Cobray Company
American small arms developer and manufacturer
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The Cobray Company was an American developer and manufacturer of submachine guns, automatic carbines, handguns, shotguns, and non-lethal 37 mm launchers. These were manufactured by SWD. In the 1970s and 1980s, Cobray was a counterterrorist training center in addition to being an arms maker under the leadership of Mitch WerBell.[1]
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Firearms |
| Founder |
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| Fate | Ongoing |
| Successor | Leinad |
| Headquarters | Westhope, North Dakota , |
Area served | Predominately U.S. |
| Products | Pistols, Shotguns, Rifles, Automatic Firearms |
| Website | Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-03-03) |
Cobray models
- M-10 (.45 ACP/9mm), semi and full auto (146 mm (5.7 in) or 127 mm (5.0 in) barrel)
- M-11 (.380 ACP), semi and full auto (127 mm (5.0 in) barrel)
- M11-A1 (.380 ACP), an open bolt version of the M-11[citation needed]
- M-11/9 (9mm), semi and full auto (127 mm (5.0 in) barrel)[2]
- M-12 (.380 ACP), semi-auto only[citation needed]
- S12ES Mk3/Mk4/Mk5/Automatic Carbine, semi-auto only[citation needed]
- Pocket Pal (.22 Long Rifle/.380 ACP), a dual-barrel, switch-cylinder, top-break revolver[3]
- Terminator (12 or 20-gauge), a slam fire, single-shot shotgun[4]
- Street Sweeper (12-gauge), a clone of the Armsel Striker[citation needed]
- Ladies Home Companion (.410 bore or .45-70), a reduced caliber version of the Street Sweeper[5]
- Cobray/FMJ Ducktown (.22 Long Rifle/.45 Colt-.410 bore), an over-under derringer[6]
- Cobray CM-11 (9mm), a carbine version of the M-11[citation needed]
Legal issues
After some legal troubles,[clarification needed] the company changed its name to Leinad (Daniel spelled backwards)[7] and produced at least four new models which were designed to conform with the ban in the US on assault weapons that was then in effect.
Leinad models
- PM-11/9 (9mm)
- PM-12 (.380 ACP)
- DBD38357 (.357 Magnum/.38 Special)-Double Barrel (Pictured right)
- DBD41045 (.45 Long Colt/.410 bore)-Double Barrel
- Six shot (manual rotation) .22 LR derringer
- Model MR-5 shot manual rotation .45 Long Colt/.410 bore Pepper-box revolver derringer