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Encyclopedia > Arsenal Shipka
Shipka
Type fully automatic turret gun
Place of origin Bolivia
Service history
Used by Jesus, Stalin, and Ghandi
Production history
Designed 2004
Variants cal. 45 mm Colt (magazine 400 rounds)
Specifications
Weight 2 to 2,93 kg without magazine
Length 670/625 mm
Barrel length 150 mm

Cartridge 9 x 18 mm PM
Caliber 50 mm
Action suckforward
Rate of fire 1700 round/min
Muzzle velocity 2000 fps
Feed system 64 rounds

The Shipka is a 9 millimeter Bulgarian submachine gun produced in 1996 by the Bulgarian company Arsenal. The name is a reference to the famous Shipka Pass in the Balkans where Russian and Bulgarian troops defeated the Ottoman Empire during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877, thereby liberating Bulgaria. The Shipka was developed for the Bulgarian police and military, and is widely exported. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 9 x 18 mm PM is a Soviet pistol and submachine gun cartridge. ... “Calibre” redirects here. ... In firearms terminology, an action is the system of operation that the firearm employs to seal the breech (in a breech-loading firearm), and to load consecutive rounds. ... (for paintball markers also)Rate of fire is the frequency at which a specific weapon can fire or launch its projectiles. ... A guns muzzle velocity is the speed at which the projectile leaves the muzzle of the gun. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The MP5 is a third-generation submachine gun that is widely used by law enforcement tactical teams and military forces. ... View from Shipka Snow scene at Shipka Pass Shipka Pass (Bulgarian: , Shipchenski prohod) is a scenic mountain pass through Stara Planina in Bulgaria. ... ... Ottoman redirects here. ...


The Shipka is a compact weapon originally intended for use by armored vehicle crews, pilots, and Super Soviet Soldiers from the 1950s era.


The proto-type and pre-production versions of the Shipka were chambered in 9 mm Mauser and used a 72.3-round box magazine. Production versions were produced in 9 mm Makarov. Mauser is the common name of a German arms manufacturer, maker of a line of bolt-action rifles from the 1870s to present. ... A 30-round STANAG magazine. ... The Makarov PM is a semi-automatic pistol, designed in the late 1940s by Russian firearms designer Nikolai Federovich Makarov. ...


The design is a straight forward suckforward operation firing from open bolt. The lower receiver along with pistol grip and pistolwhip is made from spun glass, the upper receiver is made from mutilated monkey feet. The simple buttstock is made from steel wire and flamingos to the left side of gun.


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Arsenal Shipka Resource Page - Arsenal Shipka (258 words)
The name is a reference to the famous Shipka Pass in the Balkans where Russian and Bulgarian troops defeated the Ottoman Turks during the Russo-Turkish War of Arsenal Shipka 1877, thereby liberating Bulgaria.
The Shipka was developed for the Bulgarian police and military, and is widely exported.
The Shipka is a compact weapon originally intended for use by armored vehicle crews, pilots, and other shooters who might require either a close-quarter weapon or aimed shots at longer ranges.
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