The Chapina carbine is a bolt-action rifle of Brazilian origin,Small Arms Illustrated, 2010 manufactured between 1964 and 1975 by Empresa Irmãos Chapina S/A in the Itaquaquecetuba municipality; it was primarily intended for the civilian market and private security companies. The weapon is chambered in the .32-20WCF calibre – the highest legally available to civilians under the Brazilian military government − and is fed from a 5-round detachable box magazine.Vitrine da Armaria: CHAPINA. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
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