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Spectre M4
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The Spectre M4 is an Italian submachine gun that was produced by the SITES factory in Turin. It was designed by Roberto Teppa and Claudio Gritti in the mid-1980s. Production in Italy ceased in the year 1997, with the closure of SITES, but proceeded in very small numbers in Switzerland through Greco Sport S.A., a company founded by Gritti, until 2001. The Spectre is a compact and light weapon, designed for instant firepower in close combat at short ranges. The four models have top-folding buttstocks, and were available with or without a forward handgrip ahead of the magazine housing. The largely steel Spectre has a polymer overmolded grip, magazine release and safety/selector levers.
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Spectre M4 | |
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![]() The Spectre M4 equipped with a suppressor. | |
Type | Submachine gun |
Place of origin | Italy |
Service history | |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | Lebanese Civil War Kosovo War Yugoslav Wars War on Terrorism[citation needed] Iraq War[citation needed] War In Afghanistan[citation needed] |
Production history | |
Designer | Roberto Teppa & Claudio Gritti |
Designed | 1980 |
Manufacturer | SITES (Società Italiana Tecnologie Speciali S.p.A., later GRECO SPORT, S.A.) |
Produced | 1984–2001 |
Variants | SITES "Falcon" (a.k.a. the "Spectre-HC") semi-automatic pistol (civilian); SITES "Ranger" semi-automatic carbine (civilian). |
Specifications | |
Mass | 2.9 kg (6.393 lb) |
Length |
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Barrel length | 130 mm (5.12 in) |
Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum 9×21mm IMI .40 S&W .45 ACP |
Action | Blowback, closed bolt |
Rate of fire | 850 rounds/min |
Effective firing range | 150 m (492 ft) |
Feed system | 30-round box or 50-round casket magazines, magazines for civilian-grade versions were factory-modified for 15-round, 10-round or 5-round capacity. |
Sights | Iron |
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