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The new submachine gun was a much cheaper design than the Suomi submachine gun and could be manufactured much faster. [1] All parts were made out of stamped steel (excluding the barrel, bolt and the wood hand grips). [citation needed] The weight of the gun was almost halved compared to the Suomi (2.95 kg vs. 5 kg). [2]
The Suomi KP/-31 (Finnish: Suomi-konepistooli m/31 or "Finland-machine-pistol mod. 1931") is a Finnish submachine gun that was mainly used during World War II. It is a descendant of the M-22 prototype and the KP/-26 production model, which was revealed to the public in 1925. It entered service in Finland in 1931, and remained in use until the ...
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details BMP-2MD Soviet Union Finland Infantry fighting vehicle: 110 [1]: All vehicles modernized to the Finnish BMP-2MD standard with a new main gun supplied by Slovakian ZTS Special AS, thermal imaging and Polish multi-spectral camouflage Berberys-R between 2015 and 2019.
KP m/44 submachine gun; S. Suomi KP/-31 This page was last edited on 18 September 2019, at 03:55 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Nazi Germany − Used captured guns, and also converted some to 9×19mm Parabellum under the designation "MP-41(r)" and the 7.63x25mm Mauser under the designation "MP-717(r)" [22] North Vietnam − Viet Minh , Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army used PPSh-41 variants, including the K-50M license-built copy, [ 60 ] and the Chinese Type 50.
On the battlefield, the Lahti-Saloranta M/26 was found to be heavy, hard to clean due to the 188 parts of the gun, and lacking in magazine capacity. It was nicknamed Kootut virheet, "assorted mistakes". On the other hand, proficient gunners liked and took full advantage of the exceptional accuracy of the weapon, and with oiling adapted for ...
The Carl Gustaf m/45 was replaced as main infantry weapon in the Swedish Armed Forces during the mid-1960s with the 7.62mm Automatkarbin 4 battle rifle, but remained in use for auxiliary troops like artillery gun crews, supply- and engineering troops and the like until starting in 1986 being replaced with the 5.56mm Ak 5 assault rifle.
In 1941 and 1942, larger numbers of 9mm MP34 guns were delivered to Portugal by Germany. In Portuguese service, the 9mm MP34 was known as the Pistola-metralhadora 9 mm m/942 Steyer . [ 9 ] Many m/942 guns carry a Portuguese crest just forward of the safety mechanism in combination with Waffenamt (WaA) markings.