The Lahti m/AL-43 was a prototype submachine gun of Finnish origin designed by Aimo Lahti in 1943. It was chambered in the 9x35mm Lahti and later 7.62x35mm Lahti round which were ballistically comparable to the performace of the StG 44.

It includes Submachine guns (SMG), Machine pistols (MP), Personal defense weapon systems (PDW), and "compact submachine gun-like weapons" not easily categorized. Weapons may fit in more than one category.

The PPS (Russian: ППС – "Пистолет-пулемёт Судаева" or "Pistolet-pulemyot Sudayeva", in English: "Sudayev's submachine-gun") is a family of Soviet submachine guns chambered in 7.62×25mm Tokarev, developed by Alexei Sudayev as a low-cost personal defense weapon for reconnaissance units, vehicle crews and support service personnel. [1]

The initial AL-43 was developed for the 9×35 Lahti cartridge, but in 1944 Lahti developed the 7.62 x 35 cartridge and some of the existing AL-43’s were converted to the 7.62mm design. The Allied Control Commission and the end of the war effectively ended this project.

These included easy to mass-produce submachine gun M/44, assault-rifle like AL-43 and 7.62-mm version of MG 42 general purpose machinegun redesigned to use Finnish Army.

The OG-43, designed by Giovanni Oliani in the factory based in Cremona named Società Anonima Revelli Manifattura Armiguerra, was an advanced submachine gun, designed for compactness and ease of mass production.

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Jan 13, 2024 · The Lahti m/AL-43 was a prototype submachine gun of Finnish origin designed by Aimo Lahti in 1943. It was chambered in the 9x35mm Lahti and later 7.62x35mm Lahti round which were ballistically comparable to the performace of the StG 44

Sep 19, 2018 · Lahti AL-43: A Finnish prototype design that was partly based off the KP/31 SMG, but scaled up for an intermediate cartridge. Fired at 800 rpm, and used 56 round drum magazines (yikes!).

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