List of submachine guns
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This is a list of submachine guns with articles available on Wikipedia. Because the exact definition of a submachine gun
can vary much from source to source it includes assault rifle
s chambered for submachine gun or pistol cartridges, some machine pistols, and personal defense weapon
s (PDWs), all of which are sometimes designated as submachine guns.
Submachine gun
A submachine gun is an automatic carbine, designed to fire pistol cartridges. It combines the automatic fire of a machine gun with the cartridge of a pistol. The submachine gun was invented during World War I , but the apex of its use was during World War II when millions of the weapon type were...
can vary much from source to source it includes assault rifle
Assault rifle
An assault rifle is a selective fire rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge and a detachable magazine. Assault rifles are the standard infantry weapons in most modern armies...
s chambered for submachine gun or pistol cartridges, some machine pistols, and personal defense weapon
Personal defense weapon
A personal defense weapon is a compact semi-automatic or fully automatic firearm similar in most respects to a submachine gun, but firing an armor-piercing rifle round, giving a PDW better range, accuracy and armor-penetrating capability than submachine guns, which fire pistol-caliber cartridges...
s (PDWs), all of which are sometimes designated as submachine guns.
Submachine gun | Manufacturer | Cartridge Cartridge (firearms) A cartridge, also called a round, packages the bullet, gunpowder and primer into a single metallic case precisely made to fit the firing chamber of a firearm. The primer is a small charge of impact-sensitive chemical that may be located at the center of the case head or at its rim . Electrically... | Country | Year |
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Alpha GPI Alpha GPI The Alpha GPI is a submachine gun manufactured by Instituto Brasileiro de Administração Pública of Brazil. It is a straight blowback operated weapon, chambered in the 9x19mm Parabellum round and is fed from 32 round box magazines inserted in the grip.... |
Instituto Brasileiro de Administração Pública (IBRAP) | 9x19mm Parabellum | 19?? | |
American-180 | American Arms | .22 Long Rifle .22 Long Rifle The .22 Long Rifle rimfire cartridge is a long established variety of ammunition, and in terms of units sold is still by far the most common in the world today. The cartridge is often referred to simply as .22 LR and various rifles, pistols, revolvers, and even some smoothbore shotguns have... |
1970s | |
ARES FMG ARES FMG The ARES FMG is a folding submachine gun designed by Eugene Stoner while he was an owner of ARES Incorporated. Stoner designed the gun for concealment and covert use, describing it as a “businessman’s personal defense weapon”... |
ARES Incorporated Ares Incorporated ARES Incorporated is weapons manufacturer co-founded by Eugene Stoner in 1971. The company is based in Port Clinton, Ohio, and produces fire control systems, turret systems, small arms, automatic cannons and industrial machinery.... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 1986 | |
Arsenal Shipka Arsenal Shipka The Shipka is a 9 mm Bulgarian submachine gun produced in 1996 by the Bulgarian company Arsenal. The name is a reference to the famous Shipka Pass, near Arsenal's Kazanlak headquarters, in the Balkans where Bulgarian volunteers and Russian troops defeated the Ottoman Empire during the... |
Arsenal | 9x18mm Makarov 9x19mm Parabellum |
1996 | |
Arsenal submachine gun Arsenal submachine gun The Arsenal M23 submachine gun was an Estonian submachine gun from 1926 through 1935. These submachine guns were designed and produced in the Estonian military equipment factory "Arsenal" but production was not more than 600 units... |
Arsenal | 9x20mm SR Browning | 1926 | |
Austen MK I Austen MK I The Austen was a 9 millimetre Australian submachine gun derived from the British Sten gun developed during the Second World War. In total 19,914 Austens were produced during the war by Diecasters Ltd of Melbourne and W. T... |
Diecasters Ltd. W.T. Carmichael Ltd. |
9x19mm Parabellum | WWII World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... -era |
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BARZ BARZ The BARZ is a silenced submachine gun of Transnistrian origin. The weapon uses straight blowback operation and is chambered in the 9x18mm Makarov round.... |
n/a | 9x18mm Makarov | Transnistria | 19?? |
Benelli CB M2 Benelli CB M2 The Benelli CB-M2 was a unique submachine gun of Italian conception resulting from a joint venture between Benelli and Fiocchi Munizioni, the biggest ammunition manufacturer of Italy. The weapon itself was unremarkable, and operated by a simple blowback system, which is very common for submachine... |
Benelli Benelli (firearms) Benelli Armi SpA is an Italian firearm manufacturer founded in 1967, located in Urbino, Italy, best known for high quality shotguns used by military, law enforcement and civilians all over the world. Particularly famous is the Benelli M3 12 gauge, used extensively by American SWAT teams... |
9mm AUPO | 1980s | |
Beretta M12 | Beretta Beretta Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta is an Italian firearms manufacturer. Their firearms are used worldwide for a variety of civilian, law enforcement, and military purposes. It is also known for manufacturing shooting clothes and accessories. Beretta is the oldest active firearms manufacturer in the... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 1959 | |
Beretta Model 1918 Beretta Model 1918 The Beretta Model 1918 was a submachine gun that entered service in 1918 with the Italian armed forces and came with an overhead inserted magazine. Another variant was the Model 1918/30 with the magazine inserted underneath and came with a bayonet... |
Beretta Beretta Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta is an Italian firearms manufacturer. Their firearms are used worldwide for a variety of civilian, law enforcement, and military purposes. It is also known for manufacturing shooting clothes and accessories. Beretta is the oldest active firearms manufacturer in the... |
9mm Glisenti pistol | Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) | 1918 |
Beretta Model 3 Beretta Model 3 The Beretta Model 3 was an Italian submachine gun produced from 1956 to 1959. It was essentially the World War II-era Beretta 38/42 redesigned for more efficient production. The wooden stock of the 38/42 was replaced with a steel folding stock... |
Beretta Beretta Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta is an Italian firearms manufacturer. Their firearms are used worldwide for a variety of civilian, law enforcement, and military purposes. It is also known for manufacturing shooting clothes and accessories. Beretta is the oldest active firearms manufacturer in the... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 1956 | |
Beretta Model 38 | Beretta Beretta Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta is an Italian firearms manufacturer. Their firearms are used worldwide for a variety of civilian, law enforcement, and military purposes. It is also known for manufacturing shooting clothes and accessories. Beretta is the oldest active firearms manufacturer in the... |
9x19mm Parabellum | Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) | 1938 |
BSM/9 M1 BSM/9 M1 The BSM/9 M1 is a Brazilian inertia-delayed blowback-operated, selective-fire submachine-gun developed during the late 1970s, chambered for the 9x19mm Parabellum round which uses 20/32-round Uzi-compatible box magazines. It has a cyclic rate of 600 rounds per minute and a muzzle velocity of 400... |
Companhia de Explosivos de Valparaiba | 9x19mm Parabellum | Late 1970s | |
