Submachine gun

Heckler & Koch MP5K - PDW (Personal Defense Weapon) - 9mm Parabellum

A submachine gun (SMG) is a magazine-fed, automatic firearm carbine designed to fire pistol cartridges. The term "submachine gun" was coined by John T. Thompson, the inventor of the Thompson submachine gun.

The submachine gun was developed during World War I (1914–1918). At its peak during World War II (1939–1945), millions of SMGs were made. After the war, new SMG designs appeared frequently. However, by the 1980s, SMG usage decreased.Today, submachine guns have been largely replaced by assault rifles, which have a greater effective range and are capable of penetrating the helmuts and body armor used by modern infantry soldiers.

However the submachine gun is still in use by police and militaries around the world and ,for now, it still seems to have a place in modern arsenals.

Appearances

• The Stand
• The Stand (miniseries)
• Dreamcatcher (film)
• Firestarter (film)
• Dolan's Cadillac (2009 Adaptation)
• The Running Man (film)
• Maximum Overdrive

Gallery

Czech made smg - "Skorpian"

Kriss smg - modern production smg

German made H&K MP-7

Model 1921 Thompson smg - 45 acp

Swedish manufactured Model 45 Carl Gustav smg. Used by American Special Forces in Vietnam where it was popularly known as "The Swedish K".

British manufactured Lancaster smg. WWII era.

German WWII smg - MP 40. Often referred to as a "Schmeisser"

The famous Israeli UZI smg.

Italian made Spectre smg.

Soviet era PPsh smg. Used heavily during WWII

Thompson Model M1A1 smg. WWII model. Simplified version of the famous Model 1928.

Heckler & Koch MP5SD3, integral supressor - 9mm Parabellum

Sterling Mk IV submachine gun - 9mm Parabellum