List of submachine guns explained

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.

NameManufacturerImagedata-sort-type="number"CartridgeCountrydata-sort-type="number"ProducedType
Agram 2000Agram9×19mm Parabellum1990-PresentSMG
American-180Illinois Arms Company.22 Long Rifle
.22 Short Magnum		1960sSMG
Amogh carbineOrdnance Factory Board5.56×30mm MINSAS2008-presentPDW
AR-57AR57 LLCFN 5.7×28mm2008PDW
ARES FMGARES Incorporated9×19mm Parabellum1984SMG
Armaguerra OG-43Società Anonima Revelli Manifattura Armiguerra9×19mm Parabellum1943SMG
Arsenal submachine gunArsenal9×20 mm SR Browning1926SMG
ASALT 96Uzina Mecanică Sadu9×19mm Parabellum1996SMG
ASMILokesh Machines Limited9×19mm Parabellum2021-presentSMG
Austen submachine gunDiecasters
W. T. Carmichael		9×19mm Parabellum1942SMG
Bechowiec-1Bataliony Chłopskie9×19mm Parabellum1943SMG
Benelli CB M2Benelli Armi9×25mm AUPO1980sSMG
Beretta 93RFabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta9×19mm Parabellum1979-1993MP
Beretta M12Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta9×19mm Parabellum1959SMG
Beretta M1918Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta9mm Glisenti
.22 Long Rifle		1918SMG
Beretta Model 38Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta9×19mm Parabellum1938SMG
Beretta Mx4 StormFabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta9×19mm Parabellum
.45 ACP		2003-PresentSMG
Beretta PMXBeretta Defense Technologies9×19mm Parabellum2018-presentSMG
BłyskawicaWacław Zawrotny9×19mm Parabellum1943SMG
BorzKrasniy Molot, Grozny9×18mm Makarov1992SMG
Brügger & Thomet APCB&T9×19mm Parabellum
.40 S&W
10mm Auto
.45 ACP		2011-PresentSMG
Brügger & Thomet MP9B&T9×19mm Parabellum2001-PresentSMG
BSA experimental model 1949Birmingham Small Arms9×19mm Parabellum1949SMG
BSA WelgunBirmingham Small Arms9×19mm Parabellum1942-1943 (trials only)SMG
Calico M960ACalico Light Weapons Systems9×19mm Parabellum1990-presentSMG
Carbon 15Bushmaster Firearms International9×19mm ParabellumSMG
Carl Gustav m/459×19mm Parabellum1945-1964 (Sweden)
1965-1970 (Egypt)		SMG
Carlo (submachine gun)Small metal working shopsVariable2000SMG
CETME C2 submachine gunCETME9×23mm Largo
9x19mm Parabellum		1964SMG
Chauchat-Ribeyrolles 1918 submachine gunRibeyrolles, Sutter and Chauchat (RSC)8×50mmR Lebel1918SMG
PDW
Chropi GP10 submachine gunChropi9×19mm Parabellum
.45 ACP		1975SMG
Choroszmanów submachine gunGrzegorz Choroszman7.62×25mm Tokarev1943SMG
CMMG MkGCMMG.45 ACP2017SMG
Colt 9mm SMGColt's Manufacturing Company9×19mm Parabellum1982-PresentSMG
Colt SCAMPHenry A. Into.221 Remington Fireball1971MP
PDW
CS/LS5China South Industries Group9×19mm DAP92-9
9×19mm Parabellum
9×21mm IMI		2012-presentSMG
CS/LS6Chongqing Changfeng9×19mm Parabellum2005-presentSMG
CS/LS7China South Industries Group9×19mm DAP92-9
9×19mm Parabellum		2016-presentSMG
CZ 75 AutomaticČeská zbrojovka Uherský Brod9×19mm Parabellum1992-?MP
CZ Scorpion Evo 3Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod9×19mm Parabellum2009-presentSMG
ČZW-438Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod4.38×30mm Libra
9×19mm Parabellum		PDW
SMG
