Milkor (Pty) Ltd
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| Industry | Weapons manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1980 |
| Headquarters | Pretoria, South Africa |
Area served | Global |
Key people | Chairman: Andries C Piek |
| Products |
Milkor 40mm UBGL Milkor 37/38mm and 40mm Stopper Convertible Milkor 37/38mm Pistol Milkor 40mm MGL Mk 1S Milkor 40mm MGL Mk 1L Milkor 40mm SuperSix MRGL Milkor 37/38mm MAR 37/38mm and 40mm Accessories |
| Website | http://milkor.co.za |
Milkor (Pty) Ltd is a privately owned South African company established in 1980. The company is best known for the range of Milkor MGLs 40mm (multiple grenade launcher), used in more than 50 countries.[1]
Milkor also has an array of 40mm products catering to the less-lethal market, for infantry and for special forces applications.
Products
The company's product line-up includes:
- Milkor 40mm UBGL grenade launcher[2]
- Milkor 37/38mm and 40mm Stopper Convertible[3]
- Milkor 37/38mm Pistol [3]
- Milkor 40mm MGL Mk 1S [4]
- Milkor 40mm MGL Mk 1L [4]
- Milkor 37/38mm MAR (Multiple Anti-Riot)
- Milkor 40mm SuperSix MRGL [2]
- 37/38 and 40mm Accessories
The company used to manufacture a submachine gun, the Milkor 9mm BXP.[5]
Product copies
The US M32 multi-shot grenade launcher, which is in official use by US Marine Corps, is based on the original Milkor MGL-140 design, but with various minor modifications by Milkor USA, which is an entirely different business entity from the original Milkor (Pty) Ltd, based in South Africa.[6][7] Other copies and clones of the original Milkor MGL weapon are manufactured in Bulgaria by Arsenal Inc as Arsenal MSGL, in Croatia by RH Alan as RGB-6,[8] and in South Africa by Rippel Effect (formerly Milkor Marketing Inc which no longer bares any affiliation to Milkor).[7]
See also
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- Milkor MGL
- SAG-30
- Hawk MM-1
References
- ↑ "There is no substitute for the original". MILKOR. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Milkor showcasing new products". DefenceWeb. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Milkor (Pty) Ltd". www.worldsecurity-index.com. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Modern Firearms - Milkor MGL". World.guns.ru. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ "Milkor BXP South African SMG [Submachine Gun]". Kitsune.addr.com. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ "Company Profile". MILKOR. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Modern Firearms - Milkor MGL". World.guns.ru. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ↑ "Weapon". Weaponsystems.net. Retrieved 19 September 2013.