Danuvia 43M submachine gun
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| Danuvia 43M | |
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| Type | submachine gun |
| Place of origin |  Kingdom of Hungary |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1943 onwards to ?? |
| Used by | Hungary |
| Wars | WWII |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1930s |
| Produced | 1943 to 1945 |
| Number built | ~8000 |
| Variants | 39M - Wooden stock version 39M/A - Folding wooden stock version 43M - Modernized version |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 3,63 kg without magazine 4,46 kg with magazine |
| Length | 953/749 mm |
| Barrel length | 424 mm |
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| Cartridge | 9 mm Mauser Export |
| Action | Lever-delayed blowback |
| Rate of fire | 750 round/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 450 m/s |
| Feed system | 40 rounds |
The 9x25 mm Danuvia submachine guns were designed by Hungarian engineer Pál Király in the late 1930s. They were issued to Hungarian army troops in 1939 and remained in service throughout World War II. A total of roughly 8000 were made between 1939 and 1945.
The Danuvia is a large sturdy weapon similar to a carbine. Although inspired by the 9x19mm Parabellum Beretta Model 38/42, the Danuvia used the more powerful 9 mm Mauser round. Like the Beretta, the Danuvia's magazine can be folded forward into a recess in the stock where a plate then slides over it.
The Danuvia featured a patented two-part delayed blowback bolt. The fire selector switch is a circular cap on the rear of the receiver and is rotated to one of three settings: E (semiautomatic fire), S (full automatic), or Z (the safety setting). The ejection port and cocking handle are on the right side of the receiver.
The Danuvia has a ramp-type rear sight above the ejection port and a post foresight at end of the barrel.
The original Danuvia was the 39M: it was redesigned in 1943 as the 43M. This, the most common version, had a shortened barrel and was provided with a forward-angled magazine. It had a folding metal buttstock and wood forestock fitted with a pistol grip.
