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.
Statements (45)
| 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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