The Magpul FMG-9 is a prototype
folding submachine gun
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, designed by
Magpul Industries in 2008. It is made out of polymer in place of metal, reducing weight.
The FMG-9 never left the prototype stage, and never saw widespread production on any level, as the item was only produced by Magpul as a
proof of concept
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.
Airsoft
In 2010,
Magpul Industries' PTS (Professional Training and Simulation) Division in cooperation with KWA Performance Industries released the FPG (Folding Pocket Gun). The FPG is almost identical to the FMG-9 prototype, but contains the firing mechanism of an
airsoft
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KWA
G18C replica. The FPG fires
6mm pellets with a magazine capacity of 49 rounds.
FDP
In 2021, Magpul unveiled the FDC-9 (Folding Defensive Carbine) and FDP-9 (Folding Defensive Pistol), two redesigned versions of the FMG-9, that were planned to release in 2023. After some delays, Magpul announced in 2024 that the weapon would be launched as FDP (Folding Defensive Platform) in April 2025. The gun will be available as pistol and carbine.
See also
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Ares FMG –
9mm Parabellum folding submachine gun designed by Francis Warin at
Eugene Stoner
Eugene Morrison Stoner (November 22, 1922 – April 24, 1997) was an American machinist and firearms designer who is most associated with the development of the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle that was redesigned and modified by Colt's Manufacturing Compan ...
's company in the mid-1980s
*
PP-90 – Russian
9mm Makarov
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folding submachine gun by
KBP (1990s).
References
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External links
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9mm Parabellum submachine guns
Submachine guns of the United States
Trial and research firearms of the United States
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