Monday, August 15, 2011

ARES FMG

ARES FMG

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 kidnappings of many of such persons in South America during the early 1980s. While the design was finalized, and a few functional copies produced, the FMG never entered full production.

The weapon has a unique architecture, in that it is designed to be folded 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.

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 a Russian, a Ukrainian and an American copy.

While descriptions of a fictional "ARES II FMG" exist on the web, the actual ARES FMG was only chambered in 9x19mm Parabellum.



ARES FMG
Type Submachine gun
Place of origin United States
Service history
Used by United States Secret Service
Production history
Designer Francis Warin, Eugene Stoner
Designed 1986
Manufacturer ARES Incorporated
Specifications
Weight 2.09 kg (4.61 lb)
Length 503 mm (19.8 in) extended / 262 mm (10.3 in)
Barrel length 220 mm (8.7 in)


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