K-50

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K-50m
Type Submachine gun
Place of origin Socialist Republic of Vietnam, then the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Service history
Used by North Vietnam
Wars Vietnam War
Specifications
Weight 4.00 kg loaded
Length 756/571 mm
Barrel length 269 mm

Cartridge 7.62 x 25 mm TT
Caliber 7.62 mm
Action blowback
Rate of fire 700 round/min
Muzzle velocity 550
Feed system 35 rounds

The K-50 is a development name of the unsuccessful competitor of Vympel R-33 AA missile.

The K-50m was a submachine gun developed by the North Vietnamese military and manufactured in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

The K-50m was a variant of the Soviet PPSh-41. Magazine-fed from a 35-round box magazine, the chief difference was that the cooling sleeve of the K-50 was truncated to three inches and a foresight based on that of the French MAT-49 was attached to the front of the barrel. The gun's skeleton stock was also identical to that of the MAT-49.

The K-50m was manufactured in the 7.62 x 25 mm TT cartridge.

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