The standard Mk. 9 is a blowback operated weapon chambered for the 9 mm cartridge. It fires from a closed bolt with a selector switch allowing semi-automatic or full-automatic fire. There is no bolt-locking mechanism. The upper receiver is a steel tube and the barrel is held in place by the perforated barrel jacket. The lower receiver and magazine housing are of sheet metal. The long magazine well has a plastic handguard and doubles as a forward grip. It has the Uzi submachine gun-type magazine interface and uses Uzi magazines which are locally available. The folding metal butt is based on the Uzi pattern as well. The Mk. 9 uses the firing mechanism of the M16, the standard service rifle in the AFP.
The cocking handle is on the left side of the upper receiver incorporated with a dust cover. The front sights are fixed and rear sights have an adjustment knob for windage. The upper receiver has a Picatinny rail installed allowing telescopic and red dot sights to be used.
The MP-9 is a shortened version with a skeletal wire stock and no barrel jacket. Both the Mk.9 and the MP-9 are available in semi- and full automatic versions.
| Floro MK-9 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Submachine gun |
| Place of origin | Philippines |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2001-Present |
| Used by | Philippines |
| Wars | Anti-guerrilla operations in the Philippines |
| Production history | |
| Designed | Estimated in the late 1980s |
| Manufacturer | Floro International Corporation |
| Produced | See Design Date |
| Variants | MP-9 (Formerly MK-19) |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 3.18 kg (Empty) 3.2 kg (With Magazine) |
| Length | 64.5 cm (Stock extended) 46cm (Stock folded) |
| | |
| Cartridge | 9x19mm Parabellum |
| Action | Unlocked blowback, closed bolt |
| Rate of fire | 800-850 round/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 335 m/s (1,100 ft/s) |
| Effective range | 100 metres (110 yd) |
| Feed system | 25 or 32-round magazine |
| Sights | Front Sight: Fixed Rear sight: Adjustable for windage Picatinny railing included |
