Pistolet maszynowy Mors
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| Type | Submachine gun |
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| Service history | |
| In service | 1939 |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Piotr Wilniewczyc Jan Skrzypiński |
| Designed | 1936-39 |
| Number built | 36 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 4,25 kg (without magazine) |
| Length | 970 mm |
| Barrel length | 300 mm |
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| Cartridge | 9 mm Luger |
| Action | blowback |
| Rate of fire | 400 rds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 400 m/s |
| Effective range | 440 m |
| Feed system | 24 |
| Sights | Adjustable Iron Sights |
The Pistolet maszynowy wz.39 Mors (Latin for Death, Polish for walrus) was a Polish submachine gun designed by Piotr Wilniewczyc and Jan Skrzypiński between 1936 and 1938. It was to become the standard SMG of the Polish Army some time in the 1940's. However, its production was halted by the Invasion of Poland and World War II.
The SMG was to be issued to some of the infantry units, as well as to tank crews and boarding parties of the Polish Navy and armoured trains. After extensive tests the construction proved to be reliable, cheap and durable. The first series was ordered in March of 1939 and additional purchase was planned. However, until September of 1939 the Fabryka Karabinów in Warsaw produced only 39 pieces, 3 of them being prototypes. After the start of hostilities, all were issued to one infantry battalion and were used with success during the battle for Warsaw.
| Polish infantry & cavalry weapons of Polish Defensive War |
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| Side arms and Rifles |
| rifle wz.98a | rifle wz.29 | pistol Vis |
| Machine guns & other larger weapons |
| HMG wz.30 | LMG Browning wz.1928 | AT rifle wz.35 | grenade launcher wz.36 |
| Prototypes & test run weapons |
| SMG Mors | Semi-automatic rifle wz.38M |
| Grenades |
| fragmentation grenade wz.1933 | concussion grenade wz.1933 |
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