The Steyr TMP (Taktische Maschinenpistole/Tactical Machine Pistol) is a
9×19mm Parabellum
The 9×19mm Parabellum (also known as 9mm Parabellum or 9mm Luger or simply 9mm) is a rimless, tapered firearms cartridge.
Originally designed by Austrian firearm designer Georg Luger in 1901, it is widely considered the most popular handgun a ...
caliber
machine pistol
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manufactured by
Steyr Mannlicher
Steyr Arms () is a firearms manufacturer based in Sankt Peter in der Au, Austria. Originally part of Steyr-Daimler-Puch, it became independent when the conglomerate was broken up in 1989. Prior to 1 January 2019, the company was named Steyr M ...
of Austria. The
magazines
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come in 15-, 20-, or 30-round detachable box types. A
suppressor
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can also be fitted.
In 2001, Steyr sold the design to
Brügger & Thomet
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,
who developed it into the
Brügger & Thomet MP9
The Brügger & Thomet MP9 (Maschinenpistole 9mm, German for "machine pistol") is a submachine gun chambered for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge that is designed and manufactured by Brügger & Thomet.
The MP9 is a selective-fire submachine gun. I ...
.
SPP
The Steyr SPP (Special Purpose Pistol) is a semi-automatic variant of the TMP. The TMP's barrel and barrel jacket lengths were increased slightly so there is a greater length of protruding jacket and barrel. The forward tactical pistol grip was also removed. It is large for a pistol and is constructed mainly from
Polyamide 66.
Users
*: Used by
EKO Cobra
EKO Cobra (german: Einsatzkommando Cobra; "Task Force Cobra") is the police tactical unit of the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior. EKO Cobra is not part of the Austrian Federal Police, but instead is directly under the control of the ...
.
*: Used by the
Gruppo di Intervento Speciale.
* : Manufactured locally as ''MA-13 MK-II''.
* : Used by FSB Alpha counterterrorist unit.
See also
*
Beretta 93R
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*
Brügger & Thomet MP9
The Brügger & Thomet MP9 (Maschinenpistole 9mm, German for "machine pistol") is a submachine gun chambered for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge that is designed and manufactured by Brügger & Thomet.
The MP9 is a selective-fire submachine gun. I ...
*
Heckler & Koch VP70
The VP70 is a 9×19mm, 18-round, double action only, semi-automatic/three-round burst capable polymer frame pistol manufactured by German arms firm Heckler & Koch GmbH. VP stands for ''Volkspistole'' (literally "People's Pistol"), and the desig ...
*
KGP-9
The KGP-9 is a Hungarian submachine gun used by Hungary's military forces and prison guards. It operates using a basic blowback mechanism, and fires the very popular 9mm Parabellum cartridge from a closed bolt. It is assembled from pressed stee ...
*
BXP
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Patria
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*
PP-2000
The PP-2000 (Russian: ПП-2000) is a submachine gun/machine pistol made by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau. It was first publicly displayed at the Interpolytech-2004 exhibition in Moscow even though its patent was filed in 2001 and issued in 200 ...
References
External links
Steyr TMPat Modern Firearms
Patent
9mm Parabellum submachine guns
9mm Parabellum machine pistols
Submachine guns of Austria
Steyr Mannlicher
Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1992
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