Cobray Company
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The Cobray Company was a manufacturer of sub-machine guns
and semi-automatic
carbines, handguns and shotguns as well as non-lethal 37 mm
launchers. These were manufactured by SWD. In the 70's and 80's, Cobray was a counter terrorist training center in addition to being an arms maker under the leadership of Mitch WerBell.
After some legal troubles, the company changed its name to Leinad (Daniel spelled backwards) and produced at least four new models which were designed to conform with the ban
on assault weapons that was then in effect.
Submachine gun
A submachine gun is an automatic carbine, designed to fire pistol cartridges. It combines the automatic fire of a machine gun with the cartridge of a pistol. The submachine gun was invented during World War I , but the apex of its use was during World War II when millions of the weapon type were...
and semi-automatic
Semi-automatic firearm
A semi-automatic, or self-loading firearm is a weapon which performs all steps necessary to prepare the weapon to fire again after firing—assuming cartridges remain in the weapon's feed device or magazine...
carbines, handguns and shotguns as well as non-lethal 37 mm
37 mm flare
The 37 mm flare caliber is the specification for a civilian legal variant of the US military's 40 mm grenade system. In contrast to the military 40mm systems, which are rifled and therefore would fall under the NFA, 37mm systems are typically not rifled....
launchers. These were manufactured by SWD. In the 70's and 80's, Cobray was a counter terrorist training center in addition to being an arms maker under the leadership of Mitch WerBell.
Cobray models
- M-10MAC-10The MAC-10 is a highly compact, blowback operated machine pistol developed by Gordon B. Ingram in 1964.-Design:The M-10 was built predominantly from steel stampings...
(.45 ACP.45 ACPThe .45 ACP , also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911.-Design and history:The U.S...
Caliber), semi and full auto (146 mmMM-Computers:* .mm, the Myanmar's Internet country code top-level domain* mm tree, the Andrew Morton's Linux kernel tree* Columbia MM, an early e-mail client* MediaMonkey, a digital media player and media library application-File extension :...
barrel) - M-11MAC-11The Ingram MAC-11 is a machine pistol developed by American gun designer Gordon Ingram at the Military Armament Corporation during the 1970s...
(.380 ACP.380 ACPThe .380 ACP pistol cartridge is a rimless, straight-walled pistol cartridge developed by firearms designer John Browning. The cartridge headspaces on the mouth of the case. It was introduced in 1908 by Colt, and has been a popular self-defense cartridge ever since...
Caliber), semi and full auto (127 mmMM-Computers:* .mm, the Myanmar's Internet country code top-level domain* mm tree, the Andrew Morton's Linux kernel tree* Columbia MM, an early e-mail client* MediaMonkey, a digital media player and media library application-File extension :...
barrel) - M-11/9 (9mm Parabellum), semi and full auto (127 mmMM-Computers:* .mm, the Myanmar's Internet country code top-level domain* mm tree, the Andrew Morton's Linux kernel tree* Columbia MM, an early e-mail client* MediaMonkey, a digital media player and media library application-File extension :...
barrel)http://home.comcast.net/~shooter2_indy/m11_9.html - M-12 (.380 ACP.380 ACPThe .380 ACP pistol cartridge is a rimless, straight-walled pistol cartridge developed by firearms designer John Browning. The cartridge headspaces on the mouth of the case. It was introduced in 1908 by Colt, and has been a popular self-defense cartridge ever since...
), semi-auto only - Pocket PalCobray Pocket PalThe Cobray Pocket Pal was a unique revolver that featured the same break-action, layout, and hammer system of the Mossberg Brownie. Cobray combined this with a unique twin-barrel, dual-caliber system. Two "zig-zag" revolving cylinders were provided, one in .22 LR and the other in .380 ACP...
.22 Long Rifle.22 Long RifleThe .22 Long Rifle rimfire cartridge is a long established variety of ammunition, and in terms of units sold is still by far the most common in the world today. The cartridge is often referred to simply as .22 LR and various rifles, pistols, revolvers, and even some smoothbore shotguns have...
