Vigneron submachine gun

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Vigneron submachine gun
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general information
Country of operation: Belgium, Portugal, Congo
Developer / Manufacturer: George Vigneron,
Precision Liégeoise SA,
Herstal
Manufacturer country: Belgium
Production time: 1952 to 1962
Model variants: M1, M2
Weapon Category: Submachine gun
Furnishing
Overall length: without shoulder rest 695 mm,
with 872 mm
Weight: (unloaded) 3.3 kg
Barrel length : 300 mm
Technical specifications
Caliber : 9 mm parabellum
Possible magazine fillings : 32 cartridges
Ammunition supply : Bar magazine
Cadence : 600 rounds / min
Fire types: Single or continuous fire
Number of trains : 6th
Twist : right
Closure : Mass closure
Charging principle: Recoil loader
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The Vigneron submachine gun was a Belgian infantry weapon.

history

The weapon was created after World War II and was designed by Army Colonel George Vigneron. This was done in response to a tender by the Belgian Armed Forces , which carried a large number of foreign makes from war stocks and were looking for a uniform model. Only domestic weapons were shortlisted, with the Vigneron-MPi ultimately winning the bid and officially introduced in 1953. The last examples were replaced by FN-FNC assault rifles and retired in the 1980s . Thanks to Belgium's military engagement in the Belgian Congo , the weapon also spread to Africa.

technology

The weapon was a conventional self- tapping submachine gun and was in and of itself out of date by the time it was created. Many properties of tried and tested foreign models were used in their construction:

  • the clasp was borrowed from the Sten
  • the barrel with cooling fins and muzzle compensator is similar to that of the Thompson
  • the magazines are almost identical to those of the MP 40 , magazines of the German MP can be used
  • the shoulder rest is made of round steel and can be pushed in, as with the M3

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