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This is a list of submachine guns. It includes Submachine guns (SMG), Machine pistols (MP), Personal defense weapon systems (PDW), and "compact submachine gun-like weapons" not easily categorized. Weapons may fit in more than one category.
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-").
The M3 is an American .45-caliber submachine gun adopted by the U.S. Army on 12 December 1942, as the United States Submachine Gun, Cal. .45, M3. [12] The M3 was chambered for the same .45 ACP round fired by the Thompson submachine gun , but was cheaper to mass produce and lighter, at the expense of accuracy. [ 12 ]
The Thompson submachine gun (also known as the " Tommy gun ", " Chicago typewriter ", or " trench broom ") is a blowback-operated, selective-fire submachine gun, invented and developed by Brigadier General John T. Thompson, a United States Army officer, in 1918. It was designed to break the stalemate of trench warfare of World War I, although ...
The Heckler & Koch UMP ( Universale Maschinenpistole, German for "Universal Machine Pistol") is a submachine gun developed and manufactured by Heckler & Koch. Heckler & Koch developed the UMP as a lighter and cheaper successor to the MP5, though both remain in production. [ 4] The UMP has been adopted for use by various countries including ...
5.7×28mm submachine guns (4 P) 7.62×25mm Tokarev submachine guns (15 P) 7.63×25mm Mauser submachine guns (3 P) 7.65×21mm Parabellum submachine guns (1 P) 8×22mm Nambu submachine guns (3 P) 9×18mm Makarov submachine guns (11 P) 9×21mm IMI submachine guns (3 P) 9×25mm Mauser submachine guns (2 P) 9mm ...
Sights. Iron sights and Picatinny rail for various optical sights. The B&T APC (Advanced Police Carbine) is a submachine gun produced and manufactured by B&T (formerly known as Brügger & Thomet) of Switzerland. Announced in 2011, the standard series uses standard 9×19mm (APC9), .40 S&W (APC40), 10mm Auto (APC10), and .45 ACP (APC45) ammunition.
The SIG MPX is a gas-operated submachine gun designed and manufactured by SIG Sauer, and is primarily chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum. It is a gas-operated firearm featuring a closed, rotating bolt. [ 2] These design features, rare in submachine guns, were chosen to enhance the safety of the user and to have a more reliable firearm. [ 3]