“retro” RPB Cobray accessories thread

[MitchWerbellsGhost87]

Lots of posts here about LAGE stuff and other modern accessories, not much about the classic stuff.. I wanna start a thread here for anyone interested to show off all their retro stuff… I have a fairly large collection of vintage original RPB era (pre-82) “INGRAM” accessories, and the collection is always growing. I finally scored a desert camo swat bag after hunting for quite a while to complete my swat bag collection… I will kick off this thread with some pics of my RPB desert camo accessories… still searching for some of the mag pouches in desert. if more people participate and share some of their vintage retro MAC stuff I will post some more pics of my stuff as well, this is a small sample from my collection.

In this photo:
RPB “Ingram carry-all bag” Sz Small, desert camo
RPB “Rhodesian with Harness” chest rig, desert Camo
RPB “Ingram SWAT case”, desert camo
RPB M11 .380 hip holster
RPB M11 .380 4 pocket magazine pouch OD green x2
RPB “Ingram suppressor holster” (smaller size advertised as “barrel extension holster” in the catalog
RPB “Ingram alternate shoulder sling” 2 different versions
RPB M11 .380 “cutaway convertible shoulder holster” this is the earlier version of the shoulder holster, can be worn vertical, horizontal or on the belt. I’m still searching for the other upside down version.

And Various other accessories…

 

[har1340]

Great collection. Lots of hard to find stuff you have there. Good luck with your continued search.

 

[cherenkov]

Nice! I always thought the 380 with hip holster was cool. I took this picture the other day going to the range. Love the Retro MAC stuff.

I have a PS 1972 MAC-10 in 45 and a very early PS 9mm upper (the one in this pic) with the adjustable front sight. I also have an Early 9mm Suppressor from Atlanta PD (marked) that was used early for MAC Demos according to Hard Time Armory who inherited it from APD.https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/a607/X-ray6/IMG_5688.jpg

 

[MitchWerbellsGhost87]

Nice! I always thought the 380 with hip holster was cool. I took this picture the other day going to the range. Love the Retro MAC stuff.

I have a PS 1972 MAC-10 in 45 and a very early PS 9mm upper (the one in this pic) with the adjustable front sight. I also have an Early 9mm Suppressor from Atlanta PD (marked) that was used early for MAC Demos according to Hard Time Armory who inherited it from APD.https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/a607/X-ray6/IMG_5688.jpg

Nice! I was just talking about the APD suppressors with the Atlanta marked end caps. My buddy who got all the hard times stuff has one of those APD engraved endcaps. Here are some pics of Atlanta PD with their M10s and suppressors. Hell… this could be your suppressor.

 

[cherenkov]

Cool - Fantastic pics!!!!!! Do you have any more of those photos! I wish I could read the end of the end cap in the one photo.

My APD Can body is #491, and End Cap Marked #493. I see the gun is marked #495. They probably swapped parts on the end cap in its lifetime.

Would that be Chris in Roopville GA? I think he got a lot of the suppressor parts as he and some other guys acquired a bit of the HTA collection.

 

[MitchWerbellsGhost87]

Cool - Fantastic pics!!!!!! Do you have any more of those photos! I wish I could read the end of the end cap in the one photo.

My APD Can body is #491, and End Cap Marked #493. I see the gun is marked #495. They probably swapped parts on the end cap in its lifetime.

Would that be Chris in Roopville GA? I think he got a lot of the suppressor parts as he and some other guys acquired a bit of the HTA collection.

Yes, Chris. Him and his business partner purchased hard times, Chris got all of the suppressor parts. Sadly those are the only pics of Atlanta PD, there are also pics of San Francisco PD with an RPB semi auto open bolt pistol.

 

[cherenkov]

Here is a picture of my APD suppressor marked similar as the others. Sorry about the foot/sock in the photo bad editing on the photo : )

It came with an original protective sleeve in good shape. Internals are all good. Chris was modifying the end cap to have some new replaceable wipes. There was a solid rubber "rock" of a wipe in there probably 50 years old.

