Hispano-Suiza MP43
«MP43/44»
Submachine gunSwitzerland1943Historic
Swiss license-built version of the Finnish Suomi KP/-31, manufactured by Hispano-Suiza in Geneva in 9×19 mm Parabellum. Full wooden stock, 50-round coffin magazine and the distinctive spring-style foregrip.
Submachine gun//Switzerland
ID — HISPANO-SUIZA-MP43
Designation
Hispano-Suiza MP43
Hispano-Suiza (licenza Suomi KP/-31)
Caliber
9×19 mm Parabellum
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
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Identity
- Designation
- Hispano-Suiza MP43
- Alias
- MP43/44
- Manufacturer
- Hispano-Suiza (licenza Suomi KP/-31)
- Country
- Switzerland
- Year
- 1943
- Category
- Submachine gun
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 9×19 mm Parabellum
- Muzzle velocity
- 396 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~800 rpm
- Effective range
- 200 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 314 mm
- Overall length
- 870 / 870 mm
- Empty weight
- 4.6 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Massa battente, otturatore aperto
- Bolt / action
- Blowback
Feed
- System
- Caricatore a stecca o tamburo
- Standard capacity
- 50 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-autoAuto
Historical profile
Adopted by the Swiss Army during World War II as the MP43/44 to supplement the costlier Furrer MP41.
Retains the open-bolt blowback action of the original Suomi, with excellent accuracy thanks to the long barrel and heavy mass.
Remained in Swiss service into the 1960s, then stored as a war reserve.
Variants
MP43MP43/44
Main users
Switzerland
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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