The End of the Mamba: A Tale of Manufacturing Incompetence

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The Mamba was a pistol that had a pretty decent design, but failed because of incompetent manufacturing. Today we are taking a look at a handful of surviving Mambas including the only know Green Mamba, courtesy of Val Forgett at Navy Arms. In addition, we have the minutes of a June 13, 1978 meeting of the whole Mamba team along with the senior Forgett and his factory manager. Those minutes really shed some light on why the project failed so badly. You can download the PDF and read them in full yourself here:

https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-end-of-the-mamba-a-tale-of-manufacturing-incompetence

Full video on Mamba history and development: