FBP was a submachine gun projected in the years 1940 by Gonçalves Cardoso, officer of the Portuguese Army, combining the caracteristics of german MP40 and american M3. The result was a thrust weapon with lower custs of production. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Portuguese Armed Forces. ... The MP40 (Maschinenpistole 40, literally machine pistol 40) was a submachine gun developed in Germany and used extensively by paratroopers and platoon and squad leaders, and other troops during World War II. The MP40 had a relatively lower rate of fire and low recoil, which made it more manageable than... The M3 Grease Gun (more formally United States Submachine Gun, Cal. ...

The submachine gun was produced by the Fábrica do Braço de Prata weapon factory at Lisbon, whose initials FBP gave the name to the weapon. INDEP - Indústrias Nacionais de Defesa, EP (Defense National Industries, Public Corporation) is a defense industry company owned by the Portuguese Government. ... Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Lisboa  - Subregion Grande Lisboa  - District or A.R. Lisbon Mayor Carmona Rodrigues  - Party PSD Area 84. ...

The original version of the submachine gun (the FBP m/948) only allowed a totally automatic fire. The new version (FBP m/961) introduced in 1961 also allowed the semi-automatic fire.

The weapon was mainly used by the Portuguese Armed and Security forces. In Portuguese service it was used in combat in Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portuguese India and Timor. Portuguese India (Portuguese: or Estado da Índia) was the aggregate of Portugals colonial holdings in India. ... Map of Timor Timor Island from space, November 1989. ...