Submachine guns

1-4 Submachine guns in Vietnam War
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Submachine guns were widely used in Vietnam War by all sides. United States distributed many of it's WWII surplus submachine guns to their South Vietnamese allies such as South Vietnamese Civil Guard, Montagnards and ARVN. Both South Vietnamese and Vietcong utilized German MP40 and Soviet WWII submachine guns (i.e. PPSh-41) that had found their way to Asia. Free World special forces units tended to use modern submachine guns of German, Swedish, Australian and US manufacture. Regular US Army units continued to field submachine guns like M3A1 Grease Gun and modern carbines were still in short supply.

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M3A1 Grease Gun [Replica cap firing model gun]
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Made in Japan
Operating principle: Blank plug fire cartridge firing model gun. Full automatic.
Availability: Second hand models. No longer manufactured.

Realistic fully automatic firing action includes ejecting shells, smoke/muzzle flash, firing sound and real-like operating mechanism.
Ammunition: Replica PFC .45ACP cartridges and model gun caps
Magazine capacity: 30 PFC rounds

History:
M3 Grease Gun was introduced on 1942 to supplement the Thompson M1A1 submachine gun production, which was not sufficient for Allied needs in World War Two. It's design was simple and rugged to meet battlefield and production cost requirements. On 1944 M3A1 improved production version was introduced. New features included larger ejection port, change of cocking method and possibility to to convert the gun to accept both 9mm Parabellum ammo and British Sten SMG magazines.

Despite it's similarity in appearance to US Army vehicle tire grease injection tool (hence the name) the M3A1 Grease Gun had several good practical features. In Grease Gun the ejection port functions as safety device as it is connected to bolt via projecting log. When ejection port is closed the bolt is locked on either cocked or battery position. To fire the weapon the cover was simply opened. Slow rate of fire (450rds per minute), straight line of recoil and relatively heavy weight of 4.5kgs (fully loaded) made the gun easier to handle as operator could control their automatic fire. Compact retractacle wire stock doubled as disassembly tool made Grease Gun weapon that was distributed first and foremost to vehicle crews.

In Vietnam War M3A1 Grease Gun was outdated for frontline duty, but nevertheless it was distributed to South Vietnamese irregular troops , such as Civil Guard, for combat duty. Thanks to it's compact size American helicopter pilots carried M3A1 Grease Gun, in addition of their pistols, for the grave situation of being shot down behind enemy lines. Other US users included USMC and US Army special forces. Captured samples were employed by Vietcong. M3A1 Grease Gun was even copied by communist China who manufactured with model name Type 64.

PFC Model Gun features:
This fully functional 1:1 size model gun that fires .45ACP replica plug fire cartridges in full automatic. Realistic firing action includes ejecting shells, smoke and firing sound. You are viewing ABS version.

Our one of the most affordable plug fire cartridge submachine guns! Great for beginners. More information

$388.00

MP40 Model Gun Kit [Cap firing model gun]
Made in Japan
Operating principle: Cap firing model gun, PFC Availability: In stock, new

New! Comes with English Owner's Manual that includes full instructions for assembly, firing, etc. English diagrams.

The German made MP-40 "Schmeisser" machine pistol was used by irregular forces in Vietnam War such as the Vietcong. Large stocks were still left over from World War II and captured German weapons were supplied for example by the Soviet Union.

This is a popular ABS and metal-made MP-40 kit that requires assembly. The main parts are ready-assembled, but final assembly is done by the user. Telling something of the mechanism quality and realism, this kit contains more than 70 parts. When assembled, this MP40 is a fully-functioning PFC MP40 that can fire 9mm replica PFC cartridges in full automatic.

This MP40 model uses 9mm plug fire cartridges (uses 7mm caps). This is a highly-interesting model gun that gives insight to the Wehrmacht MP40 machine pistol.

The construction is surprisingly real and heavy-weight for a model gun kit. The MP-40 cap-firing model gun kit plastic ABS parts are the receiver, receiver hand guard, rear sight, barrel and grips, while parts made from metal are the grip frame assembly, receiver end cap, muzzle, barrel nut, front sight, magazine and internal parts. The assembly skill level required is relatively low, yet assembling the MP-40 is challenging enough to add to customers’ insight into the technical design of the WWII MP-40 machine pistol.

See accessories section for extra magazines, plug fire cartridges and caps.

NEW NOV 09 UPDATE: Optional accessories added with discounted prices. Save money by ordering accessories together with the gun! More information

$318.00