Rexim-Favor
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The Rexim-Favor submachine gun is a Swiss submachine gun developed by the Rexim Small Arms Company of Geneva in 1953. Originally known as the 'Favor', it received very little sales or use, but has become of note today for being the base of props used in the science fiction films Star Wars and Alien.
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Rexim-Favor submachine gun | |
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Type | Submachine gun |
Place of origin | ![]() |
Service history | |
Used by | Spain, Turkey |
Production history | |
Designed | 1953 |
No. built | few |
Variants | Turkish M-68 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3.2 kilograms (7.1 lb) |
Length | 813 millimetres (32.0 in) |
Barrel length | 273 millimetres (10.7 in) |
Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum |
Action | Blowback, closed bolt |
Rate of fire | ~ 600 round/min |
Muzzle velocity | 396 metres per second (1,300 ft/s) |
Feed system | 20-round box magazine |
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