Pretoria Metal Pressings

Denel Pretoria Metal Pressings, shortened as Denel PMP or just PMP, is an arms producer in South Africa. It is a division of the Denel Group.[1][2]

Pretoria Metal Pressing
IndustryDefence
Founded1931
HeadquartersPretoria West, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality,
South Africa
Websitehttp://www.pmp.co.za/

History

Founded since 1931, the company has been producing with code: PMP. it also produced for the South African Mint (ammunition code: SAM).[3]

Through its history, PMP has produced ammunition with different ammunition codes including: SAM, A, RSA, PMP and various number abbreviations. The company's history is linked to the South African mint, which produced ammunition from 1937 to 1964.[4]

As of 2019, they were the only supplier of ammunitions to the South African Police Service.[5]

Production

PMP's main products include civil and military ammunition in calibers from 5.56 mm to 12.7 mm and 20 mm to 35 mm.[6][7]

Another business area is the production of brass. Every year over 25,000 t are produced for the production of cartridge cases within South Africa and for export.

PMP makes large-caliber sniper rifle NTW-20[8] and the Neopup Personal Assault Weapon.[9]

Other products are explosives for use in fire extinguishing systems and for emergency opening of aircraft cockpits. In addition, explosives for mining and primers are produced.[10]

References
  1. "Denel PMP also in dire straits". defenceWeb. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. "Pretoria Metal Pressings, Division of Denel (Pty) Ltd. (South Africa)". afte.org. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. "Ammunition Headstamp Code: SAM". 6 September 2017. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. "South African History of Coins". 28 November 2011. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  5. "Police's ammunition crisis finally resolved". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  6. "Denel PMP assets up for sale". defenceWeb. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  7. Recent arms deliveries from the successor States of the former Yugoslavia (PDF). International Peace Information Service.
  8. "Pretoria Metal Pressings (PMP), Division of Denel (Pty) Ltd. (South Africa)". afte.org. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  9. "PMP receives first contract for Neopup personal area weapon". defenceWeb. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  10. "Sniper rifle NTW-20 (South Africa) Small arms Arsenal". topgun.rin.ru. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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