Full Auto Friday: Swedish K Edition (VIDEOS)

By Chris Eger

This sweet Swedish sub gun proved that better things came from the Scandinavian country than IKEA and Stockholm Syndrome.

Produced by Carl Gustav for the Swedish Army, in its day the M/45 submachine gun was well received and considered the top of the line when it came to compact power. It was designed during World War II, put into production in 1945 (thus the M/45 designation) and labeled Kulsprutepistol, which in later service with the U.S. simply became known as the “Swedish K.”

Taking a cue from the STEN and M3 sub guns of the WWII-era, the M45 was made primarily from metal stampings to make it as inexpensive and light as possible. Its 8.37-inch rifled barrel and folding rectangular buttstock gave it an overall length of 21.7-inches when collapsed. Its weight, at 7.37-pounds unloaded, is on par with the UZI, which it predated.
A straight-blowback action weapon that fired from an open bolt, it hummed out NATO standard 9x19mm rounds from a 36-round Suomi-style stick mag at a controllable 600-round per minute cyclic rate. It had no option for select-fire and was full-auto-only.

The Swedes liked the simple bullet hose so much that they kept it in service for nearly 70 years, only

Source: Guns.com