Mexican police SMG's, what is this?

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I just got back from my honeymoon in Mexico and while we were driving around, all the police had SMG's that looked like Uzi's. Once we went to Playa Del Carmen, I got a closer look and they're not Uzi's, I think they are Argentina's FMK-3. Take a look at the attached picture and see what you think...

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Here's a pic of the FMK-3...

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Close, but I'm not sure if I'm right or not. Any help would be appreciated.

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Brian
 
Same here. I saw those a lot in Mexico and I never could figure out what the hell they were.

I figured they might be a Mexican design.
 
I don't know either, but the two guns pictured are definitely not the same. Close, but different.
 
Looks like the FMK-3 and Uzi had a child and it was adopted by that cop.

Definitely doesn't appear to be one or the other. Looks like a charging handle on top just like an Uzi, whereas that FMK-3 has it on the side by the muzzle - like an MP5. I don't see a grip safety either, hard to tell. Hmph.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzi says that the Mexico police use the Uzi for some things.

Dope
 
Maybe they have a state run factory that produces the FMK-3 on a license with a few changes that the police wanted.

I may be speculating here, but I have never seen that either.
 
Most likely a modified FMK3. The design is too similar to the control picture to disregard.
 
Its been a few years since I have been to Mexico but I was always intrigued by the variety of unusual sub-guns I saw there, particularly among the Mexico City police. One that stuck out was a small pistol grip 10-22 sub-gun. I thought it odd at the time but have since learned that there was a very prolific Mexican gun designer that did a lot of work with 22 cal sub-guns.
 
My brother and I used to be divemasters/instructors in Cancun and surroundung areas, and we never saw any of those. But we did see genuine Uzis in the hands of local cops fairly often. The Navy guys on Cozumel carried FALs, the Army had some HK G3 type rifle. On Isla Mujeres, while crewing a Yacht a few years ago, I rubbed elbows with a bunch of Federalis while they busted an abandoned sailboat full of dope, they were carrying what were either Galils or South African R4's. THAT was a weird day !!! :eek:
 
The weapon the officer is carrying appears to have an over-the-top folding stock as well as a top mounted charging handle. While the FMK-3 pictured seems to have a stock that collapses forward and appears to have a side mounted charging handle (absence of it on the top in the picture).

Still, they look similar.
 
Yeah I thought it was one of those obscure Mexican guns that you never see anywhere outside of Mexico.
 
Most of their weapons are Mexican-manufactured weapons of "proprietary" knock-off designs. They do the same thing in other areas as well - they have a knock-off of the Humvee as well.

Here's an interesting pic of one of their G36 knock-offs... the mag appears empty, but note the position of the selector switch in parade... :evil:
 

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Looks almost like the .45 cal. Grease Gun from WWII with some design changes.:scrutiny:
 
Can they import their knockoffs in America? I would love a cheap semi auto knock off of a G36.
 
Mexican Armament

The Navy guys on Cozumel carried FALs, the Army had some HK G3 type rifle.
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More than two decades ago Mexico was seeking a new military rifle. At the time, the army was not impressed with the 5.56x45mm cartridge and preferred the 7.62x51mm. They purchased and tested a variety of rifles. They were not happy with the FAL, which was being used in several countries south of Mexico, and settled on the HK G3, with one caveat - they told HK they would adopt the rifle if they could get a license to manufacture them in Mexico, which they did. This was the official rifle on my last rip to Mexico, in 1986.

On that trip, in the airport in Mérida, Yucatán, I met a young American who told me he was an assistant military attaché with the US embassy. He said that he had toured all the Mexican military armories and had seen examples of almost every firearm, including Czech Skorpion submachine guns.
 
Great, an SMG that doesn't work from noon till 2PM every day so it can take a nap :p Or is it an SMG doing jobs that lazy American SMG's won't do? With all this PC crap I am so confused right now :D

I suspect that the reason for the redesign was to incorporate the top-folder stock. A side mounted charging handle and the stock would not work well together.
 
Great, an SMG that doesn't work from noon till 2PM every day so it can take a nap Or is it an SMG doing jobs that lazy American SMG's won't do? With all this PC crap I am so confused right now
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That cracked me up!
 
I was rather impressed with these, which were taken on the way to a day excursion from Cancun to Chichen Itza via tour bus.

The first four were just taken as observation while we were stopped at a restroom break. The last was taken while they searched our tour bus on the way back...definitely a little intimidating.
 

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When I visited Merida and Progreso, police were posted on nearly every street corner, armed with 12-gauge shotguns and MP5s. I didn't see anything that looked like an Uzi.
 
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