Breakthrough in Spain: Israel's Emtan to supply thousands of its Ramon pistols to Civil Guard
The small arms manufacturer was selected over Glock and Beretta to provide 6,000 pistols under a contract valued at about 2.5 million euros
Eyal Boguslavsky
| 04/08/2021
Photo: Emtan Israel Small Arms Industry
Israel's Emtan, a manufacturer of small arms and rifles for armies and law enforcement agencies, has won a contract valued at about 2.5 million euros to supply 6,000 9x19mm Ramon pistols to the Spanish Civil Guard. It marked the first time for Emtan to win a tender in Spain, although Israel Defense has learned that Emtan already supplies small arms to Special Forces units of other European countries.
The win came after a series of rigorous technical tests of 9x19mm pistols under consideration for the tender including the Glock 19 Generation 5/FS, the Beretta APX Centurion, the AREX Delta M Gen.2 SP, and the Heckler and Koch HK SFP9 S. The Ramon pistol won first place with a result of 38 points out of 40, with the Glock in second place with 28 points and the HK SFP9 S in third place with only 22 points, according to the Defensa website.
However, it turns out that even the price for each pistol was an important factor in the choice. The HK was offered for 385 euros while the Glock was offered for 306 euros, and the Ramon was offered for 269 euros.
Earlier this year, Israel Defense reported that the Spanish Civil Guard issued a tender for the supply of a minimum of 7,050 assault rifles, worth about 12 million euros, for various units of the guard, with delivery expected between January 2022 and December 2024.
The small arms manufacturer was selected over Glock and Beretta to provide 6,000 pistols under a contract valued at about 2.5 million euros
Photo: Emtan Israel Small Arms Industry
Israel's Emtan, a manufacturer of small arms and rifles for armies and law enforcement agencies, has won a contract valued at about 2.5 million euros to supply 6,000 9x19mm Ramon pistols to the Spanish Civil Guard. It marked the first time for Emtan to win a tender in Spain, although Israel Defense has learned that Emtan already supplies small arms to Special Forces units of other European countries.
The win came after a series of rigorous technical tests of 9x19mm pistols under consideration for the tender including the Glock 19 Generation 5/FS, the Beretta APX Centurion, the AREX Delta M Gen.2 SP, and the Heckler and Koch HK SFP9 S. The Ramon pistol won first place with a result of 38 points out of 40, with the Glock in second place with 28 points and the HK SFP9 S in third place with only 22 points, according to the Defensa website.
However, it turns out that even the price for each pistol was an important factor in the choice. The HK was offered for 385 euros while the Glock was offered for 306 euros, and the Ramon was offered for 269 euros.
Earlier this year, Israel Defense reported that the Spanish Civil Guard issued a tender for the supply of a minimum of 7,050 assault rifles, worth about 12 million euros, for various units of the guard, with delivery expected between January 2022 and December 2024.
