Difference between revisions of "Mateba Model 6 Unica"

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Mateba (officially MA.TE.BA. Arms, short for Macchine Termo-Balistiche) was an Italian firm manufacturing the only automatic revolver in modern production, the Model 6 Unica, designed by Emilio Ghisoni. It has now gone out of business. Other than the Webley-Fosbery, this is one of the few existing models of semi-automatic revolver. Also notable is the positioning of the barrel, with the gun firing from the bottom chamber of the cylinder rather than the top, as is almost universally the case in other revolvers, aligning the recoil more directly with the hands of the shooter and somewhat eliminating muzzle flip. The hexagonal cylinder cross-section and lack of top strap are also unusual features in modern firearms. On firing, the barrel, cylinder and upper frame recoil 1/2 of an inch, or 12.7mm, on the lower frame, which houses the grip and trigger, and cocks the hammer and rotates the cylinder.

Mateba Model 6 Unica, 4" barrel - .357 Magnum

Mateba Model 6 Unica, 6" barrel - .357 Magnum

Mateba Model 6 Unica, 6" barrel - .454 Casull

Mateba 2006M, another unconventional revolver made by Mateba, distinguishable from the Model 6 by the cylinder housing, which is enclosed at the top, as opposed to the model 6's open top housing - .357 Magnum

Specifications

Type: Recoil-operated semi-automatic Revolver

Calibers:

.357 Magnum (also chambers .38 Special but requires a spring change to cycle properly)

.44 Magnum (also chambers .44 Special but requires a spring change to cycle properly)

.454 Casull (also chambers .45 Long Colt but requires a spring change to cycle properly)

Capacity: 6 rounds (all calibers)

Fire Modes: Semi-automatic DA/SA (first trigger pull double action, subsequent shots single action)

Barrel: Interchangeable design, 3", 4", 5", 6", 8" and 18" lengths available

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Date
Serenity			2005
Gamer			2009
Give 'em Hell Malone	Thomas Jane	Malone	2009
Give 'em Hell Malone	Elsa Pataky	Evelyn	2009
Give 'em Hell Malone	Gregory Harrison	Whitmore	2009
Looper	Joseph Gordon-Levitt	Joe	2012
Looper	Bruce Willis	Old Joe	2012
The Maze Runner	Will Poulter	Gally	2014

Television

Show Title / Episode	Actor	Character	Note	Air Date
Alias - Season 1/"So It Begins"	Aharon Ipalé	Ineni Hassan	Model 6 Unica	2001-2002

Video Games

Title	As	Notes	Date
Battlefield 4	Unica 6	Dragon's Teeth DLC	2013
Watch_Dogs	M8-M / Chrome / Auto-6		2013
Resident Evil: Revelations 2	2005M	M6 Unica	2015

Anime

Film/Series Title	Character	Notation	Date
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex	Togusa	Mateba 2008M, fictional hybrid of 2006M and Model 6 Unica - .357 Magnum	2002-2003
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig	Togusa	Mateba 2008M - .357 Magnum	2004-2005

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 Mateba (officially MA.TE.BA. Arms, short for Macchine Termo-Balistiche) was an Italian firm manufacturing the only automatic revolver in modern production, the Model 6 Unica, designed by Emilio Ghisoni.  It has now gone out of business. Other than the [[Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver|Webley-Fosbery]], this is one of the few existing models of semi-automatic revolver.  Also notable is the positioning of the barrel, with the gun firing from the bottom chamber of the cylinder rather than the top, as is almost universally the case in other revolvers, aligning the recoil more directly with the hands of the shooter and somewhat eliminating muzzle flip.  The hexagonal cylinder cross-section and lack of top strap are also unusual features in modern firearms.  On firing, the barrel, cylinder and upper frame recoil 1/2 of an inch, or 12.7mm, on the lower frame, which houses the grip and trigger, and cocks the hammer and rotates the cylinder.
-[[Image:Pistol Italian Mateba Unica in .44 Rem. Mag. with muzzle break.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Mateba Model 6 Unica with 5" Barrel - .357 Magnum]]
+[[File:Mateba Unica four inch.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Mateba Model 6 Unica, 4" barrel - .357 Magnum]]
-[[Image:Mateba454.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Mateba Model 6 Unica "Grifone" - .454 Casull/.45 LC]]
+[[Image:Pistol Italian Mateba Unica in .44 Rem. Mag. with muzzle break.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Mateba Model 6 Unica, 6" barrel - .357 Magnum]]
+[[Image:Mateba454.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Mateba Model 6 Unica, 6" barrel - .454 Casull]]
 [[Image:Mateba_2006.jpg|thumb|right|300px|none|Mateba 2006M, another unconventional revolver made by Mateba, distinguishable from the Model 6 by the cylinder housing, which is enclosed at the top, as opposed to the model 6's open top housing - .357 Magnum]]
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 '''Calibers:'''
-:.357 Magnum (also chambers .38 Special but does not cycle automatically, forcing the user to operate in DAO mode)
+:.357 Magnum (also chambers .38 Special but requires a spring change to cycle properly)
-:.44 Magnum (also chambers .44 Special but does not cycle)
+:.44 Magnum (also chambers .44 Special but requires a spring change to cycle properly)
-:.454 Casull (also chambers .45 Long Colt but does not cycle)
+:.454 Casull (also chambers .45 Long Colt but requires a spring change to cycle properly)
 '''Capacity:'''  6 rounds (all calibers)