ARES FMG

Infobox Weapon
name=ARES FMG


caption=Unfolded and folded FMGs
origin=flag|United States
type=Submachine gun
is_ranged=yes
service=
used_by=USSS
wars=
designer=Francis Warin, Eugene Stoner
design_date=1986
manufacturer=ARES Incorporated
production_date=
number=
variants=
weight=kg to lb|2.09|sp=us|abbr=on|precision=2|wiki=yes
length=mm to in|503|abbr=on|precision=1|wiki=yes extended / mm to in|262|abbr=on|precision=1|wiki=yes
part_length=mm to in|220|abbr=on|precision=1|wiki=yes
width=
height=
cartridge=9x19mm Parabellum
action=Blowback
rate=650 rounds/min
velocity=
range=
feed=20, 32-round box magazine

The ARES FMG is a folding submachine gun designed by Eugene Stoner while he was an owner of ARES Incorporated. Stoner designed the gun for concealment and covert use, describing it as a “businessman’s personal defense weapon”. Allegedly, Stoner had the idea of a defense weapon for VIPs and CEOs following the numbers of kidnaps of many of such persons in South America during the early 1980s.

The weapon has a unique architecture, in that it is designed to be fold into a box shape, but it can be unfolded and made ready to fire in a matter of seconds. When folded, the size is about the same as a cigarette carton, and the appearance is deliberately similar to an old-fashioned metal commercial radio. It can be fitted with a small fake antenna if necessary.cite web |last=Popenker |first=Max R. |coauthors=Oleg Volk |title= Ares FMG / folding submachine gun (USA) |url=http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg70-e.htm |publisher=World.Guns.ru |year=2005 |accessdate=2007-11-29]

The Ares FMG can be folded with its 20-round magazine loaded. A 32-round magazine was also available, but its use prevented folding the weapon.

The weapon inspired both a Russian/Ukrainian and an American copy

While descriptions of a fictional "ARES II FMG" exist on the web, [cite web |author=Kitsune |title=Tomlinson Industries ARES II FMG |url=http://www.kitsune.addr.com/NinjaSpies/NinjaSpies-Equipment/TI_ARES_II_FMG.htm |publisher=Kitsune's Web Page |year=2001 |accessdate=2007-11-29] the actual ARES FMG was only chambered in 9x19mm Parabellum.

imilar weapons

* PP-90 – Russian 9x18mm Makarov folding submachine gun by KBP (1990s). [cite web |last=Popenker |first=Max R. |title=PP-90 submachine gun (Russia) |url=http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg10-e.htm |publisher=World.Guns.ru |year=2005 |accessdate=2007-11-29]
** Goblin – Ukrainian version of the PP-90. [cite web |last=Stolper |first=Yuri |title=Goblin (Ukraine) |url=http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg43-e.htm |publisher=World.Guns.ru |year=2005 |accessdate=2007-11-29]

*UC-M21 – 9 mm folding submachine designed by Dave Boatman in the late 1980s.

*Magpul FMG-9 - 9 mm submachine gun using some Glock parts, unveiled at the 2008 SHOT Show. [cite web |last=Crane |first=David |title=MagPul FMG 9: Prototype 9mm Folding Submachine Gun |url=http://www.defensereview.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1098 |publisher=Defense Review |year=2008 |accessdate=2008-02-14]

References

External links

* [http://www.securityarms.com/20010315/galleryfiles/1400/1492.htm Ares FMG at SecurityArms.com]
* [http://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.asp?smallarms_id=112 Ares FMG at MilitaryFactory.com]
* [http://olegvolk.net/gallery/technology/arms/uniqueguns/ UC-M21 "Radio-SMG" pictures at OlegVolk.net]