BXP BXP The BXP is 9 mm submachine gun developed in the mid-1980s by the South African company Mechem and brought into production in 1988. Due to international arms embargoes of Apartheid South Africa, the country was forced to design and manufacture their own weapons. The weapon was intended for use by... |
Mechem Denel Denel Ltd is a South African state owned aerospace and defence technology conglomerate established in 1991. It was created when the manufacturing subsidiaries of Armscor were split off in order for Armscor to become the procurement agency for South African Defence Force , now known as the South... |
9x19mm Parabellum | South Africa | 1988 |
Blyskawica | Armia Krajowa Armia Krajowa The Armia Krajowa , or Home Army, was the dominant Polish resistance movement in World War II German-occupied Poland. It was formed in February 1942 from the Związek Walki Zbrojnej . Over the next two years, it absorbed most other Polish underground forces... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 1943 | |
C-2 CETME C2 submachine gun The CETME C2 is a submachine gun based on the Sterling L2A3. It is a blowback operated weapon and fires the 9x23mm Largo round.-External links:* *... |
CETME CETME CETME is an acronym for Centro de Estudios Técnicos de Materiales Especiales , a Spanish government design and development establishment. While being involved in many projects CETME was mostly known for its small arms research and development... |
9x19mm Parabellum 9x23mm Largo |
1950s | |
C-2 Hafdasa C-4 The HAFDASA C-4 is a submachine gun of Argentine origin and is chambered in 9mm and .45 calibres. It has an aluminium lower receiver and is fed from a wide box magazine . Its magazine insert has a dust cover that folds open forward to form a grip shrouding the front of the magazines... |
Hafdasa | 9x19mm Parabellum .45 ACP .45 ACP The .45 ACP , also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911.-Design and history:The U.S... |
1938 | |
C-4 Hafdasa C-4 The HAFDASA C-4 is a submachine gun of Argentine origin and is chambered in 9mm and .45 calibres. It has an aluminium lower receiver and is fed from a wide box magazine . Its magazine insert has a dust cover that folds open forward to form a grip shrouding the front of the magazines... |
Hafdasa | 9x19mm Parabellum .45 ACP .45 ACP The .45 ACP , also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911.-Design and history:The U.S... |
1938 | |
Calico 960 Calico 960 The Calico M960 is a 9x19mm caliber semi-automatic carbine , manufactured by Calico Light Weapons Systems. Its unique features include its high-capacity, cylindrical, helical-feed magazine and retractable stock... |
Calico Light Weapons Systems Calico Light Weapons Systems Calico Light Weapons Inc. is a privately held firearms manufacturing company based in Cornelius, Oregon. The company was established in 1982 in Bakersfield, California, and released its first production weapon in 1985. Calico was sold in 1990 but remained in Bakersfield... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 1990 | |
Carl Gustav M/45 Carl Gustav M/45 Kulsprutepistol m/45 , also known as the Carl Gustav M/45 and the Swedish K SMG, is a 9 mm Swedish submachine gun designed by Gunnar Johnsson, adopted in 1945 , and manufactured at the Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori in Eskilstuna, Sweden. The m/45 was the standard submachine gun of the... |
FFV-Carl Gustaf | 9x19mm Parabellum | 1945 | |
CEV M9M1 | Companhia de Explosivos de Valparaiba | 9x19mm Parabellum .45 ACP .45 ACP The .45 ACP , also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911.-Design and history:The U.S... |
1974 | |
Cherkashin submachine gun | 9x18mm Makarov | Kazakhstan | 19?? | |
Chropi GP10 Chropi GP10 submachine gun The Chropi GP10 was a submachine gun built by Chropei , a Greek chemical company. It was designed by a team under Mr. Sotiris Sofianopoulos and was proposed to the Greek Army in 1975... |
Chropei Chropei CHROPEI, also spelled as CHROPI , was a historic Greek chemical company. It was founded in 1883 by chemists Spilios and Leontios Economides and has traditionally been a major synthetic dye and pharmaceuticals manufacturer.An important contributor to Greece's defence effort during... |
9x19mm Parabellum .45 ACP .45 ACP The .45 ACP , also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911.-Design and history:The U.S... |
1975 | |
Cobra Cobra submachine gun The Cobra Submachine Gun is a semi-automatic stocked pistol of Rhodesian origin manufactured during the Rhodesian Bush War era as a 'Land Defence Pistol' for white Rhodesian farmers and is chambered in the 9mm parabellum. The layout of this weapon is somewhat based on the Uzi submachine gun.... |
n/a | 9x19mm Parabellum | Rhodesia | 1965–1979 |
Colt 9mm SMG Colt 9mm SMG The Colt 9mm SMG is a 9x19mm Parabellum submachine gun manufactured by Colt, based on the M16 rifle platform.-Design details:The Colt 9mm SMG is a closed bolt, blowback operated SMG, rather than the conventional direct impingement gas operation of the standard 5.56x45mm M16 type rifle.The overall... |
Colt Colt's Manufacturing Company Colt's Manufacturing Company is a United States firearms manufacturer, whose first predecessor corporation was founded in 1836 by Sam Colt. Colt is best known for the engineering, production, and marketing of firearms over the later half of the 19th and the 20th century... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 1982 | |
CZW-9PS ČZW-9PS The ČZW-9PS is a submachine gun of Czech origin, chambered in the 9x19mm Parabellum round. As the weapon uses delayed-blowback, it is somewhat comparable to the Heckler & Koch MP5. A carbine variant exists as the ČZW-9FC, this uses straight blowback firing from a closed bolt and has a higher rate... |
CZW | 9x19mm Parabellum | 2000s | |
CZW-438 ČZW-438 The ČZW-438 is a personal defence weapon of Czech origin, chambered in the .17 Libra PDW round. Another variant of the ČZW-438 is the ČZW-438 M9 chambered in the 9x19mm Parabellum round.... |
CZW | 4.38x30mm Libra9x19mm Parabellum | 2000s | |
CPW ST Kinetics CPW The CPW is a multi-caliber submachine gun developed by ST Kinetics of Singapore as a PDW-class firearm. The prototype is chambered in 9x19mm Parabellum but the manufacturer assures that the weapon's modular design allows for a simple caliber conversion to either 5.7x28mm or 4.6x30mm.-Design... |
ST Kinetics | 9x19mm Parabellum 5.7x28mm 4.6x30mm |
2000s | |
D4 Gevarm D4 The Gevarm D4 is a submachine gun that was developed in France in 1950. It was used by the French police and manufactured in limited quantity.-See also:*List of submachine guns*MAT 49*Sola submachine gun*Vigneron submachine gun... |
Gevarm | 9x19mm Parabellum | Early Modern France | 1950 |
Daewoo K7 Daewoo K7 The Daewoo Precision Industries K7 was announced in 2003 as a 9 mm silenced submachine gun for use with the South-Korean special forces. It is based on the K1A infantry rifle, from which the receiver and telescopic buttstock was copied... |
Daewoo Daewoo Daewoo or the Daewoo Group was a major South Korean chaebol . It was founded on 22 March 1967 as Daewoo Industrial and was dismantled by the Korean government in 1999... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 2003 | |
Danuvia 43M | Danuvia Gépgyár | 9x25mm Mauser 9x25mm Mauser The 9x25mm Mauser was a cartridge developed for the Mauser C96 service pistol. The cartridge was first produced by DWM in 1907 and later by German munitions makers Geco and RWS through World War II... |
1943 | |
DUX DUX The DUX-53 and DUX-59 were submachine guns designed at the Oviedo Arsenal in Spain. They were based directly on the design of the Finnish 9mm Model 44 submachine gun, which in turn was based on the Soviet PPS-43... |
Oviedo Arsenal | 9x19mm Parabellum | 1950s | |
EDDA EDDA submachine gun The EDDA submachine gun is a submachine gun of Argentine origin. The weapon is chambered in the .22 WMR round and is fed by a 30 round box magazine.... |
