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[[Image:MM1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|MM1 grenade launcher - 40mm]]
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The MM1 revolver grenade launcher is manufactured by the United States based company Hawk Engineering Co and is in use by Special Forces of the same nation, as well as several South American and African countries. While the MM1 may look much like a up-scaled Milkor MGL grenade launcher, the MM-1 most probably traces its ancestry back to the Manville machine projector, a revolver-type 20-shot tear gas gun, developed in the USA for law-enforcement use before the Second World War. The MM1, while being relatively heavy and quite bulky, can provide devastating firepower, with a practical rate of fire of up to 30 rounds per minute. It may be very useful in ambushes and other fast-paced close combat scenarios.
The MM1 revolver grenade launcher is manufactured by the United States based company Hawk Engineering Co and is in use by Special Forces of the same nation, as well as several South American and African countries. While the MM1 may look much like a up-scaled Milkor MGL grenade launcher, the MM-1 most probably traces its ancestry back to the Manville machine projector, a revolver-type 20-shot tear gas gun, developed in the USA for law-enforcement use before the Second World War. The MM1, while being relatively heavy and quite bulky, can provide devastating firepower, with a practical rate of fire of up to 30 rounds per minute.


The MM1 is a revolver-type weapon, with the heavy cylinder being rotated for each shot by the clockwork-type spring. The spring is wound manually during the reloading. To reload the cylinder, the rear part of the gun is released and rotated sideways to expose the rear of the cylinder, which is connected to the front part of the frame and barrel.  
The MM1 is a revolver-type weapon, with the heavy cylinder being rotated for each shot by the clockwork-type spring. The spring is wound manually during the reloading. To reload the cylinder, the rear part of the gun is released and rotated sideways to expose the rear of the cylinder, which is connected to the front part of the frame and barrel.  

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MM1 grenade launcher - 40mm

The MM1 revolver grenade launcher is manufactured by the United States based company Hawk Engineering Co and is in use by Special Forces of the same nation, as well as several South American and African countries. While the MM1 may look much like a up-scaled Milkor MGL grenade launcher, the MM-1 most probably traces its ancestry back to the Manville machine projector, a revolver-type 20-shot tear gas gun, developed in the USA for law-enforcement use before the Second World War. The MM1, while being relatively heavy and quite bulky, can provide devastating firepower, with a practical rate of fire of up to 30 rounds per minute.

The MM1 is a revolver-type weapon, with the heavy cylinder being rotated for each shot by the clockwork-type spring. The spring is wound manually during the reloading. To reload the cylinder, the rear part of the gun is released and rotated sideways to expose the rear of the cylinder, which is connected to the front part of the frame and barrel.

Specifications

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  • Type: Grenade launcher
  • Caliber: 40x46mm
  • Weight: 12.6 lbs (5.7 kg)
  • Length: 25 in (63.5 cm)
  • Barrel length: 0 in (0 cm)
  • Feed System: 12 round drum
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto

The Hawk MM1 grenade launcher and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Dogs of War 1981
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension Bill Henderson Casper Lindsey 1984
RoboCop Detroit SWAT officer 1987
Ishtar Dustin Hoffman Chuck Clarke 1987
Bulletproof William Smith Russian Major 1988
Darkman Larry Drake Robert G. Durant 1990
Terminator 2: Judgement Day Arnold Schwarzenegger The Terminator 1991
Idiocracy Andrew Wilson Beef Supreme Red highlights, fires explosive grenades 2006

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
The A-Team George Peppard John "Hannibal" Smith 1983 - 1987

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Hellsing Ultimate Christopher Walken Reference to The Dogs of War 2006

Video Games


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