Cobray Company

Cobray Company
Cobray Company
Type	Private
Industry	Firearms
Founder	Wayne Daniel; Sylvia Daniel;
Fate	Ongoing
Successor	Leinad
Headquarters	Westhope, North Dakota, U.S.
Area served	Predominately U.S.
Products	Pistols, Shotguns, Rifles, Automatic Firearms
Website	Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-03-03)

The Cobray Company was an American developer and manufacturer of submachine guns, automatic carbines, handguns, shotguns, and non-lethal 37 mm launchers. These were manufactured by SWD. In the 1970s and 1980s, Cobray was a counterterrorist training center in addition to being an arms maker under the leadership of Mitch WerBell.

Cobray models

M-10 (.45 ACP/9mm), semi and full auto (146 mm (5.7 in) or 127 mm (5.0 in) barrel)
M-11 (.380 ACP), semi and full auto (127 mm (5.0 in) barrel)
M11-A1 (.380 ACP), an open bolt version of the M-11^{[citation needed]}
M-11/9 (9mm), semi and full auto (127 mm (5.0 in) barrel)
M-12 (.380 ACP), semi-auto only^{[citation needed]}
S12ES Mk3/Mk4/Mk5/Automatic Carbine, semi-auto only^{[citation needed]}
Pocket Pal (.22 Long Rifle/.380 ACP), a dual-barrel, switch-cylinder, top-break revolver
Terminator (12 or 20-gauge), a slam fire, single-shot shotgun
Street Sweeper (12-gauge), a clone of the Armsel Striker^{[citation needed]}
Ladies Home Companion (.410 bore or .45-70), a reduced caliber version of the Street Sweeper
Cobray/FMJ Ducktown (.22 Long Rifle/.45 Colt-.410 bore), an over-under derringer
Cobray CM-11 (9mm), a carbine version of the M-11^{[citation needed]}

Legal issues

After some legal troubles,^{[clarification needed]} the company changed its name to Leinad (Daniel spelled backwards) and produced at least four new models which were designed to conform with the ban in the US on assault weapons that was then in effect.

Leinad models

PM-11/9 (9mm)
PM-12 (.380 ACP)
DBD38357 (.357 Magnum/.38 Special)-Double Barrel (Pictured right)
DBD41045 (.45 Long Colt/.410 bore)-Double Barrel
Six shot (manual rotation) .22 LR derringer
Model MR-5 shot manual rotation .45 Long Colt/.410 bore Pepper-box revolver derringer
Model D (.45 Long Colt/.410 bore) single-shot derringer

References

↑ Dunkin, Tom (January 1980). "Cobray: Turning the Tables on Terrorists". Soldier of Fortune. 5 (1): 46–50.
↑ "Cobray/SWD M-11/9 Review". Archived from the original on February 7, 2009.
↑ Angelfire article on Pocket Pal
↑ Long, Duncan (2004). Streetsweepers: The Complete Book of Combat Shotguns. Paladin Press. p. 66. ISBN 1-58160-436-X.
↑ Larson, Erik (1995). Lethal Passage: The Story of a Gun. Knopf Doubleday Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 0679759271.
↑ C. R. Jahn (2012). FTW Self Defense. iUniverse. p. 204. ISBN 978-1469732558.
↑ "Gun Review: Leinad Derringer is the "poor man's Judge"". Guns.com.

External links

Official website

[dunkin-1] Dunkin, Tom (January 1980). "Cobray: Turning the Tables on Terrorists". Soldier of Fortune. 5 (1): 46–50.

[2] "Cobray/SWD M-11/9 Review". Archived from the original on February 7, 2009.

[3] Angelfire article on Pocket Pal

[4] Long, Duncan (2004). Streetsweepers: The Complete Book of Combat Shotguns. Paladin Press. p. 66. ISBN 1-58160-436-X.

[5] Larson, Erik (1995). Lethal Passage: The Story of a Gun. Knopf Doubleday Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 0679759271.

[6] C. R. Jahn (2012). FTW Self Defense. iUniverse. p. 204. ISBN 978-1469732558.

[7] "Gun Review: Leinad Derringer is the "poor man's Judge"". Guns.com.