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Mateba (officially MA.TE.BA. Arms, short for Macchine Termo-Balistiche) was an Italian firm manufacturing the only automatic revolver in modern production, the Model 6 Unica, designed by Emilio Ghisoni. It has now gone out of business. Other than the [[Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver|Webley-Fosbery]], this is one of the few existing models of semi-automatic revolver.  Also notable is the positioning of the barrel, with the gun firing from the bottom chamber of the cylinder rather than the top, as is almost universally the case in other revolvers, aligning the recoil more directly with the hands of the shooter and somewhat eliminating muzzle flip. The hexagonal cylinder cross-section and lack of top strap are also unusual features in modern firearms.  On firing, the barrel, cylinder and upper frame recoil 1/2 of an inch, or 12.7mm, on the lower frame, which houses the grip and trigger, and cocks the hammer and rotates the cylinder.
[[File:Mateba Unica four inch.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Mateba Model 6 Unica, 4" barrel - .357 Magnum]]
[[File:Pistol Italian Mateba Unica in .44 Rem. Mag. with muzzle break.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Mateba Model 6 Unica, 6" barrel - .357 Magnum]]
[[File:Mateba454.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Mateba Model 6 Unica, 6" barrel - .454 Casull]]
[[File:Mateba Autorevolver 8 Inch Barrel.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Mateba Model 6 Unica, 8" barrel]]
[[File:matebamodel6_5inch.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Mateba Model 6 Unica, 5" barrel]]


The '''Model 6 Unica''', designed by Emilio Ghisoni and produced by Mateba, is one of the few semi-automatic revolvers to ever exist, alongside the [[Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver|Webley-Fosbery]]. On firing, the barrel, cylinder and upper frame recoil by 1/2 inch (12.7mm) on the lower frame, which houses the grip and trigger, cocking the hammer and rotating the cylinder.
Like the prior Emilio Ghisoni designs, the gun fires from the bottom chamber of the cylinder rather than the top, as is almost universally the case in other revolvers, aligning the recoil more directly with the hands of the shooter and somewhat eliminating muzzle flip.  The hexagonal cylinder cross-section and lack of top strap are also unusual features in modern firearms.
A rare carbine version is also known to exist.
== Specifications ==
== Specifications ==


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'''Calibers:'''  
'''Calibers:'''  
:.357 Magnum (also chambers .38 Special but does not cycle automatically, forcing the user to operate in DAO mode)
:.357 Magnum (also chambers .38 Special but requires a spring change to cycle properly)
:.44 Magnum (also chambers .44 Special but does not cycle)
:.44 Magnum (also chambers .44 Special but requires a spring change to cycle properly)
:.454 Casull (also chambers .45 Long Colt but does not cycle)
:.454 Casull (also chambers .45 Long Colt but requires a spring change to cycle properly)


'''Capacity:'''  6 rounds (all calibers)
'''Capacity:'''  6 rounds (all calibers)
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'''Barrel:''' Interchangeable design, 3", 4", 5", 6", 8" and 18" lengths available
'''Barrel:''' Interchangeable design, 3", 4", 5", 6", 8" and 18" lengths available
[[Image:Pistol Italian Mateba Unica in .44 Rem. Mag. with muzzle break.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Mateba Model 6 Unica with 5" Barrel - .357 Magnum]]
[[Image:Mateba454.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Mateba Model 6 Unica "Grifone" - .454 Casull/.45 LC]]
[[Image:Mateba_2006.jpg|thumb|right|300px|none|Mateba 2006M, another unconventional revolver made by Mateba, distinguishable from the Model 6 by the cylinder housing, which is enclosed at the top, as opposed to the model 6's open top housing - .357 Magnum]]


