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Lmg-Pist 41/44
Furrer submachine gun IMG 3080
Lmg-Pist
(Leichtes Maschinengewehr Pistole) 41/44
Type Submachine gun
Production history
Designed 1919
Specifications
Mass 5.2kg
Length 760mm
Barrel length 200mm

Cartridge 9×19mm Parabellum
Caliber 9mm
Barrels 1
Action Short Recoil toggle-joint action
Rate of fire 900rpm
Effective firing range 200m
Feed system 40-round detachable box magazines
Sights Iron

The Lmg-Pist 41/44 was a submachine gun of Swiss origin. The weapon used a complicated toggle operated short recoil mechanism for its operation. Still a submachine gun, the weapon is technically and mechanically a derivative of the Furrer M25 light machine gun.[1]

The Lmg-Pist 41/44 was manufactured with close tolerances to its components and was difficult to clean and maintain in field conditions. Several thousand examples of this expensive and sophisticated weapon served with the Swiss military forces alongside a larger number of Suomi KP/-31 MP43/44 license production SMGs. Furrer's toggle lock double link lever is connected to both the barrel assembly, the bolt and the receiver. Movement is somewhat controlled. There are some similarities to other more simple toggle locked weapons like the Luger, the Pedersen, the Schwarzlose and the Maxim.

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