FMG9: Folding Machine Gun

The idea of folding machine gun is kind of old. Many gun designers even tried and made it successful. Because folding machine guns are more portable, efficient and very effective for the combat. The first folding machine gun was designed by the legendary gun designer Eugene Stoner developed one in the 1980s. However, recently Magpul Industries made news with its own updated take on the lethal cult classic. The FMG9, short for Folding Machine Gun, looks like some sort of toolbox with a flashlight mounted on top.

Now lets dig into a details, the gun is framed by the lightweight polymer casing belie its firepower and it holds 31 9×19 mm NATO rounds in a Glock magazine and although the prototype was only semi-automatic, a fully automatic version will almost certainly be available if production goes ahead. It’s like “Glock in a Box” and the prototype is folding 9mm Parabellum (9×19mm NATO ) mini / micro-submachine gun (SMG) that utilizes a Glock 17 slide and any factory Glock 9mm magazine, including 30-33-round Glock 18 mags. The FMG9 is designed to offer maximum firepower and control in a compact and cautious package.

However, if the FMG9 is produced then it would be regulated by the National Firearms Act of 1934. The semi-automatic version would most likely be classified as a Short-Barreled Rifle (SBR) or Any-Other Weapon (AOW) depending on estimation from the ATF Firearms Technology Branch. This would require a registered transfer only to qualified individuals. Fully-automatic versions would be classified as a post ’86 Machine-Gun (MG) and would not be available to individuals other than Class 3 dealers, such as military and law enforcement personnel.