== Film ==
== Film ==
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
|-
|-
| ''[[Serenity]]''||  || ||   ||2005
| rowspan="3"|''[[Serenity]]''|| [[Summer Glau]] || River Tam || rowspan="3"|Customised 4" barrel model ||rowspan="3"|2005
|-
|  [[Adam Baldwin]] || Jayne Cobb
|-
|-
| ''[[Gamer]]''|| || ||  ||2009
| [[Gina Torres]] || Zoë Alleyne Washburne
|-
|-
| ''[[Give 'em Hell Malone]]'' || [[Thomas Jane]] ||Malone||   ||2009
| ''[[Gamer]]''|| [[Gerard Butler ]] || Kable || Customised 4" barrel model, as originally used in ''[[Serenity]]'' ||2009
|-
|-
| ''[[Give 'em Hell Malone]]'' || [[Elsa Pataky]] || Evelyn ||   ||2009
| rowspan="3"|''[[Give 'em Hell Malone]]'' || [[Thomas Jane]] ||Malone||rowspan="3"|6" barrel ||rowspan="3"|2009
|-
|-
| ''[[Give 'em Hell Malone]]'' || [[Gregory Harrison]] || Whitmore ||  ||2009
| [[Elsa Pataky]] || Evelyn
|-
|-
| ''[[Looper]]''|| [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]] ||Joe|| ||2012
| [[Gregory Harrison]] || Whitmore
|-
|-
|''[[Looper]]''||[[Bruce Willis]]|| Old Joe || ||2012
| rowspan="2"|''[[Looper]]''|| [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]] ||Joe||rowspan="2"| 4" barrel||rowspan="2"|2012
|-
|-
|-}
|[[Bruce Willis]]|| Old Joe
|-
| ''[[The Maze Runner]]'' || [[Will Poulter]] || Gally || 4" barrel || 2014
|-
| rowspan="2"|''[[The Divergent Series: Insurgent]]'' || [[Shailene Woodley]] || Beatrice "Tris" Prior ||rowspan="2"|4" barrel|| rowspan="2"|2015
|-
|  [[Miles Teller]] ||  Peter Hayes
|-
|}


== Television ==
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Show Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Actor'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Air Date'''
|-
| rowspan="2"|''[[Alias - Season 1|Alias]]''|| [[Aharon Ipalé]]|| Ineni Hassan || 4" barrel / "So It Begins" (S1E02)|| 2001
|-
|  [[Victor Garber]]|| Jack Bristow || 4" barrel / "The Confession" (S1E11)|| 2002
|-
|}


== Video Games ==
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Mods'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Notes'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date'''
|-
| ''[[Cross Fire (2007 VG)|Cross Fire]]'' ||"MATEBA" || || || 2007
|-
| ''[[Battlefield 4]]'' || "Unica 6" || || Dragon's Teeth DLC || 2013
|-
| ''[[Watch_Dogs]]'' || "M8-M" / "Chrome" / "Auto-6" || || || 2013
|-
| ''[[Warface]]'' ||Mateba Autorevolver  ||w/muzzle brake||||2013
|-
| ''[[Phantom Forces]]'' || "Mateba 6" || 3" or 8" barrel, .44 Special ammunition, speedloader || Chambered in .44 Magnum with 5" barrel, added in September 2018 (update 3.13.0) || 2015
|-
| ''[[Resident Evil: Revelations 2]]'' || "2005M" || || || 2015
|-
| ''[[Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades]]'' || "Unica 6" || || Added in Update #79 || 2016
|-
| ''[[Uncharted 4: A Thief's End]]'' ||"Barok .44" || || || 2016
|-
|''[[Gun Club VR]]'' || Mateba || ||  || 2018
|-
|}
==Anime==
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="275"|'''Film/Series Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="275"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Notation'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Date'''
|-
|''[[Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex]]''||Togusa || Mateba 2008M, fictional hybrid of 2006M and Model 6 Unica - .357 Magnum||2002-2003
|-
|''[[Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig]]''||Togusa || Mateba 2008M, see above ||2004-2005
|-
|''[[Ghost in the Shell Arise]]''||Togusa || Named Mateba 2008M || 2013-2014
|-
|''[[Ghost in the Shell Arise: Alternative Architecture]]''|| Togusa || Named Mateba 2008M || 2015
|-
|}


==See Also==
* [[Mateba]] - A list of all firearms manufactured by Mateba.


