-1419-7.
- ^ http://www.bmi.gv.at/cms/BMI_EKO_Cobra/publikationen/files/LawOrder.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Meyr, Eitan (6 January 1999). "Special Weapons for Counter-terrorist Units". Jane's – Law Enforcement. Archived from the original on 1 March 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ^ Small Arms Survey (11 November 2020). "Seeking Supplies: Developments of Small Arms Production and Industry in Myanmar". Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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