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* Commandos in ''[[Hostage (1987)]]'' | * Commandos in ''[[Hostage (1987)]]'' | ||
* Algerian guerrilla can be seen holding one in ''[[Lost Command]]'' | |||
Revision as of 18:30, 17 July 2008
The FBP submachine gun was created by an officer in the Portuguese Army in 1940, Gonçalves Cardoso, however World War 2 halted further development. Later, after the War, the Portuguese Army required a simple to produce Submachine gun. The FBP was built at the Fábrica do Braço de Prata weapon factory at Lisbon. The name FBP comes from the initials of the factory where the gun was manufactured. The Gun was used in Colonial wars in Africa and was manufactured between 1948 and 1961.
The FBP Submachine Gun has appeared in the following:
Film
- Commandos in Hostage (1987)
- Algerian guerrilla can be seen holding one in Lost Command