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| Specification | BUL Cherokee | Mendoza HM-3 |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol[source] | Submachine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | Mexico[source] |
| Designed | 1999 (2005 new/current frame design)[source] | 1990s[source] |
| Manufacturer | BUL Transmark[source] |
210mm / 215mm[source]
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Single source111mm Barrel[source]
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Productos Mendoza[source] |
| Produced | 2000–present[source] | — |
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| Variants | BUL Cherokee Compact; BUL G-Cherokee (full size & compact) with allows attachment of optional shoulder stock to backstrap.[source] | HM-3, HM-4, HM-3 Short, HM-3 Long, HM-3 Mini (Bulldog)[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum[source] | — |
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| Action | DA/SA short recoil , tilting barrel[source] | — |
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| Rate of fire | semi-automatic[source] | — |
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| Feed system | 17-round detachable box magazine[source] | — |
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| Sights | Drift Adjustable 3-Dot Front blade, rear square notch (Night-Sights Optional)[source] | — |
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| Used by | Israeli security agencies[source] | Mexico[source] |
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| In service | — | 2011–present[source] |
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| Wars | — | Mexican drug war[source] |
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| Designer | — | Héctor Mendoza[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | Mendoza Bulldog .380: $18,648.29 MXN ($995.00 USD ) at September 2025[source] |
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| No. built | — | 1,500 (2012)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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