| Cobra Land Defence Pistol | |
|---|---|
| Type | Submachine gun |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Rhodesian farmers and landowners |
| Wars | Rhodesian Bush War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Lacoste Engineering, Kommando Arms. |
| Unit cost | $500 |
| Produced | Circa 1965-1979 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 4bl. |
| Length | 5'in |
| Diameter | 1'in |
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| Cartridge | 9x19mm Parabellum |
| Caliber | 9mm |
| Action | Blowback |
| Rate of fire | Semi-automatic fire |
| Feed system | Uzi type box magazines |
| Sights | Iron |
The Cobra Submachine Gun is a 9mm folding-stocked semi-automatic machine pistol of Rhodesian origin manufactured during the Rhodesian Bush War era. The weapon looks like a mix of the Ingram MAC-11's receiver; the Uzi's pistol grip, forend, and folding stock; and a shortened version of the L2 Sterling Machine Carbine's shrouded barrel. It was intended as a 'Land Defence Pistol' for white Rhodesian farmers.[1] Around 2,500[2] individual firearms were produced at some point between 1968 and 1979.[3]
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- ↑ "9mm "Cobra" hand carbine". www.classicarms.co.za. http://www.classicarms.co.za/default.php?ipkProductID=885&sid=37ipkCat=37. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ↑ http://www.rhodesianservices.org/Museum%20Displays.htm
- ↑ "PATHFINDER COMPANY". www.newrhodesian.net. http://www.newrhodesian.net/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=370&start=30. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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