MN-23

The MN-23 is a selective-fire personal defense weapon (PDW) designed and manufactured by Seburo Arms. It was created in response to the continuation of the Future Weapons competition by the Confederate military. The Confederacy requested a compact, modular weapon with a high rate of fire and portability for use by non-combat military personnel and police forces across the country.

History
The MN-23 began development in 1998 and began production in early 2001. Seburo was the first to submit a design for the Future Weapons competition, and the MN-23 was found to be more than suitable for the Confederacy's needs. After adoption, the MN-23 replaced a multitude of submachine gun models that had been utilized by the Confederate military, effectively standardizing the use of PDWs in the military. The MN-23 was also issued to police and SWAT forces across the Confederacy.

Design
The MN-23 is a selective-fire straight blowback-operated weapon with a cyclic rate of fire of 900 RPM. It is chambered for 5.7×28mm ammunition, and although it was developed and initially marketed as a personal defense weapon, it could also be considered a submachine gun or compact assault rifle.

The MN-23 features a top-mounted picatinny optics rail and the front of the weapon has several modular attachments allowing it to be customized for a particular mission role.

The MN-23 was designed to be no larger than the width of an adult's shoulders, allowing it to be easily carried and maneuvered in close quarters, such as the inside of an armored vehicle. To achieve this, the MN-23 utilizes a bullpup configuration, similar to the TerraTek HA972 Assault Rifle also used by the Confederate military.

The weapon's barrel is cold hammer-forged and chrome-lined to resist corrosion, and it features eight rifling grooves and features internal threading to allow for the attachment of a suppressor or a barrel extension.