Lettet–Forsøgs submachine gun

Lettet–Forsøgs maskinpistol
Type Submachine gun
Place of origin  Denmark
Service history
In service Circa 1939-1950
Production history
Designed 1939
Manufacturer Dansk Industri Syndikat
Specifications
Weight 3.57 kg
Length 750 mm
Barrel length 172 mm

Cartridge 9×19mm Parabellum
Caliber 9mm
Action Straight Blowback
Rate of fire 750-900 rpm
Feed system Suomi KP/-31 compatible box or drum magazines
Sights Iron sights

The Lettet–Forsøgs maskinpistol was a variant of the Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun of Finnish origin adapted for Danish service. It was made from stainless steel with a tubular buttstock and a distinctive ball-shaped wooden foregrip intended to improve ergomomic flexibility for the user when handling the weapon. This unique feature was later found pointless and somewhat expensive for mass production and therefore manufactured in its original form as the M/41 submachine gun.

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