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In a September 2007 article in the Argentine gun magazine Magnum, about the British-ordered Ballester–Molina pistols, gun writer and collector George E. Arbones' research and collection data seems to indicate the legend British-bought Ballester–Molinas being manufactured using steel salvaged from the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf ...
Within the war material that the factory made specific in its facilities, Gun carriages for the Madsen light machine gun, .50 BMG caliber belt linking devices, for heavy machine guns, guns and shippers for .45 ACP caliber pistols, muzzle compensators for Thompson submachine guns used by the Argentine Federal Police and guns and spare components ...
General-purpose machine gun: Machine gun mounted on tanks SK-105. AA-52 France: 7.62×51mm NATO: General-purpose machine gun: General-purpose machine gun mounted on armoured vehicles. [30] M2 Browning United States.50 BMG: Heavy machine gun: Heavy support machine gun mounted on vehicles. The M2HB version is being replaced by the M2QCB. Sniper ...
In addition to the .45 ACP caliber pistol that made it famous, Ballester Molina also produced .22 caliber pistols and rifles in various calibers. Exact figures do not exist, but it is estimated that Hafdasa produced more than 100,000 arms, and between 80,000 and 90,000 .45 caliber pistols.
The Argentine Army (Spanish: Ejército Argentino, EA) is the land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the president of Argentina is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. Command authority is exercised through the Minister of Defense.
The .45 ACP (not to be confused with .45 Colt) cartridge is a very popular caliber due to its low velocity and relatively high stopping power.This caliber is associated most with the Colt M1911, logically, as ACP literally means 'Automatic Colt Pistol'.
Fabricaciones Militares Sociedad del Estado (Spanish for Military Industries State Corporation), is a state-owned Argentine arms manufacturer based in Buenos Aires.The company was a government agency under the name Dirección General de Fabricaciones Militares ("Directorate General of Military Industries").
The Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de la República Argentina) are the combined armed forces of Argentina.It is controlled by the Commander-in-Chief (the President) and a civilian Minister of Defense.