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Milkor BXP
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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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Milkor 9mm BXP Sub-Machine Gun | |
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![]() 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 |
Production history | |
Designer | Andries Piek |
Designed | Automatic: 1984 Semi-automatic: 1987 |
Manufacturer | Milkor (Pty) Ltd 1984-1991 Supreme Technologies 1992-1993 Tressitu 1994-1998 Gary Barnes / Continental Weapons 1999-2003 Truvelo Armoury 2003-2010 |
Produced | 1984–2010 |
Variants | BXP fully automatic (1984) BXP semi-automatic (1987) BXP long barrel (414 mm)(1988) |
Specifications | |
Mass | 2.5 kg (5.51 lb) |
Length | 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 |