Ingram Model 6
The Ingram Model 6 is a .45 ACP caliber submachine gun that was designed by Gordon B. Ingram and manufactured from 1949 through 1952 by the Police Ordnance Company of Los Angeles, California, US.
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Type | Submachine gun |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1949–1952 |
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Production history | |
Manufacturer | Police Ordnance Company |
Produced | 1949 |
Variants | Model 7 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3.3 kg |
Length | 762 mm |
Barrel length | 228 mm |
Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum .45 ACP .38 Super |
Action | blowback |
Rate of fire | 600 rounds/min |
Effective firing range | 25 m for .45 ACP variants, 50 m for .38 Super and 9mm Parabellum variants |
Maximum firing range | 100 m |
Feed system | 30-round magazine |
Sights | Iron sights |
Overview
Although the Model 6 has an appearance similar to the Thompson submachine gun, it was intended to be sold as a low cost alternative for domestic law enforcement agencies in the United States. Normally produced with a wood stock, pistol grip and front grip, the overall length is approximately 30" with the barrel being 9". The magazine is a stick design with a capacity of 30 rounds.
Variants
A Model 7 version was made in 1952, the difference being that it was able to fire from a closed bolt and having a fire mode selector on. Only a few of these were made in the 1950s.