Viper Jaws pistol

The Viper Jaws pistol is a heavy duty single- and double-action pistol made in Jordan by Jordan Design and Development Bureau (JODDB, formerly King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau) and designed by American citizen Wildey Moore, designer of the Wildey pistol. It is also the standard-issue pistol for the Jordanian armed forces, hence another designation—JAWS, or Jordan Arms & Weapons System

Viper JAWS Pistol
Type	Pistol
Place of origin	Jordan United States
Service history
Used by	See "Users"
Production history
Designer	Wildey Moore & Jordan Design and Development Bureau
Manufacturer	Jordan Design and Development Bureau
Produced	2005–present
Specifications (unknown)
Mass	2 kg
Length	250 m
Barrel length	200 mm
Width	139 mm
Height	200 mm
Barrels	127 mm
Action	Rotating Barrel
Maximum firing range	250 m
Feed system	17 round magazine
Sights	Iron Sights

Design details

The Viper JAWS is a solid and well made pistol with several interesting features, such as simple and robust design and modular construction. It can be easily reconfigured for several pistol calibers simply by replacing the barrel, breech face insert, the extractor and the magazine. This reconfiguration, as well as the performance of a standard field-stripping procedure, requires no tools. Grip panels may also be easily replaced with parts from another unit, even those with different shape or dimensions.

The Viper contains a short recoil-operated, locked breech pistol with rotating barrel. On recoil, barrel rotates to unlock from the slide, by following the curved track on the frame. The double-action trigger with its linkage is easily accessible for maintenance and cleaning via a removable side plate. The ambidextrous safety lever is located on both sides of the slide and also acts as a decocker when safety is engaged. Both front and rear sight are dovetailed into the slide and can be easily changed if required.

Users

• Iraq
• Jordan

External links

• The Viper
• Modern Firearms