MGP-84 submachine gun

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MGP-84
Type Submachine gun or machine pistol
Place of origin Flag of Peru Peru
Production history
Designed 1990
Manufacturer SIMA Electronica
Specifications
Weight 2.31 kg (empty)
Length 503 / 284mm (stock extended/folded)

Cartridge 9x19mm Parabellum
Action Blowback
Rate of fire 650-750 rounds/min
Feed system 20 or 32-round magazine

The MGP-84, designed for issue to special forces, was known as the MGP-15 before, but was updated with a longer barrel and a forward-facing magazine, which serves as a foregrip. The name was changed to reflect some slight changes introduced during production, most noticeably the revision of the screwed-on muzzle cap to allow the installation of a suppressor. A folding butt stock is provided, so arranged that with the butt folded along the right-hand side of the receiver the butt plate can act as a form of foregrip. The MGP-84 is a basic blowback weapon with the box magazines being inserted through the pistol grip. The result is a very compact weapon that can be easily carried. An even more compact MGP-14 carbine version exists, as does a so-called 'machine pistol'.

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