n/a | .22 WMR .22 WMR The .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire, more commonly called .22 WMR, .22 Magnum, or simply .22 Mag, is a rimfire rifle cartridge... |
19?? | |
Enarm SMG ENARM SMG The Enarm MSM/SMG was a submachine gun of Brazilian origin based on the Uzi and MAC-10 weapons. It was chambered in the 9×19mm Parabellum round and also came with a foregrip. Although the weapon performed well in trials, it was discontinued due to financial... |
Enarms | 9x19mm Parabellum | 1980s | |
F1 F1 submachine gun The 9 mm F1 was a standard Australian submachine gun manufactured by the Lithgow Small Arms Factory. First issued to Australian troops in July 1963, it replaced the Owen machine carbine. The F1 was retired in the early 1990s and replaced by the F88C Austeyr, an Australian-built version of the... |
Lithgow Small Arms Factory | 9x19mm Parabellum | 1963 | |
FAMAE PAF Sterling submachine gun The Sterling submachine gun is a British submachine gun which was in service with the British Army from 1944 until 1994, when it was phased out with the introduction of the L85A1 assault rifle.-History:... |
FAMAE FAMAE FAMAE is a Chilean government-owned weapons producer. Its products are used by the Chilean armed forces and the police. The company produces among others the FAMAE CT-30 carbine, FAMAE SAF submachine gun, FAMAE FD-200 sniper rifle, Cohete Rayo rocket launcher and FAMAE revolver... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 1970s | |
FAMAE SAF FAMAE SAF The FAMAE SAF is a submachine gun produced since 1993 by FAMAE , the Chilean government small arms factory... |
FAMAE FAMAE FAMAE is a Chilean government-owned weapons producer. Its products are used by the Chilean armed forces and the police. The company produces among others the FAMAE CT-30 carbine, FAMAE SAF submachine gun, FAMAE FD-200 sniper rifle, Cohete Rayo rocket launcher and FAMAE revolver... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 1993 | |
FBP FBP submachine gun FBP is a 9 mm submachine gun originally developed from a design first conceived in 1940 by Gonçalves Cardoso, an officer of artillery in the Portuguese Army... |
Fábrica do Braço de Prata INDEP INDEP - Indústrias Nacionais de Defesa, EP , originally Fábrica do Braço de Prata , is a defense industry company owned by the Portuguese Government... |
9x19mm Parabellum | Portugal Portugal | 1948 |
Floro MK-9 Floro MK-9 The Floro Mk. 9 is a submachine gun designed by Floro International Corporation of the Philippines. The Floro Mk. 9 submachine gun is a private venture of Floro International of Tanay, Rizal Province in the Philippines... |
Floro International Corporation Floro International Corporation Floro International Corporation is a Philippine company that produces a wide range of products for both the Philippine and export market.The company provides document conversion services and is ISO 9001 certified in the field of microfilming, digitizing, and indexing.They have gained some renown... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 2001 | |
FMK-3 FMK-3 submachine gun The FMK-3 is a selective fire, blowback operated submachine gun of Argentine origin and was designed by Fabricaciones Militares in 1974. Around 30,000 were produced for the Argentine military by 1991.-Overview:... |
Fabricaciones Militares | 9x19mm Parabellum | 1974 | |
FNAB-43 FNAB-43 The FNAB-43 is an Italian designed and developed submachinegun manufactured from 1943 to 1944. The first prototype was built in 1942 and the 7,000 built by the FNA-B were issued to German and Italian RSI units fighting in Northern Italy... |
Fabbrica Nazionale d'Armi di Brescia | 9x19mm Parabellum | Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) | 1943 |
FN P90 FN P90 The FN P90 is a selective fire personal defense weapon designed and manufactured by FN Herstal in Belgium. The P90's name is taken from 1990, the year it was introduced... |
FN Herstal | 5.7x28mm | 1990 | |
Gordon CSWS Gordon Close-Support Weapon System The Gordon Close-Support Weapon System was an exotic firearm project of Australian origin.A very unusual weapon system was proposed at one time Australian Duncan Gordon... |
BSP Planning and Design Pty. Ltd. | 9x19mm Parabellum | 1970-72 | |
Grot CH-9/25 Grot CH-9/25 The Grot CH-9 was a submachine gun of Rhodesian origin. The receiver is a round section sealed with the back by a screwed stopper. The gun is contained on half its length in this carcass. The part before tube comprises perforations acting as cooler. The ATS arming lever is placed at before left, it... |
Combat Arms Johannesburg | 9x19mm Parabellum | Rhodesia South Africa | 1965–1979 |
Halcon M-1943 Halcon M-1943 The Halcón M-1943 is a submachine gun of Argentine origin and was chambered in both 9x19mm Parabellum for the Army and .45 ACP for Police Forces. This weapon is comparable in quality and performance with the Thompson submachine gun.-M-1946:... |
Fabrica de Armas Halcon Fábrica de Armas Halcón Fábrica de Armas Halcón was a Buenos Aires based defense company founded in 1941.-History:On the 23rd of May 1941, Carlos Martin, Guido Marcati and Arnoldo Pienovi, founded the defense company Fábrica de Armas Halcón. This company began to work in the city of Avellaneda, province of Buenos Aires.... |
9x19mm Parabellum .45 ACP .45 ACP The .45 ACP , also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911.-Design and history:The U.S... |
1943 | |
Halcon ML-57 Halcon ML-57 The ML-57 is a submachine gun manufactured by the Buenos Aires based Halcon corporation.-Overview:As good as the M-1943 submachine guns were, the ML-57 was requested as it was a lighter/cheaper alternative as FN FAL rifles fulfilled this role in Argentine service... |
Fabrica de Armas Halcon Fábrica de Armas Halcón Fábrica de Armas Halcón was a Buenos Aires based defense company founded in 1941.-History:On the 23rd of May 1941, Carlos Martin, Guido Marcati and Arnoldo Pienovi, founded the defense company Fábrica de Armas Halcón. This company began to work in the city of Avellaneda, province of Buenos Aires.... |
9x19mm Parabellum .45 ACP .45 ACP The .45 ACP , also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911.-Design and history:The U.S... |
1957 | |
Halcon ML-63 Halcon ML-63 The ML-63 is a submachine gun manufactured by the Buenos Aires based Halcon corporation.-Overview:The ML-63 is chambered in 9mm Parabellum and is fed from a 30 round magazine. The ML-63 also came with a fixed wooden stock and also a silenced variant. A number of ML-63 submachine guns were found by... |
Fabrica de Armas Halcon Fábrica de Armas Halcón Fábrica de Armas Halcón was a Buenos Aires based defense company founded in 1941.-History:On the 23rd of May 1941, Carlos Martin, Guido Marcati and Arnoldo Pienovi, founded the defense company Fábrica de Armas Halcón. This company began to work in the city of Avellaneda, province of Buenos Aires.... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 1957 | |
Heckler & Koch MP5 Heckler & Koch MP5 The Heckler & Koch MP5 is a 9mm submachine gun of German design, developed in the 1960s by a team of engineers from the German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch GmbH of Oberndorf am Neckar.... |
Heckler & Koch Heckler & Koch Heckler & Koch GmbH is a German defense manufacturing company that produces various small arms. Some of their products include the SA80, MP5 submachine gun, G3 automatic rifle, the G36 assault rifle, the HK 416, the MP7 personal defense weapon, the USP series of handguns, and the high-precision... |
9x19mm Parabellum 10mm Auto .40 S&W .40 S&W The .40 S&W is a rimless pistol cartridge developed jointly by major American firearms manufacturers Winchester and Smith & Wesson. The .40 S&W was developed from the ground up as a law enforcement cartridge designed to duplicate performance of the FBI's reduced velocity 10mm cartridge which could... |
1966 | |