Danuvia 43M submachine gunDanuvia Engineering Industries 9×25mm Mauser1943SMG
Daewoo Precision Industries K7S&T Motiv9×19mm Parabellum2001-PresentSMG
Daewoo XK9S&T Motiv9×19mm Parabellum2003-2004 (preproduction prototypes only)SMG
DUX submachine gunOviedo Military Arsenal9×19mm Parabellum1953SMG
EDDA submachine gunOnly one prototype made.22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire1970sSMG
EMP 44Erma Werke9×19mm Parabellum1944SMG
Erma EMPErma Werke9×19mm Parabellum
9×23mm Largo
7.63×25mm Mauser		1931SMG
ETVS submachine gunÉtablissement Technique de Versailles7.65×20mm Longue1933-1939SMG
Experimental Model 2 submachine gun8×22mm Nambu1935SMG
F1 submachine gunLithgow Small Arms Factory9×19mm Parabellum1962-1973SMG
FAMAE SAFFAMAE9×19mm Parabellum1993-PresentSMG
FBP submachine gunFábrica de Braço de Prata9×19mm Parabellum1948SMG
Floro MK-9Floro International Corporation9×19mm Parabellum2001SMG
FMK-3 submachine gunMilitary Industries States Corporation9×19mm Parabellum1974SMG
FNAB-43Fabbrica Nazionale d'Armi di Brescia9×19mm Parabellum1943SMG
FN P90FN HerstalFN 5.7×28mm
  • 1990-1993 (SS90 cartridge)
  • 1993-Present (SS190 cartridge)[1]
PDW
Frommer Stop Machine PistolFegyver- és Gépgyár.380 ACP1916MP
Franchi LF-57Luigi Franchi9×19mm Parabellum1956/1957SMG
Gepard (submachine gun)Military Unit 33491
JSC REX		.380 ACP
9×18mm Makarov
9×19mm Parabellum
9×19mm 7N21
9×21mm
9×21mm Gyurza
9×30mm Grom		1995SMG
Gevarm D4Gevarm9×19mm Parabellum1956SMG
Glock 18Glock Ges.m.b.H.9×19mm Parabellum1986MP
Hafdasa C-4Hispano Argentina de Automotives SA9×19mm Parabellum
.45 ACP		1939SMG
Halcón M-1943Fábrica de Armas Halcón9×19mm Parabellum.45 ACP1943SMG
Halcón ML-57Buenos Aires Halcon9×19mm Parabellum.45 ACP1957SMG
Halcón ML-63Buenos Aires Halcon9×19mm Parabellum1963SMG
Heckler & Koch MP5Heckler & Koch9×19mm Parabellum
10mm Auto
.40 S&W		1966-presentSMG
Heckler & Koch MP7Heckler & Koch4.6×30mm1999-presentSMG
PDW
Heckler & Koch MP2000Heckler & Koch1988-1990SMG
Heckler & Koch UMP[2] Heckler & Koch9×19mm Parabellum
.45 ACP
.40 S&W
2000-presentSMG
Heckler & Koch VP70Heckler & Koch9×19mm Parabellum1970-1989MP
Hotchkiss Type UniversalHotchkiss et Cie9×19mm Parabellum1949SMG
INA Model 953Industria National de Armas S.A..45 ACP1950SMG
Ingram Model 69×19mm Parabellum
.38 Super
.45 ACP		1949SMG
Interdynamic MP-99×19mm Parabellum1983SMG
Jatimatic / GG-95 PDWTampereen Asepaja Oy9×19mm Parabellum1983-1986,1995SMG
Joint Venture Protective CarbineOFT Trichy5.56×30mm MINSAS2005/2006-presentSMG
JS 9 mmChina South Industries Group9×19mm Parabellum2006-presentSMG
KP m/44 submachine gunTikkakoski9×19mm Parabellum1944SMG
KP Vz. 38Česká zbrojovka Strakonice.380 ACP1937-1938 (prototype only)SMG
KGP-9Fegyver- és Gépgyár9×19mm Parabellum1988SMG
KISJan Piwnik's Ponury guerrilla unit 9×19mm Parabellum1943SMG
KRISS VectorKRISS USA Inc.2009-PresentSMG
Kucher Model K1Danuvia7.62×25mm Tokarev1951-1960sSMG
La France M16K-45La France Specialties.45 ACP1982SMG
Labora Fontbernat M-19389×23mm Largo1938SMG
Lanchester submachine gunSterling Armaments Company9×19mm Parabellum1940SMG
LAD machine gunNIPSMVO7.62×25mm Tokarev1942Other
Lehnar submachine gunMade by Juan Lehnar (only one prototype made)9×19mm Parabellum1930SMG
