Mateba

Mateba, a contraction of the Italian words Macchine Termo-Balistiche, was a pasta kneading machine manufacturer based in Pavia, Italy. It is better known for its low barrelled revolver pistols that it produced under the leadership of Emilio Ghisoni. After a change in ownership and poor sales, the Mateba company closed in 2005 and is no longer trading.^[1]

Products

• MT1, .22long rifle semi-automatic sport pistol
• MTR Series - (MTR equals Ma Teba Revolver) family of double/single action all-steel revolvers in which Ghisoni placed the barrel as low as possible with the cylinder in front of the triggerguard and using high-capacity cylinders. The MTR series were designed for Rapid Fire competition shooting, with barrel weights, and the low muzzle to minimize climb;
  • MTR-8 - 8 rounds of .38 caliber ammunition,^[2]
  • MTR-12 - 12 rounds of .32 caliber ammunition,^[3]
  • MTR-14 - 14 rounds of .22LR.^[4]
• 2006M - 6 rounds of .357/.38 caliber ammunition^[5]

Mateba Model 6 Unica (Dynamic Sportiva)

• Model 6 Unica (generally known simply as the Mateba or the Mateba Autorevolver), available .357 magnum, .44 magnum, and .454 Casull.^[6]
• Griffone Carbine- 18 inch barrel version of the Model 6 Unica^[7] in two versions:
  • one with wood furniture finishes, overfolding barrel and in .357-Magnum,
  • with fixed stock, stainless steel and wooden finishes, and in .44-Remington Magnum.^[8]

See also

• Chiappa Rhino - Designed by Emilio Ghisoni but built by Chiappa Firearms^[9]

Notes

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mateba.

• Mateba Fan.com