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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 ...
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 ...
Light machine gun: 6,500: Standard light machine gun. [92] 7.62 KK PKM 7.62 KK PKM PICA 7.62 KK PKT Soviet Union Russia: General-purpose machine gun? Standard general-purpose machine gun. 7.62 KK PKT is used in all IFVs in the Finnish army. [93] 12.7 ITKK 96 Soviet Union: Standard heavy machine gun: 5,000+ Soviet NSV machine gun; standard heavy ...
Aimo Johannes Lahti (April 28, 1896 – April 19, 1970) [1] was a self-taught Finnish weapons designer. Of the 50 weapons he designed, the best known is the Suomi KP/-31 SMG. . Other well-known weapon designs of his include the Lahti-Saloranta M/26 LMG, Maxim M/32-33 and Sampo L-41 MMG, Lahti L-35 pistol, and Lahti L-39 anti-tank ri
English: diagram of the mechanism of a gun representing the trigger, the tumbler, the firing pin and the cap Français : schéma du mécanisme d'un fusil représentant la détente, la gâchette, le chien et l'amorce
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.
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