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2 unusual facts about Carl Gustav M/45


Carl Gustav M/45

Kulsprutepistol m/45 (Kpist m/45), also known as the Carl Gustav M/45 and the Swedish K SMG, is a nine mm Swedish submachine gun designed by Gunnar Johnsson, adopted in 1945 (hence the m/45 designation), and manufactured at the Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori in Eskilstuna, Sweden.

Kpist

the Carl Gustav M/45, also known as the Kpist m/45, a Swedish submachinegun used by American special forces during the Vietnam War.


Jatimatic

The weapon can also accommodate magazines designed for the Swedish K and, with some modifications, the Smith & Wesson M76.


see also

M76

Smith & Wesson M76, a variant of the Carl Gustav M/45 submachine gun