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Mateba Model 6 Unica

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Mateba (officially MA.TE.BA. Arms, short for Macchine Termo-Balistiche) was an Italian firm manufacturing the only automatic revolver in modern production, the Model 6 Unica, designed by Emilio Ghisoni. It has now gone out of business. Other than the Webley-Fosbery, this is one of the few existing models of semi-automatic revolver. Also notable is the positioning of the barrel, with the gun firing from the bottom chamber of the cylinder rather than the top, as is almost universally the case in other revolvers, aligning the recoil more directly with the hands of the shooter and somewhat eliminating muzzle flip. The hexagonal cylinder cross-section and lack of top strap are also unusual features in modern firearms. On firing, the barrel, cylinder and upper frame recoil 1/2 of an inch, or 12.7mm, on the lower frame, which houses the grip and trigger, and cocks the hammer and rotates the cylinder.

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Mateba Model 6 Unica with 5" Barrel - .357 Magnum
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Mateba Model 6 Unica "Grifone" - .454 Casull/.45 LC
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Mateba 2006M, another unconventional revolver made by Mateba, distinguishable from the Model 6 by the cylinder housing, which is enclosed at the top, as opposed to the model 6's open top housing - .357 Magnum

Specifications

Type: Recoil-operated semi-automatic Revolver

Calibers:

.357 Magnum (also chambers .38 Special but does not cycle automatically, forcing the user to operate in DAO mode)
.44 Magnum (also chambers .44 Special but does not cycle)
.454 Casull (also chambers .45 Long Colt but does not cycle)

Capacity: 6 rounds (all calibers)

Fire Modes: Semi-automatic DA/SA (first trigger pull double action, subsequent shots single action)

Barrel: Interchangeable design, 3", 4", 5", 6", 8" and 18" lengths available

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Serenity 2005
Gamer 2009
Give 'em Hell Malone Thomas Jane Malone 2009
Give 'em Hell Malone Elsa Pataky Evelyn 2009
Give 'em Hell Malone Gregory Harrison Whitmore 2009
Looper Joseph Gordon-Levitt Joe 2012
Looper Bruce Willis Old Joe 2012

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note Air Date
Alias - Season 1/"So It Begins" Aharon Ipalé Ineni Hassan Model 6 Unica 2001-2002

Video Games

Title As Mods Notes Date
Battlefield 4 Unica 6 Dragon's Teeth DLC 2013
Watch_Dogs M8-M / Chrome / Auto-6 2013

Anime

Film/Series Title Character Notation Date
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex Togusa Mateba 2008M, fictional hybrid of 2006M and Model 6 Unica - .357 Magnum 2002-2003
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig Togusa Mateba 2008M - .357 Magnum 2004-2005