Submachine Gun Designer’s Handbook © 1981 by George Dmitrieff Published by Desert Publications 215 S. Washington El Dorado, AR 71731-1751 870-862-2077
[email protected] ISBN 0-87947-100-X 10 9876543 Printed in U. S. A. Desert Publications is a division of The DELTA GROUP, Ltd. Direct all inquiries & orders to the above address. All rights reserved. Except for use in a review, no portion of this book may be reproduced by any means known or unknown without the express written permis- sion of the publisher. Neither the author nor the publisher assumes any responsibility for the use or misuse of the information contained in this book. II Table Of Contents Introduction V Section I. Submachine Gun History & Design Characteristics 1 1. Future Trends 3 2. Historical Notes 5 3. Basic Requirements 7 4. Design 15 Section II. Ammunition 31 External Ballistics Of Various SMG Cartridges 33 9mm Parabellum 34 .45ACP 36 .30 Ml Carbine 38 7.62x24mm Mauser 40 Flechette 42 Section III. Working Drawings — Sten & PPSh 41 43 StenMkII 45 PPSh 41 67 U.S. Standard/Metric Conversion Chart . 93 III . Introduction Submachine guns have been the subject of The historical and anecdotal aspects of the many books, some not so good. Most of these subject are kept to the minimum. The questions of books contain detailed descriptions of various the basic parameters of the design, manufacturing models plus an abundance of photographs. and product requirements are described in more The submachine gun, although a relative new- detail. comer to the firearms arsenal, has captivated the To compensate for the lack of color photos public interest as the favorite arm of the G-men and illustrations, this book contains complete and the Chicago gangsters.