Heckler & Koch MP7 Heckler & Koch MP7 The MP7 is a German submachine gun manufactured by Heckler & Koch and chambered for the 4.6×30mm cartridge. It was designed with the new cartridge to meet NATO requirements published in 1989, as these requirements call for a personal defense weapon class firearm, with a greater ability to defeat... |
Heckler & Koch Heckler & Koch Heckler & Koch GmbH is a German defense manufacturing company that produces various small arms. Some of their products include the SA80, MP5 submachine gun, G3 automatic rifle, the G36 assault rifle, the HK 416, the MP7 personal defense weapon, the USP series of handguns, and the high-precision... |
4.6x30mm | 2001 | |
Heckler & Koch UMP Heckler & Koch UMP The UMP is a submachine gun developed and manufactured by Heckler & Koch. The UMP has been adopted by various agencies such as the U.S. Customs and Border Protection... |
Heckler & Koch Heckler & Koch Heckler & Koch GmbH is a German defense manufacturing company that produces various small arms. Some of their products include the SA80, MP5 submachine gun, G3 automatic rifle, the G36 assault rifle, the HK 416, the MP7 personal defense weapon, the USP series of handguns, and the high-precision... |
9x19mm Parabellum .45 ACP .45 ACP The .45 ACP , also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911.-Design and history:The U.S... .40 S&W .40 S&W The .40 S&W is a rimless pistol cartridge developed jointly by major American firearms manufacturers Winchester and Smith & Wesson. The .40 S&W was developed from the ground up as a law enforcement cartridge designed to duplicate performance of the FBI's reduced velocity 10mm cartridge which could... |
1999 | |
INA Model 953 INA Model 953 The INA Model 953 is Brazilian submachine gun - a modified Madsen M/50.It was manufactured by the Industria National de Armas S.A. in São Paulo Brazil under license for Madsen. Production began in 1950. The first Model was marked M.B.-50 and was manufactured till 1953 and was marked with a large... |
Industria National de Armas S.A. | .45 ACP .45 ACP The .45 ACP , also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911.-Design and history:The U.S... |
1950 | |
Intratec TEC-DC9 Intratec TEC-DC9 The Intratec TEC-DC9 is a blowback-operated, semi-automatic firearm, chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum, and classified by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as a handgun. Designed by Intratec, an American offshoot of Interdynamic AB, it is made of inexpensive molded polymers... |
Intratec Intratec Intratec was a firearm company based in Miami, Florida. The company's most famous product was the TEC-9.- History :Intratec began as Interdynamic USA, an offshoot of Swedish firearms manufacturer Interdynamic AB. Due to the lack of firearm market in Sweden, Interdynamic AB set up a subsidiary in... |
9x19mm Parabellum | |
1985 |
Jatimatic JaTiMatic The Jatimatic is a Finnish 9 mm submachine gun developed in the late 1970s and early 1980s by Jali Timari. The submachine gun made its debut in 1983. The Jatimatic was manufactured in very limited numbers initially by Tampereen Asepaja Oy of Tampere and later—Oy Golden Gun Ltd... |
Tampereen Asepaja Oy | 9x19mm Parabellum | 1983 | |
K-50M | Covert North Vietnamese workshops | 7.62x25mm Tokarev | North Vietnam | 1958 |
Knight's Armament Company PDW Knight's Armament Company PDW The Knight's Armament Company 6x35mm PDW is an experimental personal defense weapon designed by KAC, firing a new 6mm cartridge optimized for short barrel weapons.... |
Knight's Armament Company Knight's Armament Company Knight's Armament Company is an American firearms and firearms parts manufacturer.It is owned by C. Reed Knight and based in Titusville, Florida. KAC is best known for producing the Rail Interface System and the Rail Adapter System grips for military firearms... |
6x35mm | 2006 | |
KGP-9 KGP-9 The KGP-9 is a Hungarian submachine gun used by Hungary's military forces and prison guards. It operates using a basic blowback mechanism, and fires the very popular 9mm Parabellum cartridge from an open bolt. It is assembled from pressed steel, reinforced with castings... |
Fegyver- és Gépgyár | 9x19mm Parabellum | ||
Kommando LDP Kommando LDP The Kommando LDP , also known as the Lacoste LDP is a submachine gun of Rhodesian origin manufactured by Kommando Arms and Lacoste Engineering during the Rhodesian Bush War as a 'Land Defence Pistol' for white Rhodesian farmers... |
Kommando Arms / Lacoste Engineering | 9x19mm Parabellum | Rhodesia | 1965–1979? |
Labora Fontbernat M-1938 Labora Fontbernat M-1938 The Labora Fontbernat M-1938 was a submachine gun of Spanish origin and was used during the Spanish civil war. It was made from machined steel and chambered in the 9x23mm Largo round.-References:****... |
Labora-Fontbernat | 9x23mm Largo | Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
1938 |
Lanchester | Sterling Armament Company | 9x19mm Parabellum | 1941 | |
Lercker | .25 ACP .25 ACP The .25 ACP centerfire pistol cartridge is a semi-rimmed, straight-walled pistol cartridge introduced by John Browning in 1905 alongside the Fabrique Nationale model 1905 pistol... |
1950 | ||
Lettet-Forsøgs Lettet-Forsøgs submachine gun The Lettet-Forsøgs was a variant of the Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun of Finnish origin adapted for Danish service. It was made from stainless steel with a tubular buttstock and a distinctive ball-shaped wooden foregrip intended to improve ergomomic flexibility for the user when handling the weapon... |
Dansk Industri Syndikat | 9x19mm Parabellum | 1939 | |
LP02 VB Berapi LP02 The VB Berapi LP02 is the first submachine gun designed and manufactured in Malaysia. It is chambered in the 9x19mm Parabellum round and fed from 25-35 round pistol magazines. The LP02 comes with a foregrip and can be fitted with a bayonet.-References:*... |
VB Berapi | 9x19mm Parabellum | Malaysia | 2000s |
Lusa | INDEP INDEP INDEP - Indústrias Nacionais de Defesa, EP , originally Fábrica do Braço de Prata , is a defense industry company owned by the Portuguese Government... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 1983 | |
M3 grease gun M3 submachine gun The M3 was an American .45-caliber submachine gun adopted for U.S. Army service on 12 December 1942, as the United States Submachine Gun, Cal. .45, M3. The M3 was designed as a more cost-effective alternative to the Thompson, optimized for mass production... |
General Motors General Motors General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010... |
.45 ACP .45 ACP The .45 ACP , also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911.-Design and history:The U.S... 9x19mm Parabellum |
United States | 1942 |
M42 submachine gun United Defense M42 The United Defense M42 was an American submachine gun in World War II. It was produced from 1942 to 1943 by United Defense Supply Corp. for possible issue as a replacement for the Thompson submachine gun and was used by agents of the Office of Strategic Services .-History:The M42 was developed by... |
Marlin Firearms Marlin Firearms Marlin Firearms Co., formerly of North Haven, Connecticut, is a manufacturer of high power, center fire, lever action, and .22 caliber rimfire rifles. In the past, the company made shotguns, derringers and revolvers... /United Defense |
9x19mm Parabellum .30 Carbine .30 Carbine The .30 Carbine is the cartridge used in the M1 Carbine introduced in the 1940s. It is an intermediate round designed to be fired from the M1 carbine's 18-inch barrel.-History:... |
United States | 1942 |
M50 Reising | Harrington & Richardson H & R Firearms H & R 1871, LLC is a manufacturer of firearms under the Harrington & Richardson and New England Firearms trademarks... |
.45 ACP .45 ACP The .45 ACP , also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911.-Design and history:The U.S... .22 Long Rifle .22 Long Rifle The .22 Long Rifle rimfire cartridge is a long established variety of ammunition, and in terms of units sold is still by far the most common in the world today. The cartridge is often referred to simply as .22 LR and various rifles, pistols, revolvers, and even some smoothbore shotguns have... |
