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Wikipedia:
Type Submachine gun
Place of origin France
Service history
In service 1938 - Present
Used by See Users
Wars World War II
First Indochina War[1]
Algerian War[2]
Laotian Civil War
Vietnam War
Production history
Designed 1938
Produced 1938—1949
No. built 1,958 (made before May 1940) thousands more made under German occupation and post war
Specifications
Mass 2.87 kg (6.3 lb) (empty)[3]
Length 630 mm (25 in)[3]
Barrel length 224 mm (8.82 in)
Cartridge 7.65mm Longue
Caliber 7.65mm
Action Off-axis bolt travel blowback
Rate of fire 600–700 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity 350 m/s (1,148 ft/s)
Effective firing range 100m[4]
Maximum firing range 200m[4]
Feed system 32-round detachable box magazine