Chropi GP10 submachine gun
{{One source|date=July 2011}}
{{Infobox weapon
| name = Chropi GP10
| image = ChropiGP10.jpg
| caption = Chropi GP10 submachine gun (without magazine)
| origin = Greece
| type = Submachine gun
| is_ranged = yes
| service =
| used_by = Hellenic Army (not officially adopted)
| wars =
| designer = Sotiris Sofianopoulos (team leader)
| design_date = 1975
| manufacturer = Chropi (Chropei), Athens
| unit_cost =
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| number = approximately 100
| variants =
| weight =
| length = 590 mm
| part_length = 335 mm
| cartridge = .45 ACP
9×19mm Parabellum
| caliber =
| action = Blowback
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| feed = 15- and 30- round magazine
| sights = Iron
}}
The Chropi GP10 was a submachine gun built by Chropi, Hropi ({{langx|el|ΧΡΩΠΕΙ}}) a Greek chemicals company, which used the "Chropi" spelling on its weapons. It was designed by a team under Sotiris Sofianopoulos (apparently{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} an original Greek-Cypriot design) and was proposed to the Greek Army in 1975. Initial positive performance results during tests were followed by a final rejection with dire consequences for the company, which had improved its existing infrastructure in order to mass-produce the weapon. About 100 units had been produced, which were delivered to the Greek state and ended up in Greek Army storage facilities.
Bibliography
- {{cite journal |author=Theodoros Dimopoulos |title=Όπλα ελληνικής επινόησης και κατασκευής (Greek developed and produced arms) |journal=Panzer |issue=24 |date=January–February 2006 |language=Greek }}
Category:.45 ACP submachine guns
Category:9mm Parabellum submachine guns
Category:Submachine guns of Greece
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