New Nambu M66 Explained

New Nambu M65/M66
Origin:Japan
Type:Submachine gun
Is Ranged:YES
Service:Japan Self-Defense Forces
(Testing and Trials Only)
Used By:Japan Self-Defense Forces
Designer:Shin-Chuō Industries (Now Minebea)
Design Date:1965
Manufacturer:Shin-Chuō Industries
Number:Prototypes Only
Variants:M65, M66
Weight:4.08 kg (M65)
3.96 kg (M66)
Length:M65: 763mm (Stock Folded: 501mm)
M66: 756mm (Stock Folded: 504mm)
Part Length:154mm (M65)
140mm (M66)
Cartridge:9×19mm Parabellum
Caliber:9mm
Action:Blowback, Open-Bolt
Rate:550 RPM (M65)
465 RPM (M66)
Feed:30-Round Detachable Box Magazine
Sights:Iron Sight

The New Nambu M65/M66 (originally called the SCK-65/66) is a Japanese submachine gun manufactured in 1965 by Shin-Chuō Koygo Industries (Formerly Nambu Arms Manufacturing Company; now Minebea). It is blowback operated, and fires from an open bolt. It fires the 9×19mm Parabellum round, from 30 round box magazines. The firearm was only tested and produced under trials for the considered replacement of the aging M3 submachine gun that was supplied by the United States Military during the formation of the National Police Reserve after the war.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: SCK-65 . 2018-11-11.