FBP submachine gun

FBP is a 9 mm submachine gun developed in 1940 by Gonçalves Cardoso, an officer in the Portuguese Army.

The submachine gun was produced by the Fábrica do Braço de Prata weapon factory at Lisbon, whose initials FBP gave the name to the weapon.

The original version of the submachine gun (the FBP m/948) only allowed for fully automatic fire. An upgraded version ( designated FBP m/963) introduced in 1961 also allowed for semi-automatic fire.

The weapon was mainly used by the Portuguese Armed and Security forces. In Portuguese service it was used in combat in Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portuguese India and Timor.

Pistolet maszynowy FBP M/948 FBP (pistola-metralhadora)