For a long time, the pistol remained the ultimate weapon in matters of concealed carry. However, the advent of assault rifles and submachine guns required a multiple increase in the firepower of compact weapons. First of all, all kinds of security services and state power departments were interested in this. As a result, the second half of the 20th century saw a real boom in compact submachine guns. And even if their modest appearance does not allow themselves to be deceived, they are all quite formidable weapons.
"I sold Israeli Uzi to Islamic fundamentalists". x / f "The Armory Baron", 2005.
1. Ingram MAC-10
A compact American-made submachine gun weighing 2.84 kg chambered for 9x19 mm or .45 ACP cartridges. A very simple and cheap submachine gun. Rate of fire - 1,100 rounds per minute. It was designed by Gordon Ingram in 1970. Interestingly, the first sample (prototype) of this weapon was confiscated from the construction by the police back in 1965. In order to release his brainchild, Ingram had to get a job in 1969 at Sionics Ltd. The submachine gun was so popular that in 1974 the US State Department banned its export. In America itself, the MAC-10 is used to this day.
2. AEK-919K
Or simply "Kashtan". Domestic submachine gun developed by SKB at the Kovrov Mechanical Plant in the early 1990s. AEK was created specifically for the needs of law enforcement agencies. Two Chechen wars have passed. The weapon weighs only 1.74 kg and uses a 9x19 mm cartridge. The technical rate of fire reaches 900 rounds per minute. "Kashtan" is produced in small quantities to this day, albeit since 2013 at another plant.
3. Steyr MP 69
Austrian compact pistol designed in 1969. The weapon was designed by Hugo Stowasser. As in all other cases, the PP was created for the needs of the police and special units of Austria. MP 69 weighs 3.13 kg. The technical rate of fire is 550 rounds per minute. As ammunition, cartridges of 9x19 mm caliber are used. Despite its considerable age, the creation of Steyr is used to this day.
4. Skorpion vz. 61
Czechoslovakian submachine gun developed in 1961. Developed and produced for special services and police of the ATS countries. The weapon is officially used by a wide range of countries. At the same time, a huge number of "Scorpions" ended up on the black market during the Cold War. PP weighs 2 kg. The rate of fire, depending on the modification, can be 840-900 rounds per minute. The "Czech" is produced in as many as four calibers: 7.65x17 mm, 9x19 mm, 9x18 mm and 9x17 mm.
5. Uzi
A truly legendary submachine gun. Developed by Israel Military Industries back in 1954. At the same time, "Uzi" was put into service. It is curious that Israel, being an ally of the United States during the Cold War, also managed to sell these submachine guns to the USSR, albeit in very small quantities. Over the past 60 years, it is easier to list in which conflicts these weapons have not appeared. The designer of the PP was a German Jew, Uziel Gal, who left the country in 1933 after the Nazis seized power.
Depending on the modification "Uzi" weighs from 2.5 to 3.5 kg. The rate of fire from the model ranges from 600 to 1250 rounds per minute. As ammunition, cartridges 9x19 mm are used.
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6. Heckler & Koch MP5KA 1
Formally, it is this German submachine gun that is considered the world's first truly "pocket". Developed in Germany for the needs of the police and intelligence in 1972. Derived from HK MP5 full-size PCB. 9x19 mm are used as cartridges. The technical rate of fire reaches 800 rounds per minute.
If you want to know even more interesting things, then you should read about "Berdysh": what the Russian designers turned the APS into at the request of the special forces.
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