K-50
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K-50m | |
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Type | Submachine gun |
Place of origin | Vietnam |
Service history | |
Used by | North Vietnam |
Wars | Vietnam War |
Specifications | |
Weight | 4.00 kg loaded |
Length | 756/571 mm |
Barrel length | 269 mm |
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Cartridge | 7.62x25mm Tokarev |
Action | Blowback |
Rate of fire | 700 rounds/min |
Muzzle velocity | 550 m/s |
Feed system | 35-round magazine |
The K-50 is a development name of the unsuccessful competitor of Vympel R-33 AA missile.
The K-50m is a submachine gun developed by the North Vietnamese military and manufactured in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
[edit] Design details
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 7.62x25mm Tokarev cartridge.
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