Kommando LDP
| Kommando Arms Land Defence Pistol | |
|---|---|
| Type | Submachine gun |
| Place of origin |
 Rhodesia |
| Service history | |
| Wars | Rhodesian Bush War |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Lacoste Engineering, Kommando Arms |
| Produced | Circa 1965-1979 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 2.7kg |
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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 Lacoste LDP (Land Defence Pistol) was a submachine gun of Rhodesian origin manufactured by Lacoste Engineering Company and designed by engineer Alex DuPlessis. It was sold during the Rhodesian Bush War (1965-1980) for use by Rhodesian farmers to protect themselves.
It was nicknamed the "Rhuzi" due to its similarity to the IMI UZI, with the weapons sharing calibre, magazine style and external appearance. It looked very similar to the SA Vz. 25, except it had a green-painted metal shell instead of wooden furniture and had a sliding wire stock instead of the Vz.25's side-folding metal stock.
Controls
The weapon was selective fire (safe, semi-auto, or full-auto) by means of a switch on the right side, above the trigger guard. The large, lever-like magazine catch was also on the weapon's right side. A grip safety was held down by the middle finger at the front of the pistol grip; releasing it raised a spur (the upper part of the two-pronged grip safety) that blocked the trigger from traveling completely backwards.
After the fall of Rhodesia, the weapon's manufacturer soon set up in South Africa as Kommando Arms Manufacturing Company (Pty Ltd.). The weapon was then renamed the Kommando LDP. There were also design modifications: the shell was now made of green polymer, the wire stock was now downward-folding, and the weapon's selector switch now had only two positions. It was made Safe (marked by a green circle inset with a black "S") by moving it completely to the rear or semi-auto only (marked by an orange circle) by moving it completely to the front.