MCEM 1 Submachine gun

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MCEM 1 Submachine Gun

Type Submachine gun
Place of origin Australia
Service history
Used by Australia
Production history
Designed 1939
Number built 50,000
Specifications
Weight 4.21 kg (9.37 lb)
Length 806 mm (32 in)
Barrel length 247 mm (9.75 in)

Cartridge 9 mm Parabellum
Caliber 9 mm
Action Blowback
Rate of fire 700 round/min
Muzzle velocity 420 m/s (1250 ft/s)
Feed system 32 round detachable box


The MCEM 1(Machine Carbine Experimental Model 1) was a 9mm Submachine gun of Australian origin. Its magazine was placed in the pistol grip very much like a Uzi and had a front pistol grip at the very end of the barrel underneath the muzzle.

The weapon was based on the US M3 Grease Gun and was to be a replacement for the Owen Gun but got turned down.

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