Tag: SMTR .40 IMBEL MD1

A third IMBEL .40 S&W subgun prototype

Posted October 6, 2017 in Guns & Gear, Other Gear & Gadgets by Ronaldo Olive with 5 Comments

Following two earlier exploratory attempts to create a .40 S&W submachine gun (https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/07/12/early-40-sw-subgun-prototype-brazil/ and https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/09/20/another-early-40-sw-subgun-prototype-imbel/ ) the [Read More…]

Another early .40 S&W subgun prototype from IMBEL

Posted September 20, 2017 in Companies, Guns & Gear, Other Gear & Gadgets by Ronaldo Olive with 4 Comments

As already mentioned in an earlier TFB article, Brazilian police agencies were quick to follow a trend to adopt the .40 S&W round, introduced in the early 1990s as a wonder solution for most LE pistol and submachine gun needs. The local IMBEL – Indústria de [Read More…]