Hawk MM-1

The Hawk MM-1 is an American multiple grenade launcher developed by the Hawk Engineering Company and dated to 1980. It is a revolver-style weapon that fires 40x46mm grenades, the same size used by the Vietnam War era M79 and the underslung M203, from a twelve-round rotating drum worked by a semi-automatic action. A clockwork spring is wound by hand during reloading, and the weapon breaks open at the rear to expose the chambers. It measures about 635 millimetres in length and weighs roughly 5.7 kilograms, with a pistol grip at the rear and a foregrip ahead of the cylinder. Reference accounts trace its roots to a Second World War era riot control tear gas launcher rather than to a purpose-built weapon of war. The type is believed to have seen some service with a few African forces and is rumored to have been used by American special forces for a time. Its slow reload and bulk limited its value to frontline armies, many of which preferred a single-shot launcher under the rifle barrel.