Lercker pistolItaly.25 ACP1950MP
Lettet–Forsøgs submachine gunDansk Industri Syndikat9×19mm Parabellum1941SMG
Lmg-Pist 41/44Waffenfabrik Bern7.65×21mm Parabellum1941MP
Lusa submachine gunINDEP9×19mm Parabellum1983SMG
M2 HydeMarlin Firearms.45 ACP1942SMG
M3 Grease GunGeneral Motors.45 ACP
9×19mm Parabellum
.30 Carbine		1942-1945, with additional production in early 1950sSMG
M49 submachine gunZastava Arms7.62×25mm Tokarev1949SMG
M50 ReisingHarrington & Richardson.45 ACP1941SMG
M56 submachine gunZastava Arms7.62×25mm Tokarev1956SMG
M76Smith & Wesson9×19mm Parabellum9mm caseless1967-1974SMG
MAC-10Military Armament Corporation.45 ACP1970-1973SMG
MP
MAC-11Military Armament Corporation.380 ACP1972-presentSMG
MP
Minebea PM-9Minebea Co.9×19mm Parabellum1990SMG
Madsen M-50Dansk Industri Syndikat9×19mm Parabellum1950/1953-?SMG
Madsen M1945Dansk Industri Syndikat9×19mm Parabellum1945SMG
Magpul FMG-9Magpul Industries9×19mm Parabellum2008-?SMG
Other
MAS-38Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne7.65mm Longue1938-1973SMG
Maschinenpistole M.12 Patrone 16Œ.W.G.1915MP
Maschinenpistole SennHeinrich Senn of Bern9×19mm Parabellum
7.65×21mm Parabellum		1916MP
Maschinenkarabiner 36Hugo Schmeisser9×19mm Parabellum1936SMG
MAT-49Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Tulle9×19mm Parabellum
7.62×25mm Tokarev[3] 		1949SMG
Mauser MP-57Mauser9×19mm Parabellum1957SMG
Mauser SchnellfeuerMauser1932MP
MCEM 2 submachine gunRoyal Small Arms Factory9×19mm Parabellum1944SMG
MCEM 3 submachine gunRoyal Small Arms Factory9×19mm Parabellum1947SMG
Mekanika UruMekanika Industria e Commercio9×19mm Parabellum
.38 ACP		1977SMG
MEMS M-52/60MEMS9×19mm ParabellumSMG
Mendoza HM-3Productos Mendoza9mm calibre
.380 ACP		2012SMG
Métral submachine gunMade by Gérard Métral (only one prototype made)9×19mm Parabellum1995SMG
MGD PM-99×19mm Parabellum1950 (pre-production prototypes only)SMG
MGP submachine gunSIMA Electronica9×19mm Parabellum1979SMG
MGP-15 submachine gunSIMA Electronica9×19mm Parabellum1990SMG
MGV-176Gorenje
Orbis		.22 Long Rifle
1979SMG
Milkor BXPMilkor (Pty) Ltd9×19mm Parabellum South Africa1980sSMG
Mors submachine gunPaństwowa Fabryka Karabinów9×19mm Parabellum1939SMG
Ruger MP9Sturm, Ruger & Co.9×19mm Parabellum1995-1996SMG
MP
MP 18Bergmann Waffenfabrik9×19mm Parabellum
  • 1918-1920's
  • 1928-Early 1940s (MP 28/II)
SMG
MP 34Waffenfabrik Steyr9×19mm Parabellum
9×23mm Steyr
9×25mm Mauser
.45 ACP		1929SMG
MP35Bergmann9×19mm Parabellum1935SMG
MP 36Erma Werke9×19mm Parabellum1936SMG
MP 40Steyr-Mannlicher
Erma Werke
Haenel		9×19mm Parabellum1940-1945[4] SMG
MP 41Haenel Company9×19mm Parabellum1941SMG
MP 3008Small machine shops9×19mm Parabellum1945SMG
New Nambu M66Shin-Chuō Industries9×19mm Parabellum1966SMG
Onorati SMGUmberto Onorati9×19mm Parabellum1936 Prototype onlySMG
Orita M1941Uzinele Metalurgice Copșa Mică și Cugir9×19mm Parabellum1941SMG
OTs-33 PernachKBP Instrument Design Bureau9×18mm Makarov1995/1996-?MP
OTs-02 KiparisKBP Instrument Design Bureau9×18mm Makarov1991-present (design dated 1972)SMG
OTs-23 DrotikKBP Instrument Design Bureau5.45×18mm1993SMG
