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Cobray Company

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.

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Cobray Company
Company type
Private
IndustryFirearms
Founder
  • Wayne Daniel
  • Sylvia Daniel
FateOngoing
SuccessorLeinad
Headquarters
Westhope, North Dakota
,
U.S.
Area served
Predominately U.S.
ProductsPistols, Shotguns, Rifles, Automatic Firearms
WebsiteOfficial website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-03-03)

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

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
  • M-11/9 (9mm), semi and full auto (127 mm (5.0 in) barrel)2
  • M-12 (.380 ACP), semi-auto only
  • S12ES Mk3/Mk4/Mk5/Automatic Carbine, semi-auto only
  • Pocket Pal (.22 Long Rifle/.380 ACP), a dual-barrel, switch-cylinder, top-break revolver3
  • Terminator (12 or 20-gauge), a slam fire, single-shot shotgun4
  • Street Sweeper (12-gauge), a clone of the Armsel Striker
  • Ladies Home Companion (.410 bore or .45-70), a reduced caliber version of the Street Sweeper5
  • Cobray/FMJ Ducktown (.22 Long Rifle/.45 Colt-.410 bore), an over-under derringer6
  • Cobray CM-11 (9mm), a carbine version of the M-11
A .357 Magnum derringer source ↗

After some legal troubles, 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
References

References

  1. Dunkin, Tom (January 1980). "Cobray: Turning the Tables on Terrorists". Soldier of Fortune. 5 (1): 46–50.
  2. "Cobray/SWD M-11/9 Review". Archived from the original on 2009-02-07.
  3. Angelfire article on Pocket Pal
  4. Long, Duncan (2004). Streetsweepers: The Complete Book of Combat Shotguns. Paladin Press. p. 66. ISBN 1-58160-436-X.
  5. Larson, Erik (1995). Lethal Passage: The Story of a Gun. Knopf Doubleday Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 0679759271.
  6. C. R. Jahn (2012). FTW Self Defense. iUniverse. p. 204. ISBN 978-1469732558.
  7. "Gun Review: Leinad Derringer is the "poor man's Judge"". Guns.com.
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