
The Walther MPL is a submachine gun developed by Walther for police and military use. It was chambered in 9x19mm Parabellum and used a telescoping bolt design. The MPL featured an aluminum receiver and a side-folding stock. It was developed alongside the shorter MPK variant. The MPL was adopted by several German police forces and exported to other nations.
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