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WW2 Small Arms Identification Guide

This is one of a series of identification guides for the small arms (pistols, rifles, submachine guns, assault rifles, and light machine guns) issued or in use during World War 2. To the best of our knowledge, all the examples shown are original pre-1945 manufacture. If anyone has questions or suggestions, please contact Vern@GermanDaggers.com.

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WW2 Submachine Gun Identification Guide





Arsenal (Tallinn) M23 - Estonia - produced 1926
Caliber 9mm Browning - 40 round box magazine - 500 rpm
570 produced



Austen (Australian Sten) - Australia - produced 1942-1945
Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 28 round box magazine - 500 rpm
20,000 produced



Bechowiec - Poland - produced 1944
Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 32 round box magazine - 500-550 rpm
13 produced



Beretta Model 1918 - Italy - produced 1918-1932
Caliber 9 mm Glisenti - 25 round box magazine - 900 rpm



Beretta MAB 38 - Italy - produced 1938-1949
Caliber 9 mm Parabellum - 10, 20, 30, 40 round box magazine - 600 rpm



Bergmann MP18 - Germany - produced 1918-1920s
Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 20, 30, or 50 round box/32 round drum - 500 rpm
35,000 produced



Bergmann MP35 - Germany - produced 1935-1944
Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 24 or 32 round box magazine - 540 rpm
47,000 produced



Blyskawica - Poland - produced 1943-1944
Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 32 round box magazine - 600 rpm
700 produced



Danuvia 39M - Hungary - produced 1939-1943
Caliber 9mm Mauser - 40 round magazine - 750 rpm
2,000 produced



Danuvia 43M - Hungary - produced 1943-1945
Caliber 9mm Mauser - 40 round magazine - 750 rpm
8,000 produced



Erma EMP35 - Germany - produced 1931-1938
Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 32 round box magazine - 550 rpm
10,000 produced



FNAB 43 - Italy - produced 1944-1945
Caliber 9 mm Parabellum - 20 or 40 round box magazine - 400 rpm
7,000 produced



Haenel MP28 - Germany - produced 1928-1930s
Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 20 round box/32 round drum - 550-600 rpm



Haenel MP41 - Germany - produced 1941
Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 32 round box magazine - 500 rpm
27,000 produced



KP-M44 - Finland - produced 1945
Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 25, 36, or 50 round box/40 or 70 round drum - 650 rpm
10,000 produced



Labora Fontbernat M-1938 - Spain - produced 1934-1938
Caliber 9mm Largo - 36 round box magazine - 750 rpm



Lettet Forsogs-maskinpistol - Denmark - produced 1939-1950
Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 20, 36, or 50 round box/40 or 71 round drum - 750-900 rpm



M3 (Grease Gun) - United States - produced 1943-1945
Caliber .45 ACP - 30 round box magazine - 550 rpm
over 700,000 produced



MAS 38 - France - produced 1939-1946
Caliber 7.65mm Longue - 32 round box magazine - 600-700 rpm
2,000 produced



Mors wz.39 - Poland - produced 1939
Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 24 round box magazine - 500-550 rpm
36 produced



MP38 (Schmeisser) - Germany - produced 1938-1940
Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 32 round box magazine - 500 rpm



MP40 (Schmeisser) - Germany - produced 1940-1945
Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 32 round box magazine - 500 rpm
1 million produced



MP3008 - Germany - produced 1945
Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 32 round box magazine - 450 rpm
10,000 produced



Orita M1941 - Romania - produced 1943-1970s
Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 32 round box magazine - 600 rpm



OVP Model 1918 - Italy - produced 1918-1941
Caliber 9 mm Glisenti - 25 round box magazine - 900 rpm



Owen Gun - Australia - produced 1941-1945
Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 32 round box magazine - 700 rpm
50,000 produced



PPD-34 - Soviet Union - produced 1934-1940
Caliber 7.62 Tokarev - 25 round box/71 round drum - 800-1000 rpm
9,000 produced



PPD-40 - Soviet Union - produced 1940-1942
Caliber 7.62 Tokarev - 25 round box/71 round drum - 800-1000 rpm
81,000 produced



PPS-42 - Soviet Union - produced 1942-1943
Caliber 7.62 Tokarev - 35 round box magazine - 600-900 rpm
45,000 produced



PPS-43 - Soviet Union - produced 1943-1946
Caliber 7.62 Tokarev - 35 round box magazine - 600-900 rpm
2 million produced



PPSh-41 - Soviet Union - produced 1941-1945
Caliber 7.62 Tokarev - 35 round box/71 round drum - 1000 rpm
6 million produced



Reising M50 - United States - produced 1941-1945
Caliber .45 ACP - 12 or 20 round box magazine - 550 rpm
over 100,000 produced



Ribeyrolle Modele 1918 - France - produced 1918-1920
Caliber 8mm Ribeyrolle - 24 round box magazine - 550-600 rpm



Star RU35 - Spain - produced 1935-1938
Caliber 9mm Largo - 12, 30, or 40 round box magazine - 300 rpm



Sten Gun - Great Britain - produced 1941-
Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 32 round box magazine - 500 rpm
3.7-4.6 million produced



Sterling Lanchester - Great Britain - produced 1941-1945
Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 32 or 50 round box magazine - 600 rpm
91,500 produced



Sterling (Patchette) - Great Britain - produced 1944-45
Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 34 round box magazine - 550 rpm
120 produced



Steyr MP34 - Austria - produced 1929-1940
Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 20 or 32 round box magazine - 500 rpm



Suomi KP-31 - Finland - produced 1931-1953
Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 20, 36, or 50 round box/40 or 71 round drum - 750-900 rpm
80,000 produced



Thompson M1928M1A1 - United States - produced 1928-
Caliber .45 ACP - 20 round box/50 round drum - 600-1500 rpm
over 1.5 million produced



Nambu Type 100 - Japan - produced 1942-1945
Caliber 8mm Nambu - 30 round curved box magazine - 450-800 rpm
24-27,000 produced



TZ-45 - Italy - produced 1944-1945
Caliber 9 mm Parabellum - 40 round box magazine - 800 rpm
6,000 produced



United Defense M-42 - United States - produced 1942-1943
Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 20 round box magazine - 700 rpm
15,000 produced



ZK-383 - Czechoslovakia - produced 1938-1970
Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 30 or 40 round box magazine - 500-700 rpm
20,000 produced