Błyskawica submachine gun
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This article is about the firearm. For the ship, see ORP Błyskawica.
The Błyskawica (Polish: 'lightning') was a submachine gun[1] produced by the Armia Krajowa, or Home Army, a Polish resistance movement fighting the Germans in occupied Poland.[1] Together with a Polish version of the Sten sub-machine gun, with which it shares some design elements, it was the only weapon mass-produced covertly in occupied Europe during World War II.[2]
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Błyskawica | |
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Type | Submachine gun |
Place of origin | Poland[1] |
Service history | |
In service | 1943 to 1945 |
Used by | Poland |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designed | 1943[2] |
Produced | 1943 to 1944 |
No. built | c. 740 |
Variants | none |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3.22 kg |
Length | 556/730 mm |
Barrel length | 197 mm |
Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum |
Action | Blowback |
Rate of fire | 600 round/min |
Muzzle velocity | 400 m/s |
Effective firing range | 200 m |
Feed system | 32-round box magazine |
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