/.380 ACP.380 ACPThe .380 ACP pistol cartridge is a rimless, straight-walled pistol cartridge developed by firearms designer John Browning. The cartridge headspaces on the mouth of the case. It was introduced in 1908 by Colt, and has been a popular self-defense cartridge ever since...
, dual-barrel, switch-cylinder, top-break revolverRevolverA revolver is a repeating firearm that has a cylinder containing multiple chambers and at least one barrel for firing. The first revolver ever made was built by Elisha Collier in 1818. The percussion cap revolver was invented by Samuel Colt in 1836. This weapon became known as the Colt Paterson... - TerminatorCobray TerminatorThe Cobray Terminator was a blow-forward, slam fire operated single-shot shotgun, similar in appearance to the Sterling L2A3 submachine gun chambered in 12 and 20-gauges....
, slam fire, single-shot shotgunShotgunA shotgun is a firearm that is usually designed to be fired from the shoulder, which uses the energy of a fixed shell to fire a number of small spherical pellets called shot, or a solid projectile called a slug...
in 12 and 20-gauges20-gauge shotgunThe 20-gauge shotgun is a type of smoothbore shotgun that is smaller in caliber than a 12 gauge. It takes 20 lead balls of the diameter of a 20-gauge shotgun bore to equal 1 pound, while it only takes 12 lead balls of the diameter of a 12-gauge shotgun bore to equal the same amount... - M11-A1 .380 ACP, an open boltOpen boltA semi or full automatic firearm is said to fire from an open bolt if, when ready to fire, the bolt and working parts are held to the rear. When the trigger is pulled the bolt goes forward, feeding a round from the magazine into the chamber and firing it...
version of the MAC 11. - Streetsweeper, A clone of the Armsel Striker. It featured limited parts commonality to the original weapons system.
- Ladies Home Companion, A reduced caliber version of the Streetsweeper in .410 gauge.
- Missing info- Cobray/FMJ ducktown model OU, a .22/.45-.410 Over-under Derringer.
Legal issues
Federal assault weapons ban
The Federal Assault Weapons Ban was a subtitle of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, a federal law in the United States that included a prohibition on the manufacture for civilian use of certain semi-automatic firearms, so called "assault weapons"...
on assault weapons that was then in effect.
Leinad models
- PM-11/9 (9 mm)
- PM-12 (.380 ACP)
- DBD38357 (.357 Magnum.357 MagnumThe .357 S&W Magnum , or simply .357 Magnum, is a revolver cartridge created by Elmer Keith, Phillip B. Sharpe, Colonel D. B. Wesson of firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson, and Winchester. It is based upon Smith & Wesson's earlier .38 Special cartridge. The .357 Magnum cartridge was introduced in...
/.38 Special.38 SpecialThe .38 Smith & Wesson Special is a rimmed, centerfire cartridge designed by Smith & Wesson. It is most commonly used in revolvers, although some semi-automatic pistols and carbines also use this round...
)-Double Barrel (Pictured right) - DBD41045 (.45 Long Colt/.410 bore.410 bore.410 bore, commonly misnamed the .410 gauge, is the smallest gauge of shotgun shell commonly available. It has similar base dimensions to the .45 Colt revolver cartridge, though the .410 is significantly longer, up to , allowing many single-shot firearms and some revolvers chambered in that...
)-Double Barrel - 6 shot (manual rotation) .22 LR derringer
- Model MR-- 5 shot manual rotation .45 Long Colt/.410 bore.410 bore.410 bore, commonly misnamed the .410 gauge, is the smallest gauge of shotgun shell commonly available. It has similar base dimensions to the .45 Colt revolver cartridge, though the .410 is significantly longer, up to , allowing many single-shot firearms and some revolvers chambered in that...
Pepper-box revolver derringer