FAMAE SAF<\/b>\u00a0is a\u00a0submachine<\/a> gun\u00a0produced <\/a>and manufactured<\/a> by\u00a0FAMAE\u00a0(F\u00e1bricas y Maestranzas del Ej\u00e9rcito<\/i>) since 1993. <\/sup><\/span>Since 1999, Taurus have produced<\/a> the SAF under license in .40 S&W for Brazilian<\/a> law enforcement<\/a>. <\/sup><\/span>Semi-automatic<\/a>-only variants manufactured<\/a> by FAMAE are mostly marketed<\/a> for sale in Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n FAMAE SAF is a blowback-operated<\/a> select-fire submachine gun, firing from a closed bolt. It is based on the Swiss SIG SG 540 assault rifle which was produced<\/a> under license in Chile in the 1980s.\u00a0<\/sup><\/sup>The design is a shortened version of the SIG 540 rifle, but the rifle’s\u00a0rotating<\/a> bolt\u00a0has been replaced with a simple\u00a0blowback\u00a0bolt. The SAF also has a bolt hold-open catch that engages<\/a> after the final shot. Otherwise, the receiver, stock, fore-end, trigger\/hammer assembly<\/a> and floating firing pin design<\/a> are from the SIG 540. (It also retains the folding trigger guard for winter glove use.)<\/span><\/p>\nFAMAE SAF<\/span><\/h2>\n