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The Spectre M4 is an Italian submachine gun that was produced by the SITES factory in Turin. It was designed by Roberto Teppa and Claudio Gritti in the mid-1980s. Production in Italy ceased in the year 1997, with the closure of SITES, but proceeded in very small numbers in Switzerland through Greco Sport S.A., a company founded by Gritti, until 2001. The Spectre is a compact and light weapon, designed for instant firepower in close quarter combat at short ranges. The 4 models have top-folding buttstocks, and were available with or without a forward handgrip ahead of the magazine housing. The largely steel Spectre has a polymer overmolded grip, magazine release and safety/selector levers.

Design details

The Spectre is a linear-hammer fired blowback firearm operating from a closed bolt.

When the decocker is activated the linear hammer is dropped while a small flap that contacts the firing pin is retracted. When the trigger is pulled in the double-action-like mode, the linear hammer is retracted then dropped, firing the gun. This allows the shooter to safely carry a round in the chamber and fire immediately as the double-action trigger eliminates the need for cocking prior to shooting.

Users

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  • : Used during the Lebanese Civil War.
  • : Used by Kosovo Liberation Army and National Liberation Army

See also

  • List of submachine guns

References

  • Modern Firearms
  • submachine gun patent
  • casket magazine patent