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Mateba

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Mateba MTR-8.

Mateba, a contraction of the Italian words Macchine Termo-Balistiche (Thermo-Ballistic Machines), was an Italian machine manufacturer based in Pavia, Italy. It is better known for its low-barrelled revolver pistols that it produced under the leadership of Emilio Ghisoni. After a change in ownership and poor sales, the Mateba company closed in 2005, but reopened in 2014 in Montebelluna under the ownership of Domenico Libro.[1] In 2022 this latest incarnation of Mateba was shut down, owing to allegations of fraud and violations of Italian firearms law.[1][2]

Products

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  • MT1, .22long rifle semi-automatic sport pistol
  • MTR Series - (MTR equals Ma Teba Revolver) family of double/single action all-steel revolvers in which Ghisoni placed the barrel as low as possible with the cylinder in front of the triggerguard and using high-capacity cylinders. The MTR series were designed for Rapid Fire competition shooting, with barrel weights, and the low muzzle to minimize climb;
    • MTR-8 - 8 rounds of .38 caliber ammunition,[3]
    • MTR-12 - 12 rounds of .32 caliber ammunition,[3]
    • MTR-14 - 14 rounds of .22LR.[3]
  • 2006M - 6 rounds of .357/.38 caliber ammunition[4]
Mateba Model 6 Unica (Dynamic Sportiva).
  • Model 6 Unica (generally known simply as the Mateba or the Mateba Autorevolver), available in .357 magnum, .41 magnum, .44 magnum, and .454 Casull.[5]
  • Grifone Carbine- 18 inch barrel version of the Model 6 Unica[6] in two versions:
    • one with wood furniture finishes, overfolding barrel and in .357-Magnum,
    • with fixed stock, stainless steel and wooden finishes, and in .44-Remington Magnum.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Dalla Cattolica al traffico clandestino di armi: le ascese e la cadute del boss della Mateba Italia". www.ilgazzettino.it (in Italian). May 8, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "Commercio illecito di armi, blitz all'alba in Veneto e Lombardia: imprenditore 60enne nei guai". www.ilgazzettino.it (in Italian). May 7, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Mateba MTR-8". Modern Firearms.
  4. ^ Review: Mateba 2006M - an upside-down Italian 357. YouTube. October 13, 2013. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Mateba Model 6 Unica". Modern Firearms.
  6. ^ "Mateba Autorevolver is Awesome". Gun Owners of Mississippi. May 17, 2009. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  7. ^ "MATEBA Grifone". Security Arms.
  8. ^ "About Emilio Ghisoni and the Mateba company". Matebafan. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
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