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All Submachine Guns

This group collects the Small Arms And Sidearms subcategory's submachine guns: compact, magazine-fed automatic or selective-fire weapons chambered for pistol-caliber ammunition, designed for close-quarters and personal-defense use rather than rifle-range engagement. It spans blowback and roller-delayed designs and weapons fielded from the early twentieth century through the present day by military, police and security forces worldwide, including one hybrid entry classified here by its own weapon-class attestation as a submachine gun despite also carrying assault-rifle lineage. Purpose-built personal defense weapons firing a dedicated intermediate cartridge rather than a standard pistol round are grouped separately under Other Small Arms and Personal Weapons, since their ammunition and stated role differ from the classic submachine gun even though the two categories overlap in size and use.

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1918 1
All Submachine Guns
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American-180

Small Arms And Sidearms

ASMI

Small Arms And Sidearms

Austen submachine gun

Small Arms And Sidearms

Beretta M12

Small Arms And Sidearms

Beretta Model 38

Small Arms And Sidearms

Bergmann MP18

Small Arms And Sidearms

Brugger & Thomet MP9

Small Arms And Sidearms

BSA Welgun

Small Arms And Sidearms

Carl Gustaf m/45

Small Arms And Sidearms

Colt 9mm SMG

Small Arms And Sidearms

Danuvia 43M submachine gun

Small Arms And Sidearms

F1 submachine gun

Small Arms And Sidearms

Gepard (submachine gun)

Small Arms And Sidearms

Heckler & Koch MP5

Small Arms And Sidearms

Heckler and Koch UMP

Small Arms And Sidearms

Interdynamic MP-9

Small Arms And Sidearms

KGP-9

Small Arms And Sidearms

Labora Fontbernat M-1938

Small Arms And Sidearms

Lanchester submachine gun

Small Arms And Sidearms

M3 submachine gun

Small Arms And Sidearms

M50 Reising

Small Arms And Sidearms

M56 submachine gun

Small Arms And Sidearms

MAS-38

Small Arms And Sidearms

MAT-49

Small Arms And Sidearms

MGD PM-9

Small Arms And Sidearms

MP 18

Small Arms And Sidearms

MP35

Small Arms And Sidearms

MP5 Submachine Gun

Small Arms And Sidearms

Owen Gun

Small Arms And Sidearms

Pindad PM2

Small Arms And Sidearms

Pleter 91 submachine gun

Small Arms And Sidearms

PP-19 Bizon

Small Arms And Sidearms

PP-2000

Small Arms And Sidearms

PP-90

Small Arms And Sidearms

PPD-40

Small Arms And Sidearms

PPS Submachine Gun

Small Arms And Sidearms

PPS-43

Small Arms And Sidearms

PPSh-41

Small Arms And Sidearms

Sa 23

Small Arms And Sidearms

Sanna 77

Small Arms And Sidearms

SIG MPX

Small Arms And Sidearms

Socimi Type 821

Small Arms And Sidearms

Spectre M4

Small Arms And Sidearms

Standschütze Hellriegel M1915

Small Arms And Sidearms

Star Model Z62

Small Arms And Sidearms

Star Model Z84

Small Arms And Sidearms

Sten Gun

Small Arms And Sidearms

Steyr MPi 69

Small Arms And Sidearms

STV rifle

Small Arms And Sidearms

Suomi KP/-31

Small Arms And Sidearms

Thompson Submachine Gun

Small Arms And Sidearms

Type 100 submachine gun

Small Arms And Sidearms

TZ-45

Small Arms And Sidearms

United Defense M42

Small Arms And Sidearms

Uzi

Small Arms And Sidearms
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Submachine gun
WikipediaSubmachine gun, World War I section
Quote, Submachine gun, World War I section
By 1918, Bergmann Waffenfabrik had developed the 9x19mm Parabellum MP 18, the first practical submachine gun.
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