Mateba

Mateba, a contraction of the Italian words Macchine Termo-Balistiche (Thermo-Ballistic Machines), was an Italian machine manufacturer based in Pavia, Italy.

It is better known for its low-barrelled revolver pistols that it produced under the leadership of Emilio Ghisoni.

After a change in ownership and poor sales, the Mateba company closed in 2005, but reopened in 2014 in Montebelluna under the ownership of Domenico Libro.

[1] In 2022 this latest incarnation of Mateba was shut down, owing to allegations of fraud and violations of Italian firearms law.

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