Also known as: サブマシンガン, SMG, subfusil, 短機関銃, マシンピストル, PDW, 冲锋枪
A carbine-length, pistol-caliber firearm that is capable of fully automatic fire. Early SMGs such as the MP18 have rifle-like appearance. While more modern models do have features like a folding stock, a pistol grip and a fire selector. The term "submachine gun" (SMG) was coined by John T. Thompson, to describe its design concept as an automatic Weapon with notably less firepower than a Machine Gun (hence the prefix "sub-").
A subset of submachine gun is dubbed machine pistol, which are often used to describe a handgun with automatic fire capability (e.g. Glock 18C), or compact SMGs with Handgun-like ergonomics (e.g. Micro Uzi).
List of submachine guns
- American-180
- Arsenal Shipka
- B&T MP9
- Beretta CX4
- Beretta M12
- Beretta M1918
- VP M1915
- Beretta Model 38
- Blyskawica SMG
- Carl Gustaf M/45
- Colt 9mm SMG
- CS/LS06
- CZ Scorpion Evo 3
- Daewoo K7
- Daewoo XK9
- Danuvia 43M
- ERMA EMP
- EMP 44
- FAMAE SAF
- F1 Submachine Gun
- FB Glauberyt
- H&K MP5
- H&K MP5K
- H&K MP5SD
- H&K UMP
- IWI X95 (9mm)
- Jatimatic
- K-50M
- KRISS Vector
- Lanchester SMG
- Lusa Submachine Gun
- MAC-10 / MAC-11
- Magpul FMG-9
- MAS-38
- MAT-49
- MP18
- MP28
- MP 3008
- MP34 (Steyr-Solothurn S1-100)
- MP40
- MP41
- OTs-02 Kiparis
- OTs-39 Baksanets
- Owen Gun
- Parker-Hale IDW
- PM-63 RAK
- PP-19-01 Vityaz
- PP-19 Bizon
- PP-2000
- PP-90
- PP-90M1
- PPD-40
- PPSh-41
- PPS-43
- SIG MPX
- Škorpion vz. 61
- Smith & Wesson Model 76
- Spectre M4
- SR-2 Veresk
- Star Model Z62
- Sterling SMG
- Sten Gun
- Steyr AUG Para
- Suomi KP/-31
- T77 Submachine Gun
- Taurus MT-9
- Thompson Submachine Gun
- Type 100 Smg
- Type 64 SMG
- Uzi
- Mini Uzi
- Micro Uzi
- Vigneron Submachine Gun
- Walther MP
- Zastava M56
Personal defense weapons (PDW)
The following guns are classified as an intersection between an SMG and assault rifle. They fire smaller caliber handgun rounds with spitzer-style, sharper tips, designed for higher velocity and better penetration against body armor. Such rounds resemble miniature intermediate rifle rounds.