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Submachine gun
Milkor 9mm BXP Sub-Machine Gun
The Milkor 9mm “BXP” Sub-Machine Gun
Type
Submachine gun
Place of origin
South Africa
Service history
Used by
South African Police South African Defence Force South African Correctional Services Private security companies
607 mm (23.9 in) stock extended / 387 mm (15.2 in) stock folded
Barrel length
208 mm (8.2 in)
Cartridge
9×19mm Parabellum
Caliber
9mm
Action
Blowback
Rate of fire
~800 rounds/min
Effective firing range
50–100 m
Feed system
22 or 32-round detachable box magazine
Sights
Iron sights Single Point IR sight
The BXP (which was also marketed later as the "Phoenix" in the USA[citation needed]) is a 9×19mm submachine gun developed by Andries Piek, with the fully automatic version finalised in 1978, and the semi-automatic version for civilians coming later in 1984. Due to an international arms embargo against South Africa, South Africans designed and manufactured some weapons as a small firearms industry developed locally. The BXP was one of these locally designed and developed firearms, and is considered the final stage of development of the line of hand machine carbines that started with the LDP in Rhodesia and the Kommando in South Africa. Produced originally by the South African company Milkor (Pty) Ltd, its name 'BXP' stands for 'Blowback eXperimental Parabellum', hinting both at its operating mechanism as well as its caliber. The original automatic version of the BXP was intended for use by South African law enforcement, including the South African Police, the Correctional Services, and the specialised airport security unit based at the then Jan Smuts International Airport, Johannesburg.
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