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Firearms Review - The Swedish K - Carl Gustav M/45 Kulsprutepistol (and video) |
2020-01-05 |
Produced by Carl Gustav SG for the Swedish Army, in its day the M45 submachine gun was well received and considered the top of the line when it came to compact power. It was designed during World War 2, put into production in 1945 (thus the M45 designation) and labeled Kulsprutepistol. While Sweden was its primary user, several examples were acquired for use by the US government and while in American hands, this long and near-unpronounceable text simply became “the K gun.” Taking a cue from the STEN and M3 subguns of the WWII-era, the M45 was made primarily from metal stampings to make it as inexpensive and light as possible. Its 8.37-inch rifled barrel and folding rectangular buttstock gave it an overall length of 21.7-inches when collapsed. Its weight, at 7.37-pounds unloaded, is on par with the UZI. User video at this link. |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#4 Just bought Autumn Man on your recommendation. As soon as I'm done reading Three Hours, it's up next. |
Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-01-05 20:58 |
#3 I asked a practical colleague if he'd fired the K-Gun. He said he had, but he deferred to his friend Albert Slugocki with considerable field experience who noted “when you’re doing your business the magazine tends to fall out”. Slugocki had an extraordinary career: Polish resistance and French Foreign Legion as a minor; Army tours in Korea; SF in SE Asia and Europe until 1970; boat captain on Amazon. His memoir The Autumn Man is recommended. |
Posted by: Classical_Liberal 2020-01-05 19:49 |
#2 I enjoyed the article and video. Thanks for sharing, Mr B. |
Posted by: Classical_Liberal 2020-01-05 18:03 |
#1 Prime Cut A fine, fine film with Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman and Cissy Spacek. |
Posted by: Skidmark 2020-01-05 10:49 |