Mateba Autorevolver | |
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Type | Automatic revolver |
Place of origin | Italy |
Production history | |
Designer | Emilio Ghisoni |
Designed | 1997 |
Manufacturer | MA.TE.BA. Arms (Macchine Termo-Balistiche), via Villa Serafina, 2/B. 27100 Pavia (Italy) MATEBA Montebelluna, Italy |
Produced | 1997–2005 |
Variants | Variants |
Specifications | |
Mass | 2.96 lb (1.35 kg) |
Length | 275 mm (10.83 in) |
Barrel length | 76 mm (3 in), 102 mm (4 in), 127 mm (5 in), 152 mm (6 in), 178 mm (7 in), 203 mm (8 in), or 457 mm (18 in) |
Cartridge | |
Action | Recoil operated semi-automatic revolver |
Rate of fire | Semi-automatic |
Feed system | 6-Round Cylinder |
Sights | Iron sights Fixed Two-Dot Night Sight |
The Mateba Model 6 Unica (often known simply as the Mateba or the Mateba Autorevolver) is a recoil operated semi-automatic revolver, one of only a few of this type ever produced. It was developed by Mateba, based in Pavia, Italy. Inventor Emilio Ghisoni (1937–2008), who was also famous for later designing the Chiappa Rhino, is listed as the owner of U.S. patent 4,712,466 which details the operation of the weapon.