Colt 9mm SMG

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Colt 9mm SMG
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The Colt 9mm SMG
Type Submachine gun
Place of origin  United States
Service history
Used by See Users
Production history
Produced 1982-present
Specifications
Weight 2.61 kg (5.75 lb) w/o magazine[1]
Length 730 mm (28.9 in ) (stock extended)[1] 650 mm (25.6 in) (stock retracted)[1]
Barrel length 10.5 in[1]
Cartridge 9×19mm Parabellum[1]
Action blowback, closed bolt[1]
Rate of fire 700-1000 round/min[2]
Muzzle velocity 396 m/s (1300) ft/s)[2]
Effective firing range 100 m[1]
Feed system 20- and 32-round detachable box magazine[2]

The Colt 9mm SMG is a 9×19mm Parabellum submachine gun manufactured by Colt, based on the M16 rifle platform.[3]

Design details

The Colt 9mm SMG is a closed bolt, blowback operated SMG, rather than the conventional direct impingement gas operation of the standard 5.56×45mm M16 type rifle. As a closed bolt weapon, the Colt SMG is inherently more accurate than open bolt weapons such as the Israeli UZI.[4]

The overall aesthetics are identical to most M16 type rifles. Changes include a large plastic brass deflector mounted toward the rear of the ejection port. Factory Colt 9mm SMGs are equipped with a 10.5 inch length barrel and have an M16 style upper receiver, which means they feature a fixed carry handle, no forward assist and A1 sights (with 50 and 100 meter settings). The magazine well of the receiver is modified using a special adaptor to allow the usage of smaller 9mm magazines. The magazines themselves are a copy of the Israeli UZI SMG magazine, modified to fit the Colt and lock the bolt back after the last shot.

Variants

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The most common model is the 635, the latest version of which are simply marked SMG 9mm NATO.

Users

Argentine soldier armed with Colt 9mm SMG

Gallery

  • Colt SMG 635

  • Colt SMG 635, ML 2 Sight, Colt mount, and a magazine

  • Colt SMG 635, ML 2 Sight, Colt mount

  • COLT SMG

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 http://www.colt.com/mil/SMG_2.asp
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://www.colt.com/law/smg.asp
  3. ↑ http://www.colt.com/mil/SMG.asp
  4. ↑ Technical Memorandum 2-79. AIMING POINT DISPLACEMENT FROM FIRING A RIFLE FROM THE OPEN-BOLT POSITION. by Dominick J. Giordano I. February 1979. U.S. Army Human Engineering Laboratory 1, U. S. ARMY HUMAN ENGINEERING LABORATORY, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005
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  9. ↑ http://marines.mil/news/publications/Documents/NAVMC%20DIR%203500.90.pdf
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