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Inspired by other innovators in submachine gun weaponry such as the Sten and the MP-40, the gun quickly became standard for the Swedish military. A fully-automatic only weapon, the standard version ...

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The PPSh-41 was the Soviet Union’s answer to close-quarters combat in World War II. Cheap to manufacture and easy to use, it fired at a blistering rate with its iconic drum or stick magazines. This ...

A heroic Fort Stewart soldier who stopped accused mass shooter Quornelius Radford said his Army training took over in the moments he confronted the suspect on Wednesday. Sgt. Aaron Turner, who knows ...

During the Winter War (1939-1940), the Finnish Army used an assault submachine gun against Soviet troops very effectively: the Suomi KP/-31. Red Army soldiers with PPSh-41 submachine guns during World ...

The Army is preparing to replace its long-serving M240B machine gun, launching a multibillion-dollar program to field a next-generation automatic weapon for frontline troops, according to newly ...

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Authorities say an Oregon man was arrested Wednesday in Cowlitz County for allegedly trying to trade a fully automatic submachine gun for an ATV through Facebook. Jacob Shawn Dixon, 40, of Salem, ...

A man tried to trade a submachine gun for an ATV on Facebook Marketplace, according to the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office. On Monday, a man spoke to the sheriff’s office Crime Reduction Team (CRT) ...

As the Allied forces pushed back the German and Japanese armies further into their own territory during World War 2, the United States War Department realized something had to be done to destroy the ...