- Danuvia 43M submachine gun
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Danuvia 43M Type submachine gun Place of origin 
Kingdom of HungaryService history In service 1943 onwards to ?? Used by Hungary Wars WWII Production history Designed 1930s Produced 1943–1945 Number built ~8,000 to 10,000 Variants 39M - Wooden stock version
39M/A - Folding wooden stock version
43M - Modernized versionSpecifications Weight 3,63 kg without magazine
4,46 kg with magazineLength 953/749 mm Barrel length 424 mm Cartridge 9 mm Mauser Export Action Lever-delayed blowback Rate of fire 750 round/min Muzzle velocity 450 m/s (1,476 ft/s) Feed system 40 rounds The 9x25 mm Danuvia submachine guns (Király géppisztoly) were designed by Hungarian engineer Pál Király in the late 1930s. They were issued to Hungarian army troops in 1939 and remained in service throughout World War II. A total of roughly 8,000 were made between 1939 and 1945. The Danuvia was a large, sturdy weapon, similar to a carbine. Although inspired by the 9x19mm Parabellum Beretta Model 38/42, the Danuvia used the more powerful 9 mm Mauser round. Like the Beretta, the Danuvia's magazine can be folded forward into a recess in the stock where a plate then slides over it.
The original Danuvia was the 39M: it was redesigned in 1943 as the 43M. This, the most common version, had a shortened barrel and was provided with a forward-angled magazine. It had a folding metal buttstock and wood forestock fitted with a pistol grip. The Danuvia featured a patented two-part delayed blowback bolt. The fire selector switch is a circular cap on the rear of the receiver and is rotated to one of three settings: E (Egyes)(semiautomatic fire), S(Sorozat) (full automatic), or Z (Zárt)(the safety setting). The ejection port and cocking handle are on the right side of the receiver. It had a ramp-type rear sight above the ejection port and a post foresight at end of the barrel.
External links
- About guns (hu)
- Magyar Handguns (hu)
- Art of war (hu/en)
- A Kaliber magazin Article (hu)
- Some words (hu)
- Some word from dessant solgers (hu)
- Danuvia (39M) (en)
- Danuvia (43M) (en)
- Some words (ru)
- submachine guns (en)
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