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Steyr MPi 69

Last Updated on Saturday, 11 July 2009 19:54 Written by Administrator Friday, 03 July 2009 00:12

The Steyr MPi 69 is a submachine gun designed and manufactured by the Austrian arms company, Steyr. The MPi69 has some rather unusual features, though the later designs are more conventional.

The Steyr MPi 69 has similar design characteristics like most other submachine guns designed around the telescoping bolt. The magazine feeds through the vertical handgrip. In addition to the handgrip, there is also a horizontal foregrip. It also has a foldable stock which provides stability during firing. The foregrip and the vertical grip are constructed out a single moulded polymer block and the metal receiver partly nests in the block.

The MPi69 is chambered for the 9x19mm Parabellum round and feeds from a 25 or 32-round detachable box magazine. It is capable of firing 550 rounds per minute.

The MPi 69 was in the subsequent years discontinued and replaced by the TMP select-fire machine pistol. The design details of the MPi69 were acquired by another firearms company, B & T.