{"id":86200,"date":"2024-03-12T02:00:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T06:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=86200"},"modified":"2023-12-08T12:09:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T17:09:44","slug":"vektor-cp-1-recalled-to-the-mother-ship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2024\/03\/12\/vektor-cp-1-recalled-to-the-mother-ship\/","title":{"rendered":"Vektor CP-1: Recalled to the Mother Ship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v_WK2zlXZug?si=SVsuwmtdRdIPn2R9\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished Dec 8, 2023<\/p>\n<p>The Vektor CP-1 was developed by Lyttleton Engineering Works (who owned the Vektor brand) in 1995 for a South African Police contract. They lost that contract to the Republic Arms RAP-401, but decided to put the CP-1 onto the civilian market instead. It was a pretty decent seller for them, and after a couple years they started importing it into the US. Things went bad when it turned out the the gun wasn&#8217;t quite drop-safe, and in late 2000 they were recalled for a repair. Some were repaired and returned to owners, but a great many were simply repurchased by Vektor instead. In light of the recall and potential future problems with the US legal outlook, Vektor USA was dissolved circa 2001.<\/p>\n<p>Mechanically, the CP1 is a gas-delayed blowback pistol in 9mm Parabellum. It came with 12- and 13-round magazines (10 rounds in the US, because of the Assault Weapons Ban). It was hammer fired, and used a polymer frame (the first such made in South Africa). Its futuristic design lines are very deliberate, and its biggest shortcoming is a fairly heavy trigger, for being single action only. It has a somewhat unorthodox trigger safety, and also a Garand-style manual safety in the front of the trigger guard.<\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s video, we will take a look at both an original configuration example and also one rebuilt after the recall, with a new firing pin block mechanism.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/utreon.com\/c\/forgottenweapons\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/utreon.com\/c\/forgottenweapons\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHhrZklYM2ltVkdJVmJISEJlcG0tRGpfSHZ2QXxBQ3Jtc0tuRTItSy1SZmhLekJpZUlKZEpWaWtGbXcwWU10cDlxSXUyLVhPTm5acDQ0SkczYVRJd1RGZHBENXh1SWRtQ2VMR0pfZkVPV1ljNzRiclI0d3JEOFdWU1NsOVdLZHlIdzJGTFBHeTBSMDhPa3JIRjFPMA&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.floatplane.com%2Fchannel%2FForgottenWeapons&#038;v=v_WK2zlXZug\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/For&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>\nForgotten Weapons<br \/>\n6281 N. 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