United States | 1941 |
Madsen M-50 Madsen M-50 The Madsen M-50 or M/50 is a submachine gun introduced in 1950. It was produced by the Danish company Dansk Industri Syndikat of Copenhagen, Denmark. The company was otherwise known as Madsen after its founder Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen-Overview:... |
Dansk Industri Syndikat | 9x19mm Parabellum | 1950 | |
Magpul FMG-9 Magpul FMG-9 The Magpul FMG-9 is a prototype for a new generation of folding submachine guns, designed by Magpul Industries in 2008. Like other folding machine guns, it would be used for concealed carry and can be disguised as anything from a small package to an extra laptop battery. It is made out of a... |
Magpul Industries Magpul Industries Magpul Industries Corporation is a designer and manufacturer of polymer firearms accessories and concept firearms. The company is based in Erie, Colorado in the United States... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 2008 | |
MAS-38 MAS-38 The MAS-38 was a French submachine gun designed prior to the Second World War and used by French and German forces.It derived from a small arms development program that took place between 1918 and 1922 under the control of the Service Technique de l'Armement. A submachine gun, a light machine gun... |
Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne | 7.65mm Longue 7.65mm Longue The 7.65×20mm Longue was a straight, rimless cartridge used in the French Modele 1935 pistols, as well as the MAS-38 submachine gun.... |
Early Modern France France | 1938 |
MAT-49 MAT-49 The MAT-49 was a submachine gun developed by French arms factory Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Tulle for use by the French Army.-Development:... |
Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Tulle | 9x19mm Parabellum 7.62x25mm Tokarev |
France | 1949 |
MEMS M-52/60 MEMS M-52/60 The MEMS M-52/60 is a submachine gun of Argentine origin manufactured by Miguel Entrique Manzo Sal . It is chambered in the 9x19mm round and fed from a 40 round magazine inserted in the forward pistol grip.-Usage:... |
Miguel Entrique Manzo Sal | 9x19mm Parabellum | 1952 | |
MD2A1 IMBEL MD2A1 The MD2A1 is a submachine gun manufactured by IMBEL of Brazil. The weapon is basically an FN FAL rifle converted to fire 9x19mm rounds.-References:**-External links:... |
IMBEL IMBEL IMBEL is an acronym for Indústria de Material Bélico do Brasil a Brazilian state company, founded in 1975 as a quango of the Ministry of Defence.... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 19?? | |
MGD PM-9 MGD PM-9 MGD PM-9 was a French submachine gun, designed during late 40s - early 50s by Louis Debuit. A delayed blowback weapon, firing from an open bolt, it featured a highly unusual rotating flywheel as a delaying mass for its bolt. The design never made it to serial production.-External links:**... |
Etablissements Merlin & Gerin | 9x19mm Parabellum | 1950s | |
MGP-15 MGP-15 submachine gun The MGP-15 is a submachine gun designed for issue to special forces made by SIMA-CEFAR, updated with a longer barrel and a forward-facing magazine... |
SIMA-CEFAR | 9x19mm Parabellum | 1990 | |
MGP submachine gun | Peruvian Navy Peruvian Navy The Peruvian Navy is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with surveillance, patrol and defense on lakes, rivers and the Pacific Ocean up to 200 nautical miles from the Peruvian littoral... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 1979 | |
MGV-176 MGV-176 The MGV-176 is a submachine gun chambered for the .22 Long Rifle cartridge.It was manufactured in Yugoslavia by Gorenje from Velenje until 1979. Production continued in Slovenia where it is apparently still manufactured by Orbis.... |
Gorenje Gorenje Gorenje is the largest Slovenian manufacturer of white goods . With a continent-wide market share of 4%, it is one of the eight largest manufacturers of home appliances in Europe... |
.22 Long Rifle .22 Long Rifle The .22 Long Rifle rimfire cartridge is a long established variety of ammunition, and in terms of units sold is still by far the most common in the world today. The cartridge is often referred to simply as .22 LR and various rifles, pistols, revolvers, and even some smoothbore shotguns have... |
1979 | |
Model 1927 Tokyo Arsenal Model 1927 The was a submachine gun of Japanese origin, manufactured by Tokyo Arsenal. The Imperial Japanese Army developed the Model 1927, which was fed from a drum magazine. It was ordered from Tokyo Arsenal and tested by the army. However, it was inferior to submachine guns such as the MP 18, and broke... |
Tokyo Arsenal | 8mm Nambu | 1927 | |
Minebea PM-9 Minebea PM-9 The Minebea PM-9 Submachine Gun, known officially in the Japan Self-Defense Forces as the or as the M9, is a Japanese-made machine pistol... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 1990 | ||
Zastava M92 Zastava M92 The Zastava M92 is a 7.62mm carbine developed and manufactured by Zastava Arms. The M92 was developed from the Zastava M85 carbine, a nearly identical weapon only chambered in the 5.56mm caliber.-Overview:... |
Zastava Arms Zastava Arms Zastava Arms is a Serbian manufacturer of firearms and artillery. It was founded in 1853 when it cast its first cannons. It is currently the leading producer of firearms in Serbia and is a large contributor to the local defence industry... |
7.62x39mm | ||
MP 18 | Bergmann Waffenbau Abteilung | 9x19mm Parabellum | German Empire | 1918 |
MP 34 MP 34 The MP34 is a submachine gun that was manufactured by Waffenfabrik Steyr and used by the Austrian police and subsequently by units of the German army, including the Waffen SS, in World War II... |
Steyr Mannlicher Steyr Mannlicher Steyr Mannlicher is a firearms manufacturer based in the city of Steyr, Austria. Originally a part of the Steyr-Daimler-Puch manufacturing conglomerate, it became independent when the conglomerate was broken in 1990.-History:... |
9x19mm Parabellum 9x23mm Steyr 9x23mm Steyr The 9mm Steyr is a centerfire pistol cartridge originally developed for the Steyr M1912 military pistol. The cartridge headspaces on the mouth of the case. This was the service ammunition for Austria-Hungary during World War I and remained the service ammunition for Austria and Romania between... 9x25mm Mauser 9x25mm Mauser The 9x25mm Mauser was a cartridge developed for the Mauser C96 service pistol. The cartridge was first produced by DWM in 1907 and later by German munitions makers Geco and RWS through World War II... |
Austria Federal State of Austria Federal State of Austria The Federal State of Austria refers to Austria from 1934 to 1938, according to its self-conception a non-party, in fact a single-party state led by the fascist Fatherland's Front... |
1934 |
MP35 MP35 The MP35 was a submachine gun used by the Wehrmacht, Waffen-SS and German police both before and during World War II... |
Bergmann Waffenbau Abteilung | 9x19mm Parabellum | Nazi Germany | 1935 |
MP 40 | Erma Werke Erma Werke Erfurter Maschinenfabrik was a German weapons manufacturer founded in 1922 by Berthold Geipel. Prior to and during World War II they manufactured many firearms, including the K98k, MP40, and several other SMGs.... |
9x19mm Parabellum | Nazi Germany | 1940 |
MP-57 Mauser MP-57 The MP-57 was a submachine gun manufactured by Mauser after the Second World War for the then newly established Bundeswehr. It was chambered in the 9x19mm round and fed from a magazine inserted in the pistol grip.... |
Mauser Mauser Mauser was a German arms manufacturer of a line of bolt-action rifles and pistols from the 1870s to 1995. Mauser designs were built for the German armed forces... |
9x19mm Parabellum | West Germany | 1957 |
