submachine gun
サブマシンガン SMG subfusil 短機関銃 マシンピストル
A submachine gun or SMG is a carbine-length, pistol-caliber firearm that is capable of fully automatic fire. Early SMGs such as the MP18 have rifle-like appearance. While more modern models do have features like folding stock, pistol grip and a fire selector. The term "submachine gun" was coined by John T. Thompson, to describe its design concept as an automatic weapon with notably less firepower than a machine gun (hence the prefix "sub-").
A subset of submachine gun is dubbed machine pistol, which are often used to describe a handgun with automatic fire capability (e.g. Glock 18C), or compact SMGs with handgun-like ergonomics (e.g. Micro Uzi).
List of submachine guns
- American-180
- Arsenal Shipka
- B&T MP9
- Beretta CX4
- Beretta M12
- Beretta M1918
- Beretta Model 38
- Blyskawica SMG
- Carl Gustaf m/45
- Colt 9mm SMG
- CS/LS06
- CZ Scorpion Evo 3
- Daewoo K7
- Daewoo XK9
- Danuvia 43M
- ERMA EMP
- EMP 44
- FAMAE SAF
- F1 submachine gun
- H&K MP5
- H&K UMP
- IMI Uzi
- IWI X95 (9mm)
- Jatimatic
- K-50M
- KRISS Vector
- Lanchester SMG
- Lusa submachine gun
- MAC-10 / MAC-11
- Magpul FMG-9
- MAS-38
- MAT-49
- MP18
- MP28
- MP 3008
- MP34 (Steyr-Solothurn S1-100)
- MP40
- MP41
- OTs-02 Kiparis
- OTs-39
- Owen gun
- Parker-Hale IDW
- PM-06
- PM-63 RAK
- PM-84 Glauberyt
- PP-19-01
- PP-19 Bizon
- PP-2000
- PP-90
- PP-90M1
- PPD-40
- PPSh-41
- PPS-43
- S&W M76
- SIG MPX
- Škorpion vz. 61
- Spectre M4
- SR-2 Veresk
- Star Model Z62
- Sterling SMG
- Sten gun
- Steyr AUG Para
- Suomi KP/-31
- T77 submachine gun
- Taurus MT-9
- Thompson submachine gun
- Type 100 smg
- Type 64 SMG
- Vigneron submachine gun
- Walther MP
- Zastava M56
Personal defense weapons
The following guns are classified as personal defense weapon. Technically an intersection between an SMG and assault rifle. They fire smaller caliber handgun rounds with sharper tips, designed for higher velocity and better penetration against body armor. Such rounds resemble miniature intermediate rifle rounds.
