Milkor (Pty) Ltd

Milkor (Pty) Ltd
Industry Weapons manufacturing
Founded 1980
Headquarters Pretoria, South Africa
Area served
 Global
Key people
 Chairman: Andries C Piek
Products Milkor 40mm UBGL
Milkor 37/38mm and 40mm Stopper Convertible
Milkor 37/38mm Pistol
Milkor 40mm MGL Mk 1S
Milkor 40mm MGL Mk 1L
Milkor 40mm SuperSix MRGL
Milkor 37/38mm MAR
37/38mm and 40mm Accessories
Website http://milkor.co.za

Milkor (Pty) Ltd is a privately owned South African company established in 1980. The company is best known for the range of Milkor MGLs 40mm (multiple grenade launcher), used in more than 50 countries.[1]

Milkor also has an array of 40mm products catering to the less-lethal market, for infantry and for special forces applications.

Products

The company's product line-up includes:

The company used to manufacture a submachine gun, the Milkor 9mm BXP.[5]

Product copies

The US M32 multi-shot grenade launcher, which is in official use by US Marine Corps, is based on the original Milkor MGL-140 design, but with various minor modifications by Milkor USA, which is an entirely different business entity from the original Milkor (Pty) Ltd, based in South Africa.[6][7] Other copies and clones of the original Milkor MGL weapon are manufactured in Bulgaria by Arsenal Inc as Arsenal MSGL, in Croatia by RH Alan as RGB-6,[8] and in South Africa by Rippel Effect (formerly Milkor Marketing Inc which no longer bears any affiliation to Milkor).[7]

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Milkor MGL.

References

  1. ↑ "There is no substitute for the original". MILKOR. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Milkor showcasing new products". DefenceWeb. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Milkor (Pty) Ltd". www.worldsecurity-index.com. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Modern Firearms - Milkor MGL". World.guns.ru. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Milkor BXP South African SMG [Submachine Gun]". Kitsune.addr.com. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Company Profile". MILKOR. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Modern Firearms - Milkor MGL". World.guns.ru. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "Weapon". Weaponsystems.net. Retrieved 19 September 2013.

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