OVP 1918Officine di Villar Perosa9mm Glisenti1918SMG
Owen GunLysaght's Works9×19mm Parabellum1942-1944SMG
Parinco mod. 3RParinco9×19mm Parabellum1959SMG
Pindad PM2Pindad9×19mm Parabellum2006SMG
Pindad PM3Pindad9×19mm Parabellum
9×21mm Pindad		2016SMG
Pistol Md. 1998Uzina Mecanică Sadu9×19mm Parabellum1998MP
Pistol Mitralieră model 1996 RATMILRomArm via Uzinele Mecanice Cugir9×19mm Parabellum1996SMG
Pistolet maszynowy dywersyjnyMilitary Institute of Armament Technology7.63×25mm Mauser1939 (concept only)SMG
MP
Pleter 91 submachine gunOroplet9×19mm Parabellum1991SMG
PM-63 RAKFB "Łucznik" Radom9×18mm Makarov1967-1977SMG
PM-84FB "Łucznik" Radom9×19mm Parabellum1984-?SMG
PM-98FB "Łucznik" Radom9×19mm Parabellum1998-?SMG
PM-06FB "Łucznik" Radom9×19mm Parabellum2006-presentSMG
PP-19 BizonIzhmash9×18mm Makarov
9×19mm Parabellum
.380 ACP
7.62×25mm Tokarev		1996-presentSMG
PP-19-01 VityazKalashnikov Concern9×19mm Parabellum
9×19mm 7N31		2008-presentSMG
PP-90KBP Instrument Design Bureau9×18mm Makarov1990-?SMG
Other
PP-90M1KBP Instrument Design Bureau9×19mm Parabellum1990sSMG
PP-91 KEDRIzhmash9×18mm Makarov1994-present (was designed in 1970s)SMG
PP-93KBP Instrument Design Bureau9×18mm Makarov1993-?SMG
PP-2000KBP Instrument Design Bureau9×19mm Parabellum2006-present[5] SMG
PPD-407.62×25mm Tokarev1940SMG
PPS submachine gun7.62×25mm Tokarev1942SMG
PPSh-417.62×25mm Tokarev1941SMG
QCW-05China South Industries Group5.8×21mm DCV052005-presentPDW
R9-Arms submachine gunR9-Arms Corp. USA9×19mm ParabellumUnknownUnknown-presentSMG
Rexim-FavorRexim Small Arms Company9×19mm Parabellum1953SMG
SACO Model 683SACO Defense9×19mm Parabellum1980SMG
ShipkaArsenal AD9×18mm Makarov
9×19mm Parabellum		1996SMG
Sa vz. 239×19mm Parabellum
7.62×25mm Tokarev		1948-1968SMG
Saab Bofors Dynamics CBJ-MSSaab Bofors Dynamics9×19mm Parabellum
6.5×25 CBJ-MS		2000sSMG
Sanna 779×19mm Parabellum
1977-1980SMG
SAR 109TSarsilmaz9×19mm Parabellum2014SMG
SAR 87Sterling Armaments Company9×19mm Parabellum
1987SMG
ŠkorpionČeská Zbrojovka Uherský Brod.32 ACP1961-1979 (variants continued by other manufacturers)SMG
MP
Si 35Star Bonifacio Echeverria, S.A.9×23mm Largo
.38 ACP		1935SMG
SIG 310Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft1940s-1972SMG
SIG MKMOSchweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft9×19mm Parabellum1930-1941SMG
SIG MP41Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft9×19mm Parabellum1941SMG
SIG MPXSIG Sauer9×19mm Parabellum 2015-presentSMG
Socimi Type 821Societa Costruzioni Industriali Milano
Luigi Franchi S.p.A.		9×19mm Parabellum1984-1989SMG
Sola submachine gunSociete Luxembourgeoise SA9×19mm Parabellum1952SMG
Spectre M4Società Italiana Tecnologie Speciali S.p.A..45 ACP
9×19mm Parabellum
.40 S&W		1984-2001SMG
Sputter GunYork Arms Co.9×19mm Parabellum1983SMG
SR-2 VereskTsNIITochMash9×21mm Gyurza1999/2004-?SMG
Standschütze Hellriegel M1915A few prototypes made by members of the Austro-Hungarian military9×23mm Steyr
1915Other
Stechkin automatic pistolTula Arms Plant9×18mm Makarov
  • 1951–1958 (APS)
  • 1972–1973 (APB)
MP
StenRoyal Small Arms Factory
BSA and others		9×19mm Parabellum1941-present (depending on version)SMG