Modern Sub Machine Carbine Modern Sub Machine Carbine The Modern Sub Machine Carbine is the latest combined venture of Armament Research and Development Establishment & Ordnance Factories Organisation, developed for the Indian Army on a platform of experiences from the INSAS rifle. The gun is very lightweight and compact in comparison with other... |
Ordnance Factories Organisation Ordnance Factories Organisation The Indian Ordnance Factories Board is an industrial setup functioning under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. It is engaged in production of arms, ammunition, and equipment for civilian as well as military applications... |
5.56x30mm MINSAS 5.56x30mm MINSAS The 5.56×30mm MINSAS is an ammunition intended for close quarter battle use. The round is somewhat a derivative of the experimental Colt MARS, using a bottlenecked case 30mm long, loaded with a light pointed bullet with steel penetrator core... |
India | 2006 |
MPA MPA submachine gun The MPA submachine gun was the result of a 1977 project carried out by manufacturer Domingo Matheu to manufacture a reduced size submachine gun. It had a 100 mm tube next to the handle angled with respect to the axis of the weapon. The MPA project had as an objective the reduction of the recoil in... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 1977 | ||
Northwood R-76 Northwood R-76 The Northwood R-76 was a submachine gun of Rhodesian origin. It was intended as a 'Land Defence Pistol' during the Rhodesian Bush War era. Its layout is somewhat much like a Vz.61 Skorpion and the TEC-9. It was available with a spike bayonet, retractable wire stock and removable bipod which... |
Northwood Development | 9x19mm Parabellum | Rhodesia | 1976 |
Orita M1941 Orita M1941 Orita was a 9mm submachine gun manufactured in Romania during World War II and for several years afterwards. It was named for Captain Marin Orița , who is credited in Romania with its design... |
Uzinele Metallurgice Cop?a Mica ?i Cugir | 9x19mm Parabellum | Kingdom of Romania | 1941 |
Owen gun | John Lysaght Bluescope Lysaght John Lysaght Pty Ltd was founded in 1918. The company pioneered modern steel coating technologies . Its coated steel building products were sold under the ‘ORB’ brand and contributed to Australian architectural style.-History:... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 1939 | |
Parker Hale PDW Parker Hale PDW Parker Hale Personal Defense Weapon was a submachine gun manufactured by the now defunct United Kingdom firearms, air rifle and firearms accessory manufacturer.-History:... |
Parker Hale Parker Hale Parker Hale Ltd. was a United Kingdom firearms, air rifle and firearms accessory manufacturer, located in the Gun Quarter of the city of Birmingham, England. It was originally founded by Alfred Gray Parker and Arthur Hale. Parker-Hale Limited began manufacturing high quality precision shooting... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 1999 | |
Patria Patria submachine gun The Pistola Ametralladora Patria is a submachine gun of Argentine origin.The weapon is a close copy of the Ingram MAC-10 and features a cooling jacket/barrel extension much like the South African BXP.The P.TO... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 1980 | ||
Patria Mod 2 Patria Mod 2 The Patria Mod 2 is a submachine gun of Argentine origin. The weapon uses pistol type magazines and has a flip forward grip to control recoil.- References :... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 1980s | ||
Pindad PM2 Pindad PM2 The Pindad PM2 is a submachine gun manufactured by Pindad of Indonesia.- Design objectives :The Pindad PM2 is a submachine gun based on the Pindad SS2, using a similar receiver , grip, and folding stock. It is designed to exceed the performance of the popular german-made Heckler & Koch MP5... |
PT Pindad | 9x19mm Parabellum | 2000s | |
PM-63 RAK PM-63 Rak The PM-63 RAK is a Polish 9mm submachine gun, designed by Piotr Wilniewczyc in cooperation with Tadeusz Bednarski, Grzegorz Czubak and Marian Wakalski... |
Lucznik Arms Factory Lucznik Arms Factory Łucznik Arms Factory is a Polish enterprise from Radom that produces arms. Present name of the firm is Fabryka Broni "Łucznik" - Radom. Enterprise is a part of Bumar group.... |
9x18mm Makarov 9x19mm Parabellum .380 ACP .380 ACP The .380 ACP pistol cartridge is a rimless, straight-walled pistol cartridge developed by firearms designer John Browning. The cartridge headspaces on the mouth of the case. It was introduced in 1908 by Colt, and has been a popular self-defense cartridge ever since... |
Poland People's Republic of Poland People's Republic of Poland The People's Republic of Poland was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1990. Although the Soviet Union took control of the country immediately after the liberation from Nazi Germany in 1944, the name of the state was not changed until eight years later... |
1964 |
PM-84 Glauberyt PM-84 Glauberyt The PM-84 Glauberyt is a Polish submachine gun. It is a personal weapon intended for combat and self-defense at ranges up to 150 m with single shot or fully automatic fire mode. It features compact design, minimum overall dimensions, small weight, very good accuracy, and fire stability... |
Lucznik Arms Factory Lucznik Arms Factory Łucznik Arms Factory is a Polish enterprise from Radom that produces arms. Present name of the firm is Fabryka Broni "Łucznik" - Radom. Enterprise is a part of Bumar group.... |
9x18mm Makarov 9x19mm Parabellum |
Poland People's Republic of Poland People's Republic of Poland The People's Republic of Poland was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1990. Although the Soviet Union took control of the country immediately after the liberation from Nazi Germany in 1944, the name of the state was not changed until eight years later... |
1984 |
Policeman Policeman submachine gun The Policeman SMG is a submachine gun of Transnistrian origin intended for Police use hence its name. The weapon uses straight blowback operation and is chambered in the 9x18mm round. Used to control crowds of people.... |
n/a | 9x18mm Makarov | Transnistria | 19?? |
PP-19 Bizon | Izhmash | 9x18mm Makarov 9x19mm Parabellum .380 ACP .380 ACP The .380 ACP pistol cartridge is a rimless, straight-walled pistol cartridge developed by firearms designer John Browning. The cartridge headspaces on the mouth of the case. It was introduced in 1908 by Colt, and has been a popular self-defense cartridge ever since... 7.62x25mm Tokarev |
1993 | |
PP-90 PP-90 The PP-90 is a Russian 9 mm folding submachine gun, developed by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau in Tula for use with special units of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs... |
KBP Instrument Design Bureau KBP Instrument Design Bureau KBP Instrument Design Bureau is a Russian developer and manufacturer of high-precision weapons. It was established in 1927 in Tula, USSR. Arkady Shipunov has been the Designer General since 1962... |
9x18mm Makarov | 1990s | |
PP-93 PP-93 The PP-93 submachine gun was developed in the 1990s at the KBP Instrument Design Bureau in Tula as a non-folding version of earlier PP-90 clandestine submachine gun, for use by security and law enforcement units... |
KBP Instrument Design Bureau KBP Instrument Design Bureau KBP Instrument Design Bureau is a Russian developer and manufacturer of high-precision weapons. It was established in 1927 in Tula, USSR. Arkady Shipunov has been the Designer General since 1962... |
9x18mm Makarov | 1993 | |
PP-2000 PP-2000 The PP-2000 is a submachine gun made by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau. It was first publicly displayed at the Interpolytech-2004 exhibition in Moscow even though its patent was filed in 2001 and issued in 2003.- Overview :... |
KBP Instrument Design Bureau KBP Instrument Design Bureau KBP Instrument Design Bureau is a Russian developer and manufacturer of high-precision weapons. It was established in 1927 in Tula, USSR. Arkady Shipunov has been the Designer General since 1962... |
