11/25/2023 0 Comments Sig 9mm smgA simple catch system would release the magazine allowing for quick deployment. This made transportation during non-combat movement easy and much less difficult compared to traditional magazine wells. It was also the first personal weapon to have a folding magazine well so that the magazine and mag well could be pivoted horizontally and stored within the wooden fore-stock. This system was adapted by Gotthard End based on a John Pedersen design first used in the Remington Model 51 pistol. The SIG MKMO used a hesitation-locked operating system which kept the cartridge within the chamber long enough for the pressure within the barrel to decrease to a safe level. Finland purchased approximately 282 of the original MKMO variant, which were used by the home guard, supply units and coastal defense forces in the Continuation War. It saw limited adoption by Swiss police departments and the Swiss Guard at the Vatican. The MKMO – M = Maschinen, K = Karabiner M = Militär, O = Oben (Top ejection) – was designed for the military and to increase firepower it had a larger-capacity magazine as well as a longer barrel. The SIG MKMO is a submachine gun produced by Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG) company in Neuhausen from 1933 to 1937. Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft (SIG)ĩ×25mm Mauser, 7.63×25mm Mauser, 7.65×21mm Parabellum, 9×19mm Parabellum SIG MKMO used by Finnish Army from The Swedish Army Museum)
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