Submachine Gun, Cal. .45, M3 | |
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World War II-era Guide Lamp M3 submachine gun with 30-round magazine and other accessories. The Buffalo Arms bolt in this original M3 is dated January 1944. | |
Type | Submachine gun |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1943–present |
Used by | See Users |
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Production history | |
Designer | George Hyde |
Designed | 1942 |
Manufacturer | General Motors, others |
Unit cost | Approx. USD $15 (1943; equivalent to $217 in 2018)[10] |
Produced | 1943–1945 early 1950s |
No. built | 655,363; 606,694 M3 48,669 M3A1 |
Variants | |
Specifications | |
Mass |
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Length | 29.1 in (740 mm) stock extended / 21.9 in (556.3 mm) stock collapsed |
Barrel length | 8 in (203.2 mm) |
Cartridge | |
Action | Blowback, open bolt |
Rate of fire | 450 rounds/min cyclic (= 7½ / second) |
Muzzle velocity | 920 ft/s (280 m/s) |
Effective firing range | Sights fixed to 100 yards (91 m)[11] |
Feed system | 30-round detachable box magazine |
Sights | Fixed rear peep sight and blade foresight, calibrated to 100 yards for caliber .45 M1911 ball ammunition[11] |
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Carbine, Caliber .30, M1 | |
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Type |
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Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1942–1973 (United States) |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | World War II Hukbalahap Rebellion Chinese Civil War (limited) First Indochina War Korean War Malayan Emergency Algerian War Suez Crisis Cuban Revolution Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Bay of Pigs Invasion[1] Six-Day War Cambodian Civil War The Troubles Angolan Civil War Black September[2] Lebanese Civil War Mexican Drug War |
Production history | |
Designer | Frederick L. Humeston William C. Roemer David Marshall Williams |
Designed | 1938–1941 |
Manufacturer | Military contractors Commercial copies |
Unit cost | $45 (WW2) |
Produced | November 1941–August 1945 (U.S. Military) 1945–present (Commercial) |
No. built | 6,121,309 (WWII)[3] |
Variants | M1A1, M1A3, M2, M2A2, M3 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 5.2 lb (2.4 kg) empty5.8 lb (2.6 kg) loaded w/ sling |
Length | 35.6 in (900 mm) |
Barrel length | 18 in (460 mm) |
Cartridge | .30 Carbine (7.62×33mm) |
Action | Gas-operated (short-stroke piston), rotating bolt |
Rate of fire | Semi-automatic (M1/A1) 750 rounds/min (M2)[4] |
Muzzle velocity | 1,990 ft/s (607 m/s) |
Effective firing range | 300 yd (270 m) |
Feed system | 15- or 30-round detachable box magazine |
Sights | Rear sight: aperture; L-type flip or adjustable, front sight: wing-protected post |
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