Lanchester submachine gun

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The Lanchester submachine gun was a British World War II-era firearm, closely based on the German MP 28, used primarily by the Royal Navy and known for its robust construction and reliability.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf submachine gun
action blowback
basedOn MP 28 submachine gun NERFINISHED
caliber 9 mm
cartridge 9×19mm Parabellum
category World War II British small arms
chambering 9×19mm Parabellum
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
designer George Herbert Lanchester NERFINISHED
differenceFrom Sten submachine gun NERFINISHED
ejectionPortLocation right side
era World War II
feature bayonet lug
fixed wooden buttstock
selective fire
feedSystem 32-round detachable box magazine
50-round detachable box magazine
intendedRole close-quarters combat weapon
naval boarding weapon
knownFor reliability
robust construction
magazineInsertion left side
manufacturer Sterling Armaments Company NERFINISHED
material brass magazine housing
steel receiver
wooden stock
namedAfter George Herbert Lanchester NERFINISHED
numberOfBarrels 1
operation open bolt
originPeriod early 1940s
primaryUser Royal Navy NERFINISHED
productionPeriod 1941–mid 1940s
rateOfFire about 600 rounds per minute
safety manual safety on selector
serviceEntry 1941
sightType tangent rear sight
stockType full-length wooden stock
usedBy British Armed Forces NERFINISHED
British Home Guard NERFINISHED
Commonwealth forces NERFINISHED
Royal Air Force ground units NERFINISHED
Royal Navy
variant Lanchester Mk I NERFINISHED
Lanchester Mk I* NERFINISHED

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Sten submachine gun replaced Lanchester submachine gun