9x18mm Makarov | 2000 | |
PPD-40 PPD-40 The PPD is a submachine gun originally designed in 1934. The PPD had a conventional wooden stock, fired from an open bolt, and was capable of selective fire.... |
Degtyarev plant Degtyarev plant The Degtyarev plant is one of the most important weapon-producing enterprises of Russia... |
7.62x25mm Tokarev | Soviet Union | 1935 |
PPS PPS submachine gun The PPS was a family of Soviet submachine guns chambered in 7.62x25mm Tokarev, developed by Alexei Sudayev as a low-cost personal defense weapon for reconnaissance units, vehicle crews and support service personnel.The PPS and its variants were used extensively by the Red... |
many | 7.62x25mm Tokarev | Soviet Union | 1942 |
PPSh-41 PPSh-41 The PPSh-41 was a Soviet submachine gun designed by Georgi Shpagin as an inexpensive, simplified alternative to the PPD-40. Intended for use by minimally-trained conscript soldiers, the PPSh was a magazine-fed selective-fire submachine gun using an open-bolt, blowback action... |
many | 7.62x25mm Tokarev | Soviet Union | 1941 |
RATMIL Pistol Mitraliera model 1996 RATMIL The Pistol Mitralieră model 1996 RATMIL is a blowback operated, folding stock submachine gun chambered in 9mm Luger used by the Romanian gendarmes. Initially developed as the 9mm PM md. 96, the developer's name, back then RATMIL, was added to the name, in order to distinguish it from the Assault... |
RomArm via Uzinele Mecanice Cugir | 9x19mm Parabellum | 1996 | |
QCW-05 QCW-05 The QCW-05 is a suppressed submachine gun... |
NORINCO Norinco The China North Industries Corporation , official English name Norinco, manufactures vehicles , machinery, optical-electronic products, oil field equipment, chemicals, light industrial products, explosives and blast materials, civil and military firearms and ammunition, etc... |
5.8x21mm DCV05 5.8x21mm The 5.8×21mm cartridge is a Chinese armor-piercing firearm cartridge.The cartridge was designed for replacements of 7.62×25mm Tokarev–chambered small arms for the People's Liberation Army that would offer a wound as large as a standard 9×19mm Parabellum round. This round is offered in both a... |
2005 | |
Rexim-Favor | W+F Bern | 9x19mm Parabellum | Switzerland | 1950s |
Ruger MP9 Ruger MP9 The Ruger MP9 is a 9mm submachine gun/machine pistol introduced by Sturm, Ruger in 1995. It was created by Uziel Gal in the early 1980s. It is similar to the Uzi, his most famous creation, using a telescoping bolt, but fires from a closed bolt. The gun also has a quickly detachable barrel that is... |
Sturm, Ruger Sturm, Ruger Sturm, Ruger & Company, Incorporated is a Southport, Connecticut-based firearm manufacturing company, better known by the shortened name Ruger. Sturm, Ruger produces bolt-action, semi-automatic, full-automatic, and single-shot rifles, shotguns, semi-automatic pistols, and single- and double-action... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 1995 | |
Sa vz. 23 | Ceská Zbrojovka Uherský Brod Ceská Zbrojovka Uhersky Brod Česká zbrojovka a.s. Uherský Brod is a Czech firearms manufacturer.-History:CZUB was established in 1936 as a branch of the Česká zbrojovka armament firm in the small Moravian town of Uherský Brod in Czechoslovakia, now in the Czech Republic.... |
9x19mm Parabellum 7.62x25mm Tokarev |
1948 | |
Saab Bofors Dynamics CBJ-MS Saab Bofors Dynamics CBJ-MS The Saab Bofors Dynamics CBJ-MS is a Personal defense weapon/Submachine gun manufactured by Saab Bofors Dynamics for Sweden. It is chambered for both 6.5×25 CBJ-MS and 9×19mm Luger/Parabellum cartridges.-Development:... |
Saab Bofors Dynamics Saab Bofors Dynamics Saab Bofors Dynamics, located in Karlskoga and Linköping, Sweden, is a subsidiary of Saab AB that specializes in military materiel such as missile systems and anti-tank systems.... |
9x19mm Parabellum 6.5x25 CBJ-MS |
Early 2000s | |
Sanna 77 Sanna 77 The Sanna-77 is the end of a line of submachine guns which can trace their existence and lineage to the days of Rhodesia and their Unilateral Declaration of Independence in the early 1960s.-History:... |
n/a | 9x19mm Parabellum | South Africa Rhodesia |
1977 |
SIG MKMS SIG MKMS The SIG MKMS was sub-machine gun designed by Schweizerische_Industrie_Gesellschaft company in Neuhausen during the early 1930s and was first introduced in 1933. It was designed for the military and to increase firepower it had a larger capacity magazine as well as a longer barrel, one that would... |
Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft , or SIG, is the former name of SIG Holding AG, a Swiss company that has been active in various businesses during its more than 150 years of operation. Since the year 2000 the Society has undergone strategic refocus, concentrating on its core compentence in... |
9x19mm Parabellum | Switzerland | 1934 |
SM-9 SM-9 The SM-9 is a machine pistol of Guatemalan origin and manufactured by Cellini-Dunn. It is blowback operated, firing from an open bolt and can use magazines from Ingram MAC-10 submachine guns inserted into a similar grip. The layout of the receiver is somewhat simpler than that of a Sten with its... |
Cellini-Dunn | 9x19mm Parabellum | 1985 | |
SM-03 LAPA SM-03 The SM-03 is a submachine gun of Brazilian origin and is manufactured by LAPA. It is blowback-operated with select fire capabilities and is fed from a 30 round magazine.-References:***... |
LAPA | 9x19mm Parabellum | 1980s | |
Spectre M4 Spectre M4 The Spectre is an Italian submachine gun that was produced by the SITES factory in Turin. It was designed by Roberto Teppa and Claudio Gritti in the mid-1980s. Production in Italy ceased in the year 1997, with the closure of SITES, but proceeded in very small numbers in Switzerland through Greco... |
Sites S.p.A | 9x19mm Parabellum | 1985 | |
Sten | Royal Small Arms Factory Royal Small Arms Factory The Royal Small Arms Factory was a UK government-owned rifle factory in the London Borough of Enfield in an area generally known as the Lea Valley. The factory produced British military rifles, muskets and swords from 1816... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 1941 | |
Sterling submachine gun Sterling submachine gun The Sterling submachine gun is a British submachine gun which was in service with the British Army from 1944 until 1994, when it was phased out with the introduction of the L85A1 assault rifle.-History:... |
Sterling Armaments Company Sterling Armaments Company Sterling Armaments Company was an arms manufacturer based in Dagenham, famous for manufacturing the L2A3 , AR18 and SAR-87 assault rifles and parts of Jaguar cars. The company went bankrupt in 1988.... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 1953 | |
Steyr MPi 69 Steyr MPi 69 The Steyr MPi 69 is a 9 mm submachine gun of the late 20th century made by the Austrian firm Steyr.-Characteristics:The MPi 69 is shaped much like other telescoping bolt submachineguns, such as the MAC 10 or Uzi... |
Steyr Mannlicher Steyr Mannlicher Steyr Mannlicher is a firearms manufacturer based in the city of Steyr, Austria. Originally a part of the Steyr-Daimler-Puch manufacturing conglomerate, it became independent when the conglomerate was broken in 1990.-History:... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 1969 | |
Steyr TMP Steyr TMP The Steyr TMP is a select-fire 9x19mm Parabellum caliber machine pistol manufactured by Steyr Mannlicher of Austria. The Magazines come in 15, 20, or 30 round detachable box types. A suppressor can also be fitted... |
Steyr Mannlicher Steyr Mannlicher Steyr Mannlicher is a firearms manufacturer based in the city of Steyr, Austria. Originally a part of the Steyr-Daimler-Puch manufacturing conglomerate, it became independent when the conglomerate was broken in 1990.-History:... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 1990s | |
Suomi KP/-31 | Konepistooli Oy | 9x19mm Parabellum | 1931 | |
Type 77 Type 77 submachine gun The Type 77A1 is a submachine gun of Taiwanese origin..... |
