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A Mini Uzi and a Heckler & Koch MP5K, two common submachine guns. A submachine gun (SMG) is a magazine-fed automatic carbine designed to fire handgun cartridges.The term "submachine gun" was coined by John T. Thompson, the inventor of the Thompson submachine gun, [1] to describe its design concept as an automatic firearm with notably less firepower than a machine gun (hence the prefix "sub-").
This is a list of submachine guns. It includes Submachine guns (SMG), Machine pistols ... 1942-1945, with additional production in early 1950s SMG M49 submachine gun:
Thompson submachine gun (1938–1971 in USA) – Family of submachine guns designed in 1910 and onwards, The Thompson is a famous submachine gun commonly associated with American gangsters; M3 submachine gun (1943–present) – A cheaper and lighter alternative to the Thompson submachine gun; MAC 10 (1970–present) – Family of submachine ...
One feature found on most MP 38 and MP 40 submachine guns is an aluminum, steel, or Margolit (a variation of Bakelite) resting bar under the barrel. This was used to steady the weapon when firing over the side of open-top armored personnel carriers such as the Sd.Kfz. 251 half-track .
The M1A1 Thompson submachine gun on display at the Virginia War Museum. The M1A1, standardized in October 1942 as the United States Submachine Gun, Cal. .45, M1A1, could be produced in half the time of the M1928A1, and at a much lower cost. The main difference between the M1 and M1A1 was the bolt.
Submachine guns. Andrews M1917 [10] Chauchat-Ribeyrolles M1918 mitraillette pistolet; Frommer M1917 Stop doppel machinen pistole (Double barrel version) Standschütze Hellriegel M1915 machinen pistole (The Standschutze was the militia unit that was armed with it) Schwarzlose submachine gun [11] Sturmpistole M1918; Thompson M1917 Persuader
The MP 18 was introduced during the final stages of World War I in 1918. Contrary to popular belief, there is no concrete evidence that the Bergmann MP 18/I reached the front lines in early 1918 or that submachine guns were employed by German Sturmtruppen during the Spring Offensive.
The MP35 (Maschinenpistole 35, 'Machine Pistol 35') was a submachine gun used by the Wehrmacht, Waffen-SS and German police both before and during World War II.It was developed in the early 1930s by Emil Bergmann (son of Theodor Bergmann) and manufactured at the Bergmann company in Suhl (that also built one of the first submachine guns, the MP 18).