Sterling submachine gunSterling Armaments Company
Royal Ordnance Factories		9×19mm Parabellum1953-1988SMG
Steyr AUG PARASteyr MannlicherThales Australia, Lithgow Facility
SME Ordnance		9×19mm Parabellum1988SMG
Steyr MPi 69Steyr Mannlicher9×19mm Parabellum1969-1990SMG
Steyr TMPSteyr Mannlicher9×19mm Parabellum1992-2001MP
ST Kinetics CPWST Kinetics9×19mm Parabellum
FN 5.7×28mm
4.6×30mm		2009-presentPDW
SMG
STK SSW (firearm)ST KineticsFN 5.7×28mm2000sOther
Suomi KP/-31Tikkakoski (company)9×19mm Parabellum1931-1953SMG
Taurus SMTTaurus Armas9×19mm Parabellum
.40 S&W
.45 ACP		2011SMG
Tavor X95 SMGIsrael Weapon Industries9×19mm Parabellum2009SMG
Thompson submachine gun.45 ACP1921-1945SMG
Tokarev Model 19277.62×38mmR Nagant1927SMG
Tokyo Arsenal Model 1927Tokyo Arsenal8x22mm Nambu1927SMG
Trejo pistolIndustrias Trejo de Zacatlán S.A. de C.V..22 LR
.32 ACP
.380 ACP		1940sMP
Tuma MTE 224 VAMARTIN TUMA ENGINEERING, Gmbh.224 Voboril2000MP
PDW
Type 64 submachine gunChina North Industries Corporation7.62×25mm Type 511964-?SMG
Type 77 submachine gunHsing Hua Arsenal9×19mm Parabellum1985-?SMG
Type 79 submachine gunChina North Industries Corporation7.62×25mm Tokarev1981-1995SMG
Type 80 (pistol)Norinco7.62×25mm Tokarev1980SMG
Type 85 submachine gun7.62×25mm Tokarev1980sSMG
Type 100 submachine gun8×22mm Nambu1939SMG
TZ-45Fabbrica Fratelli Giandoso9×19mm Parabellum1945SMG
United Defense M42United Defense Supply Corp9×19mm Parabellum
.45 ACP		1942SMG
UziIsrael Military Industries
Israel Weapon Industries
FN Herstal
Norinco
Lyttleton Engineering Works
(under Vektor Arms)
RH-ALAN
Group Industries		9×19mm Parabellum1950-presentSMG
Vigneron submachine gun9×19mm Parabellum1952SMG
Villar Perosa aircraft submachine gunOfficine di Villar Perosa9mm Glisenti1915Other
Vityaz-SNKalashnikov Concern9×19mm Parabellum2008SMG
Walther MPWalther arms9×19mm Parabellum
.380 ACP		1963-1985SMG
WG667.62×25mm Tokarev1966SMG
Z-45Star Bonifacio Echeverria, S.A.9x19mm Parabellum
9×23mm Largo
.38 Super
.45 ACP		1945SMG
Z63Star Bonifacio Echeverria, S.A.9×23mm Largo
9x19mm Parabellum		1962-presentSMG
Z84Star Bonifacio Echeverria, S.A.9x19mm Parabellum1984-presentSMG
Zagi M-91Likaweld9×19mm Parabellum1991SMG
Zastava Master FLGZastava Arms9×19mm Parabellum1996SMG
ZB-47Zbrojovka Brno9×19mm Parabellum1947SMG
ZK-3839×19mm Parabellum1930SMG

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 5.56 × 45mm Timeline: 1986–1989 . Watters, Daniel E. . The Gun Zone . June 21, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110210171148/http://thegunzone.com/556dw-9.html . February 10, 2011 .
  2. Web site: Heckler & Koch :: Technical Data UMP. www.heckler-koch.com. en. 2018-03-31. 2018-01-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180114183936/https://www.heckler-koch.com/en/products/military/submachine-guns/ump/ump/technical-data.html. dead.
  3. Conversions by Vietnamese People's Army
  4. Book: Neil, Grant . Mauser Military Rifles . Osprey Publishing . 2015 . 978-1472805942 .
  5. Пистолет-пулемет ПП-2000 (серийный) // журнал «Солдат удачи», № 12 (147), 2006 г., стр.24-25

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