Hsing Hua Arsenal | 9x19mm Parabellum | 1985 | |
Type Universal Hotchkiss Type Universal The Hotchkiss "type Universal" is a submachine gun manufactured in France after World War II.-See also:*List of submachine guns*Gevarm D4*MAT 49*Sola submachine gun*Vigneron submachine gun... |
Hotchkiss | 9x19mm Parabellum | Early Modern France | 1949 |
TC-10 Enfield TC-10 The TC-10 is a semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Enfield. The weapon uses a shock-impact polymer frame and is chambered in the 9x19mm Parabellum and fed from a 32 round magazine.... |
Royal Small Arms Factory Royal Small Arms Factory The Royal Small Arms Factory was a UK government-owned rifle factory in the London Borough of Enfield in an area generally known as the Lea Valley. The factory produced British military rifles, muskets and swords from 1816... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 19?? | |
TDI Vector TDI Vector The KRISS Vector series is a family of NFA and non-NFA weapons based upon the parent submachine gun design developed by KRISS USA. KRISS USA is formerly known as Transformational Defense Industries . They utilize asymmetrical recoil and in-line design to reduce recoil and muzzle climb.- Design... |
Transformational Defense Industries | .45 ACP .45 ACP The .45 ACP , also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911.-Design and history:The U.S... |
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2006 |
Thompson submachine gun Thompson submachine gun The Thompson is an American submachine gun, invented by John T. Thompson in 1919, that became infamous during the Prohibition era. It was a common sight in the media of the time, being used by both law enforcement officers and criminals... |
Auto-Ordnance Company | .45 ACP .45 ACP The .45 ACP , also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911.-Design and history:The U.S... |
United States | 1918 |
Type 2 Type II machine pistol The was a submachine gun of Japanese origin chambered in the 8mm Nambu round and was issued to Japanese Naval units.The machine gun was produced in relatively small numbers for the IJN during the invasion of Shanghai. During its trial periods it was found that the 8mm round which it used had a... |
Nambu | 8x22mm Nambu 8x22mm Nambu The 8×22mm Nambu is a rimless, bottleneck handgun cartridge introduced in Japan in 1904 for the Type A Nambu pistol. It was also used in the Type 14 Nambu and Type 94 pistols, Tokyo Arsenal Model 1927, Type II machine pistol, Hino Komuro M1908 Pistol and the Type 100 submachine gun. It uses... |
Empire of Japan | 1935 |
Type 66 Nambu Type 66 The New Nambu M65/M66 is a submachine gun of post-WW2 Japanese origin manufactured by Shin-Chuō Industries . It is a blowback, open-bolt configured weapon chambered in the 9x19mm Parabellum round fed from a thirty-round magazine... |
Nambu | 9x19mm Parabellum | 1966 | |
Type 79 Type 79 submachine gun The Type 79 but more commonly known is the first generation indigenous submachine gun used by the Chinese military, security, and police forces. The submachine gun was type classified in 1979 and entered mass production in 1983.... |
Norinco Norinco The China North Industries Corporation , official English name Norinco, manufactures vehicles , machinery, optical-electronic products, oil field equipment, chemicals, light industrial products, explosives and blast materials, civil and military firearms and ammunition, etc... |
7.62x25mm Tokarev | 1981 | |
Type 85 Type 85 submachine gun The Type 85 submachine gun was developed during early 1980s as a less expensive replacement for the Type 79 submachine gun, and a silenced version was also developed to replace the Type 64 submachine guns which were then in service with PLA... |
7.62x25mm Tokarev | |||
Type 100 Type 100 submachine gun The was a Japanese submachine gun used during World War II, and the only submachine gun produced by Japan in any quantity. It was made in two basic variants referred to by American and British observers as the Type 100/40 and the Type 100/44, the latter also known as the Type 100... |
Nambu Arms Manufacturing Company | 8x22mm Nambu 8x22mm Nambu The 8×22mm Nambu is a rimless, bottleneck handgun cartridge introduced in Japan in 1904 for the Type A Nambu pistol. It was also used in the Type 14 Nambu and Type 94 pistols, Tokyo Arsenal Model 1927, Type II machine pistol, Hino Komuro M1908 Pistol and the Type 100 submachine gun. It uses... |
Empire of Japan | 1942 |
Uru Uru (submachine gun) The Uru is a submachine gun made by the production firm Mekanika in 1977 for the Brazilian Army and Police Forces. License for weapons in 1988, bought the branch of FAU, which modernized the tommy-gun in model 2... |
Mekanika Industria e Comercio Ltd | 9x19mm Parabellum | 1974 | |
Uzi | Israel Military Industries Israel Military Industries Israel Weapons Industries , formerly the "Magen" division of the Israel Military Industries Ltd. is an Israeli firearms manufacturer. In 2005, the Small Arms Division of IMI was privatized.... |
9x19mm Parabellum .22 Long Rifle .22 Long Rifle The .22 Long Rifle rimfire cartridge is a long established variety of ammunition, and in terms of units sold is still by far the most common in the world today. The cartridge is often referred to simply as .22 LR and various rifles, pistols, revolvers, and even some smoothbore shotguns have... .45 ACP .45 ACP The .45 ACP , also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911.-Design and history:The U.S... .41 Action Express .41 Action Express The .41 Action Express is a pistol cartridge developed in the 1980s to reproduce the performance of the .41 Magnum cartridge in semi-automatic pistols.-History:... |
1950 | |
VBR-Belgium PDW VBR-Belgium PDW The VBR-PDW is a personal defense weapon chambered in the 7.92x24mm round and is designed by Rik Van Bruaene. It uses the double action firing mechanism from a Beretta M92F Pistol and magazines from Glock pistols. As of 2010, it is still at prototype stage. It has a retractable buttstock to... |
VBR-Belgium VBR-Belgium VBR-Belgium is a firearms manufacturer in Belgium.The company was founded by Rik Van Bruaene during the early 2000's and has since developed personal defence weapon ammunition.-Personal Defence Weapons:*VBR PDW**Van Bruaene Rik CASMG... |
7.92x24mm 7.92x24mm The 7.92×24 mm cartridge is a pistol cartridge designed in Belgium by Rik Van Bruaene of VBR-Belgium.The design objective was the development of a cartridge for use in Personal Defence Weapons , and for use in pistols, submachine guns and carbines... 9x19mm Parabellum |
2002 | |
Vigneron | State Arsenal at Rocourt | 9x19mm Parabellum | 1953 | |
Walther MP Walther MP The Walther MP series is a family of 9x19mm Parabellum submachine guns produced in West Germany from 1963 to 1985 by Walther.-Variants:... |
Walther arms | 9x19mm Parabellum .380 ACP .380 ACP The .380 ACP pistol cartridge is a rimless, straight-walled pistol cartridge developed by firearms designer John Browning. The cartridge headspaces on the mouth of the case. It was introduced in 1908 by Colt, and has been a popular self-defense cartridge ever since... |
1963 | |
ZB-47 ZB-47 The ZB-47 was a submachine gun of Czechoslovak origin chambered in the 9x19mm Parabellum round fed from a 32 round magazine. The weapon was intended for tank and vehicle crews, who beeing forced to operate in cramped spaces, required compact weapon without protruding parts The ZB-47 was a... |
Zbrojovka Brno Zbrojovka Brno Zbrojovka Brno was a firearm and vehicle manufacturer in Brno, Czech Republic. They also made other products and tools- History :The firm was established in 1918.The Czech-Slovak investment group J&T bought an areal of Zbrojovka Brno in 2007.-Firearms:... |
9x19mm Parabellum | 1947 | |
Z-4 | Hafdasa | 9x19mm Parabellum .45 ACP .45 ACP The .45 ACP , also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911.-Design and history:The U.S... |
1938 | |