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Latest revision as of 05:55, 14 December 2023

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Mateba Model 6 Unica, 4" barrel - .357 Magnum
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Mateba Model 6 Unica, 6" barrel - .357 Magnum
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Mateba Model 6 Unica, 6" barrel - .454 Casull
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Mateba Model 6 Unica, 8" barrel
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Mateba Model 6 Unica, 5" barrel

The Model 6 Unica, designed by Emilio Ghisoni and produced by Mateba, is one of the few semi-automatic revolvers to ever exist, alongside the Webley-Fosbery. On firing, the barrel, cylinder and upper frame recoil by 1/2 inch (12.7mm) on the lower frame, which houses the grip and trigger, cocking the hammer and rotating the cylinder.

Like the prior Emilio Ghisoni designs, the gun fires from the bottom chamber of the cylinder rather than the top, as is almost universally the case in other revolvers, aligning the recoil more directly with the hands of the shooter and somewhat eliminating muzzle flip. The hexagonal cylinder cross-section and lack of top strap are also unusual features in modern firearms.

A rare carbine version is also known to exist.

Specifications

Type: Recoil-operated semi-automatic Revolver

Calibers:

.357 Magnum (also chambers .38 Special but requires a spring change to cycle properly)
.44 Magnum (also chambers .44 Special but requires a spring change to cycle properly)
.454 Casull (also chambers .45 Long Colt but requires a spring change to cycle properly)

Capacity: 6 rounds (all calibers)

Fire Modes: Semi-automatic DA/SA (first trigger pull double action, subsequent shots single action)

Barrel: Interchangeable design, 3", 4", 5", 6", 8" and 18" lengths available

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Serenity Summer Glau River Tam Customised 4" barrel model 2005
Adam Baldwin Jayne Cobb
Gina Torres Zoë Alleyne Washburne
Gamer Gerard Butler Kable Customised 4" barrel model, as originally used in Serenity 2009
Give 'em Hell Malone Thomas Jane Malone 6" barrel 2009
Elsa Pataky Evelyn
Gregory Harrison Whitmore
Looper Joseph Gordon-Levitt Joe 4" barrel 2012
Bruce Willis Old Joe
The Maze Runner Will Poulter Gally 4" barrel 2014
The Divergent Series: Insurgent Shailene Woodley Beatrice "Tris" Prior 4" barrel 2015
Miles Teller Peter Hayes

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Alias Aharon Ipalé Ineni Hassan 4" barrel / "So It Begins" (S1E02) 2001
Victor Garber Jack Bristow 4" barrel / "The Confession" (S1E11) 2002

Video Games

Title As Mods Notes Date
Cross Fire "MATEBA" 2007
Battlefield 4 "Unica 6" Dragon's Teeth DLC 2013
Watch_Dogs "M8-M" / "Chrome" / "Auto-6" 2013
Warface Mateba Autorevolver w/muzzle brake 2013
Phantom Forces "Mateba 6" 3" or 8" barrel, .44 Special ammunition, speedloader Chambered in .44 Magnum with 5" barrel, added in September 2018 (update 3.13.0) 2015
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 "2005M" 2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades "Unica 6" Added in Update #79 2016
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End "Barok .44" 2016
Gun Club VR Mateba 2018

Anime

Film/Series Title Character Notation Date
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex Togusa Mateba 2008M, fictional hybrid of 2006M and Model 6 Unica - .357 Magnum 2002-2003
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig Togusa Mateba 2008M, see above 2004-2005
Ghost in the Shell Arise Togusa Named Mateba 2008M 2013-2014
Ghost in the Shell Arise: Alternative Architecture Togusa Named Mateba 2008M 2015

See Also

  • Mateba - A list of all firearms manufactured by Mateba.
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