Chropi GP10 | |
Origin: | Greece |
Type: | Submachine gun |
Is Ranged: | yes |
Used By: | Hellenic Army (not officially adopted) |
Designer: | Sotiris Sofianopoulos (team leader) |
Design Date: | 1975 |
Manufacturer: | Chropi (Chropei), Athens |
Number: | approximately 100 |
Length: | 590 mm |
Part Length: | 335 mm |
Cartridge: | .45 ACP 9×19mm Parabellum |
Action: | Blowback |
Feed: | 15- and 30- round magazine |
Sights: | Iron |
The Chropi GP10 was a submachine gun built by Chropi, Hropi (Greek, Modern (1453-);: ΧΡΩΠΕΙ) a Greek chemicals company, which used the "Chropi" spelling on its weapons. It was designed by a team under Sotiris Sofianopoulos (apparently 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.