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Welcome everyone to the 139th edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you’re new to the series, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is this Gat a sweet deal or only has a Fudd appeal?  Each week the TFB staff weighs in with their thoughts, but readers get the final say in the poll at the bottom of each article.

Among the dazzling amount of weapons displayed at  the LAAD 2017 Defence & Security exhibition in Rio de Janeiro (April 4-7), a lesser-known name called the attention in the South African Pavilion, the Rippel Effect, a privately-owned military equipment and systems manufacturer. The company has been supplying a range of own-designed grenade launchers, sighting and observation systems, and accessories to defense and law enforcement agencies worldwide, with clients in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Latin America.