Vigneron submachine gun
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 |
Lists on the subject |
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The weapon was a conventional self- tapping submachine gun and was in and of itself out of date by the time it was created.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
literature
- Ian Hogg : Military Small Arms of the 20th Century . Arms & Armor Press, 1982, ISBN 0-910676-87-9 .
- Author collective: Schützenwaffen Today Volume 1 . Military publishing house of the GDR , 1988, ISBN 3-327-00513-3 .
Web links
- Vigneron M2 submachine gun (Belgium) ( Memento from September 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- www.nazarian.no: Vigneron M2 (English)