 

[MitchWerbellsGhost87]

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Here is a picture of my APD suppressor marked similar as the others. Sorry about the foot/sock in the photo bad editing on the photo : )

It came with an original protective sleeve in good shape. Internals are all good. Chris was modifying the end cap to have some new replaceable wipes. There was a solid rubber "rock" of a wipe in there probably 50 years old.

Awesome!! I wonder if it came with the same early MAC style cover that is in the photo I posted… the type that has the half inch thick row of fine stitching on the bottom of it.

 

[Erehton]

Wow spraying brass up near the Helo rotor and engine seems like a bad idea

 

[cherenkov]

Awesome!! I wonder if it came with the same early MAC style cover that is in the photo I posted… the type that has the half inch thick row of fine stitching on the bottom of it.

It looks like the cover being used by the COP using it out of the car door. It resembles it anyway. The stitching on the long seam on the bottom length is sort of a dark OD green color - other than that all black.

 

[MitchWerbellsGhost87]

It looks like the cover being used by the COP using it out of the car door. It resembles it anyway. The stitching on the long seam on the bottom length is sort of a dark OD green color - other than that all black.

Yep that’s an early MAC cover.

Featured in the No. 1 military armament corp M10 manual.

 

[MitchWerbellsGhost87]

A little over a grand with the gun and suppressor in 1981

 

[cherenkov]

Wow! What a purchase!

On another note - Has anyone been to the Old Sionics building off of MACLand rd in Powder Springs? Is it still part of an old shooting range? Lots of urban sprawl in the area. I live about 30-40 minutes away. Not sure if the area is open to public or posted/locked up. A pic of the building is in Frank's MAC Book building is still there

 

[cherenkov]

Here is a screenshot of the old Sionics address road view - can still see the building near the pond in the back.

 

[Remo Williams 1]

An assortment of magazines. 3 Walther original mags, 3 Ingram second type magazines, 7 recent RPB magazines and 1 Laprade/Scherer magazine.

 

[MitchWerbellsGhost87]

Wow! What a purchase!

On another note - Has anyone been to the Old Sionics building off of MACLand rd in Powder Springs? Is it still part of an old shooting range? Lots of urban sprawl in the area. I live about 30-40 minutes away. Not sure if the area is open to public or posted/locked up. A pic of the building is in Frank's MAC Book building is still there

All of that stuff was acquired in the last 2 years. I took a copy of the old order form and the 1981 catalog and did the math to see how much my collection of .380 stuff would have cost to purchase back in 1981, I paid A LOT more for that stuff!!! I was born in 1987! LOL

 

[MitchWerbellsGhost87]

Wow! What a purchase!

On another note - Has anyone been to the Old Sionics building off of MACLand rd in Powder Springs? Is it still part of an old shooting range? Lots of urban sprawl in the area. I live about 30-40 minutes away. Not sure if the area is open to public or posted/locked up. A pic of the building is in Frank's MAC Book building is still there

It is not open to the public. Here’s a few pics a buddy of mine sent me literally an hour before You posted this… how weird!

 

[cherenkov]

I'm curious if the Sionics building / signage was preserved by someone because of its historical purpose and the name Macland road - It wasn't the original name, was it in honor of the infamous company name? Seems like a lot of retro history was made in that building. I'd love to go magnet fishing / metal detecting in that pond right next to it make a video of what is found if anything. Maybe?

 

[MitchWerbellsGhost87]

I'm curious if the Sionics building / signage was preserved by someone because of its historical purpose and the name Macland road - It wasn't the original name, was it in honor of the infamous company name? Seems like a lot of retro history was made in that building. I'd love to go magnet fishing / metal detecting in that pond right next to it make a video of what is found if anything. Maybe?

Everybody wants to search that pond… a buddy of mine is close with the family, he was there today shooting at the range (the one who sent me those road sign pics). The place is preserved by the family, because of its history.

Here are a few pics he sent me from the farm…

 

[cherenkov]

Fantastic Information. I'm actually very glad someone has pride in the history and family to preserve. It could easily now be a strip mall or some form of unattractive urban sprawl.

Very cool they have the range where he's shooting an original MAC with Sionics can!

Like Retro AR15s, these just have a period romantic following that is hard to resist getting into.