Cobray Company
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Firearms |
| Founder | |
| Fate | Ongoing |
| Successor | Leinad |
| Headquarters | Westhope, North Dakota , |
Area served | PredominatelyU.S. |
| Products | Pistols,Shotguns,Rifles,Automatic Firearms |
| Website | http:// cobray |
TheCobray Companywas anAmericandeveloper and manufacturer ofsubmachine guns,automaticcarbines,handguns,shotguns,andnon-lethal37 mmlaunchers. These were manufactured by SWD. In the 1970s and 1980s, Cobray was a counter terrorist training center in addition to being an arms maker under the leadership ofMitch WerBell.[1]
Cobray models
[edit]- M-10(.45 ACP/9mm), semi and full auto (146 mm (5.7 in) or 127 mm (5.0 in) barrel)
- M-11(.380 ACP), semi and full auto (127 mm (5.0 in) barrel)
- M11-A1 (.380 ACP), anopen boltversion of the M-11
- M-11/9 (9mm), semi and full auto (127 mm (5.0 in) barrel)[2]
- M-12 (.380 ACP), semi-auto only
- Pocket Pal (.22 Long Rifle/.380 ACP), a dual-barrel, switch-cylinder, top-breakrevolver[3]
- Terminator (12or20-gauge), aslam fire,single-shot shotgun[4]
- Street Sweeper (12-gauge), a clone of theArmsel Striker
- Ladies Home Companion (.410 boreor.45-70), a reduced caliber version of the Street Sweeper[5]
- Cobray/FMJ Ducktown (.22 Long Rifle/.45 Colt-.410 bore), an over-under derringer[6]
- Cobray CM-11 (9mm), a carbine version of the M-11
Legal issues
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After some legal troubles,[clarification needed]the company changed its name to Leinad (Daniel spelled backwards)[7]and produced at least four new models which were designed to conform with theban in the USon assault weapons that was then in effect.
Leinad models
[edit]- PM-11/9 (9mm)
- PM-12 (.380 ACP)
- DBD38357 (.357 Magnum/.38 Special)-Double Barrel (Pictured right)
- DBD41045 (.45 Long Colt/.410 bore)-Double Barrel
- Six shot (manual rotation).22 LR derringer
- Model MR-5 shot manual rotation.45 Long Colt/.410 borePepper-box revolver derringer
References
[edit]- ^Dunkin, Tom (January 1980). "Cobray: Turning the Tables on Terrorists".Soldier of Fortune.5(1): 46–50.
- ^"Cobray/SWD M-11/9 Review".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-02-07.
- ^Angelfire article on Pocket Pal
- ^Long, Duncan (2004).Streetsweepers: The Complete Book of Combat Shotguns.Paladin Press. p. 66.ISBN1-58160-436-X.
- ^Larson, Erik(1995).Lethal Passage: The Story of a Gun.Knopf Doubleday Publishing. p. 81.ISBN0679759271.
- ^C. R. Jahn (2012).FTW Self Defense.iUniverse. p. 204.ISBN978-1469732558.
- ^"Gun Review: Leinad Derringer is the" poor man's Judge "".Guns.
Further reading
[edit]- Larson, Erik (1 January 1993)."The Story of a Gun".The Atlantic.