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The Minebea PM-9 Submachine Gun known officially in the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) as the 9mm Machine Pistol (9mm機関拳銃 Kyumiri Kikan Kenjū) or as the M9 is a Japanese-made machine pistol. Based on the Israeli IMI Mini-Uzi the PM-9 has the same telescoping bolt as the Mini-Uzi but differs in its appearance operational use and handling.The JSDF uses the PM9 as its official submachine gun although some of its special forces units now use other weapons.