TZ-45
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The TZ-45 was an Italian blowback-operated submachine gun produced between 1944 and 1945, with an estimated 6,000 made.
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Type | Submachine gun |
Place of origin | Italian Social Republic |
Service history | |
In service | 1944-1945 |
Used by | Italian Social Republic Wehrmacht Burma |
Wars | |
Production history | |
Designer | Tonon and Zorzoli Giandoso |
Designed | 1944 |
Manufacturer | Fabbrica Fratelli Giandoso |
Produced | 1944–1945 1952-55 (Burma) |
No. built | 6,000 (Approx.)[1] |
Variants | TZ-45 (Italy) BA-52 (Burma) |
Specifications | |
Mass | 7 lb (3.2 kg) |
Length | 33.27 in (845 mm) (stock extended) 21.5 in (550 mm) (stock folded) |
Barrel length | 9 in (230 mm)[2] |
Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum, 9mm Fiocchi |
Caliber | 9 mm |
Action | API[dubious – discuss] Blowback-operated, selective fire |
Rate of fire | 800 Rounds Per Minute |
Muzzle velocity | 380 m/s (1,200 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 150 m (490 ft) |
Feed system | 40 round detachable box magazine |
Sights | front sight, rear sight |
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