Brügger & Thomet MP9
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| Type | Machine pistol, Submachine gun |
| Place of origin | Switzerland |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2004–present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | Afghanistan War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Brügger & Thomet |
| Designed | 1992 |
| Manufacturer | Brügger & Thomet, DS Arms |
| Produced | 2001–present |
| Variants | TP9, TP9SF, TP9 Carbine, MP9-FX, MP9-M |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 1.4 kg (with stock) (MP9, MP9-M, TP9 Carbine, MP9-FX) 1.3 kg (TP9, TP9SF) |
| Length | 303 mm / 523 mm stock extended (MP9, TP9SF, MP9-FX, MP9-M) 300 mm (TP9) |
| Barrel length | 130 mm (MP9, TP9, TP9 Carbine, TP9SF, MP9-FX, MP9-M) |
| Width | 45 mm (stock folded out), 56 mm (stock closed) (MP9, TP9, TP9 Carbine, TP9SF, MP9-FX, MP9-M) |
| Height | 166 mm (w/o magazine), 173 mm (with 15-round magazine), 246 mm (with 30-round magazine) (MP9, TP9, TP9SF, TP9 Carbine, MP9-FX, MP9-M) |
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| Action | Short recoil, locking rotating barrel, delayed blowback |
| Rate of fire | |
| Muzzle velocity | 400 m/s (1,312 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 100 m (328 ft) |
| Feed system | 15/20/25/30 round transparent box magazines |
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The Brügger & Thomet MP9 (Machine Pistol 9mm) is a machine pistol designed and manufactured by Brügger & Thomet of Switzerland. The MP9 is a selective-fire 9×19mm Parabellum caliber machine pistol. It uses 15, 20, 25, and 30 round transparent polymer detachable box magazines. It has three safeties; ambidextrous safety/fire mode selector switch button (manual safety), trigger safety and drop safety. The MP9 is a development of the Steyr TMP. The design of TMP was purchased from Steyr in 2001. Differences from the TMP include a stock that folds to the right side of the weapon, an integrated Picatinny rail, and a new trigger safety.
The TP9 is a semi-automatic civilian variant of MP9. Its design is similar to the Steyr SPP, but its differential feature is an underbarrel MIL-STD-1913 Picatinny Rail, which is installed in front of the trigger guard, in place of the forward grip. The TP9SF is superficially similar, though it is selective-fire rather than semi-auto only. A version chambered in 6.5×25mm CBJ is under development, a barrel swap is all that should be required to convert to 6.5 mm.
Later variants (MP9-N, MP45) have new designed ambidextrous three-position selectors. The old Steyr style cross-bolt push button selectors are replaced with new "HK" style selectors.
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