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* [[Michael Douglas]] as William 'D-Fens' Foster in ''[[Falling Down]]''
* [[Michael Douglas]] as William 'D-Fens' Foster in ''[[Falling Down]]''
* [[Eddie Murphy]] as Axel Foley in ''[[Beverly Hills Cop 3]]''


* [[Ken Leung]] as Sang in ''[[Rush Hour]]''
* [[Ken Leung]] as Sang in ''[[Rush Hour]]''

Revision as of 10:02, 5 June 2009

Synopsis

  • Type: Submachine gun and semi-automatic pistols
  • Operation: Open bolt/blow-back
  • Abbreviation: Military Armament Corporation Model 10 (M.A.C-10/MAC-10)
  • Cyclic Rate: 1200rpm
  • Caliber: 9mm Parabellum (MAC-10/9) .45 ACP (MAC-10) .380 ACP (MAC-11)

Gordon Ingram designed the MAC-10 in 1965 and later, when the company he worked for (Sionics Inc) was merged into the larger Military Armament Corporation in 1970, the MAC-10 was put into production. The 9mm and .45 acp versions were introduced simultaneously, and the .380 version was introduced later that same year. The MAC-10 was then offered to the U.S. Military during the final years of the Vietnam War as a weapon for special operations and for support personnel, such as armored units (hoping to replace the M3A1 submachine gun as the self-defense weapon of tank crews). The MAC-10 did not generate a lot of interest from the U.S. Military due to its small size and high rate of fire (apparently too high for most operational uses). The lack of a foregrip motivated M.A.C. to provide a grip strap in front so that a second hand could hold down the gun and control the extreme muzzle climb when firing a long burst. But it was still an awkward weapon to fire and was most popular when mated with the efficient Sionics Two Stage Sound Suppressor. The Sionics Suppressor increased the length, quietened the sound (in a manner that was impressive for the day) and gave the shooter a stable point to grab with their second hand. CIA and SEAL units used the MAC-10 in Vietnam, and Special Operations units from other countries (Israel, Britain and West Germany to name a few have been seen wielding versions of the MAC-10 during that period). Despite this, no army ever adopted the weapon on a large scale and it was sold to Elite Police units (foreign and domestic) and special covert operations units until Military Armament Corporation went bankrupt in 1976. The death knell was the U.S. Government ban on selling Silencers/Suppressors to other countries (a ban that has since been lifted). But because foreign clients only wanted MAC-10s with Sionics Suppressors, orders fell to nothing. We can still see MAC-10s in South and Central America (often 'gifts' from the CIA) and in the armories of some European countries, but no one uses it as a 'front line' weapon.

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Ingram MAC 10 open bolt submachine gun - .45 ACP

Other companies then built transferable versions of the MAC-9, MAC-10 and MAC-11 were RPB Industries and the SWD Corporation.

The MAC-10 and its derivatives can be seen in the following films, television series, video games and anime:

Film

  • John Wayne as Lietenant Lon McQ in McQ (with suppressor attached)
  • Steven Bauer as Manny, Colombian thugs and Babylon hitman in Scarface (the Colombians have silencers fitted)
  • The Abyss (with an extended and shrouded barrel)

Television

Video Games

Anime / Manga

  • Red Dragon Syndicate and Space Warriors members in Cowboy Bebop
  • Christian Gare and Albert Dux' henchmen in Noir

MAC-11

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MAC-11 - .380 ACP

Film

Television

Video Games

Cobray M11/9

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Cobray M11/9

The Cobray M11/9 is not a 'true' MAC, just an updated design based on the MAC-10 blueprints by SWD Industries. Cobray was the company that emerged when SWD closed down in 1986, although SWD was the first company to design the 'elongated' M11/9 pistol that Cobray became famous for. All of the fully transferable Cobray M11 submachine guns were actually built by SWD between 1978 and 1986. Cobray kept the SWD logo on many of their frames, but Cobray (the new company) only manufactured semi-automatic pistols for public sale after 1986 until they themselves folded (for the most part) in the late 1990s (though they still exist now, selling replacement parts for their guns).

In movies and TV shows, particularly those made in the U.S. and Canada, the M11/9 appears quite regularly as a stand-in for the MAC-10 and MAC-11, and so is often mistaken for the authentic Ingram guns. When identifying MAC variants, look closely at the back of the receiver to see if it's elongated.

Film

  • Many characters in Spawn (some dressed up as FN P90s, others sprayed silver and heavily customized)

Television