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COSWE .45 (Covert Operations Support WEapon, caliber .45)
Bishop Arms Corp. (History & Weapons by Gavin Calder)
(Weapons Created with Spudman's Firearms Creation Guide)
(Weapons created using SR3 rules for Shadowrun, Third Edition)

Cncl. : 9 (10 when stock retracted)
Ammo : 14
Firing Modes : SA / BF
Damage : 8M
Weight : 2850g (2.85kg)
Range : as Submachine Gun
Cost : 3.000 Nuyen

A new breakthrough in covert operations armed support, Bishop Arms threw this little, quite literally, piece of self-defense into the spycraft market. Very quickly, because of its size, it rapidly became popular with what were to be known by shadowrunners as "killer suits", the more lethal and discrete corporate assassins, the men in black (no hollywood coverage). 

Despite the muzzle noise and flare produced by this weapon, it's lighter weight and greater conceal ability give it an incredible amount of polyvalance in the field of covert ops: the range is longer, each bullet does over twice as much damage than the earlier Bishop Arms Machine Pistol design. the only regrettable trait is the insufficiency of ammo and the lack of a fully automatic firing mode.

Accessories
The COSWE .45's final touches have been left to the end-user. Sometimes not a paying marketing strategy, but it does help. The "stock" space on the weapon has been used to make place for the telescoping stock, but apart from that, the COSWE's versatility is complete. Top, underside, grip and barrel-space are available for accessories.

Technicalities
Frame - Submachine Gun
Caliber - .45
Design - Mk 5 Ceramic Construction, Compact Design, Telescoping Stock
Breech - Gas-Operated Blowback
Loader - Expanded Clip, 14 rounds.

Street Index: 1
Availability: 4 / 24 hours

(Contributed by Gavin Calder)