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Suomi KP/-31 - 9x19mm Parabellum

Suomi KP/-31 - 9x19mm Parabellum. With box magazine.

Suomi KP/-31 - 9x19mm Parabellum. A variant adapted to firing from tank hatches.

The Suomi KP/-31 (aka Suomi M/31), commonly known as the Suomi submachine gun (Suomi konepistooli) in Finland, was a sub-machine gun based on the early Bergmann MP18 design. First designed in 1922, by Aimo J. Lahti, the gun was revealed to the public in 1925. The Suomi (Finnish for Finland) KP/-31 was in service in the Finnish Armed Forces from 1931 to the 1960's, and was also deployed in large numbers by other military forces during the Second World War. Some special versions stayed in service through the 1980s.

A semi-automatic model was introduced in 2009 by the TNW Company of Verona, Oregon. The TNW M31 has a few distinctions. First off, in order to pass as semi-automatic only firearm and not a converted automatic, the TNW receivers are smaller internally than the original, which prevents the fitments of a fully-automatic bolt assembly. Next, the appropriately undersized bolt is fitted with a hammer-fired firing pin, as opposed to the original’s fixed firing pin. Some early models of TNW’s M31 featured a striker fired bolt assembly, but the design was changed over to a hammer fired setup for reliability. The TNW M31 fires from a closed bolt, rather than an open bolt as on the original KP/-31. The barrel was lengthened to 18.75″ in order to meet both US and Canadian legal standards.

While somewhat similar in appearance and shape to the Soviet PPD-40 and PPSh-41, the KP/-31 is not functionally related to the two. However, Soviet experiences against the KP/-31's 71-round drum magazine during the Winter War did inspire the drum mags that would later be used on their own PPD-40s and PPSh-41s; this is the only significant relation between the designs.

Specifications

(1931 – 1945) (original version) (1931 – 1953) (various variants)

Number built: 80,000
Type: Submachine Gun
Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum
Weight: 10.4 lbs (4.7 kg)
Length: 34.3 in (87 cm)
Barrel length: 12.6 in (32 cm)
Feed System: 20, 36, 50-round box magazine, 40 or 71-round drum magazine
Rate of Fire: 900rpm
Muzzle velocity: 1,310 feet per second (400 metres per second)
Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

The Suomi KP/-31 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
In the Rear of the Enemy (V tylu vraga)		Finnish soldiers		1941
The Girl from Leningrad (Frontovye podrugi)		Finnish soldiers		1941
Fighting Film Collection No. 1 (Boyevoy kinosbornik No. 1)		A German officer		1941
Fighting Film Collection No. 3 (Boyevoy kinosbornik No. 3)		German paratroopers		1941
Fighting Film Collection No. 4 (Boyevoy kinosbornik No. 4)		German soldiers		1941
Fighting Film Collection No. 7 (Boyevoy kinosbornik No. 7)	Vladimir Kantsel	Josef Švejk		1941
	Sergei Blinnikov	Ludwig
		SS guards in concentration camp
The Murderers are Coming (Ubiytsy vykhodyat na dorogu)	Oleg Zhakov	The Nazi German Captain		1942
	Viktor Kulakov	Nazi German soldier
	Aleksandr Antonov	Müller
	Aleksandra Danilova	Female partisan
	Uncredited	Pet'ka
Lad from Our Town (Paren iz Nashego Goroda)	Valeriy Medvedev	Pet'ka Volzhanin		1942
Antosha Rybkin		Red Army soldiers		1942
We Will Come Back (Sekretar raykoma)	Boris Poslavsky	Semyon Rotman		1942
	Mikhail Kuznetsov	Sasha Rusov
	Aleksandr Antonov	Potapenko
		Soviet partisans
Elusive Jan (Neulovimyy Yan)	Evgeniy Samoylov	Jan Smudek		1942
Fighting Film Collection No. 10 (Boyevoy kinosbornik No. 10)		A German soldier		1942
Fighting Film Collection No. 11 (Boyevoy kinosbornik No. 11)		Soviet partisans		1942
Fighting Film Collection No. 12 (Boyevoy kinosbornik No. 12)	Evgeniy Nemchenko	Lt. Krotov		1942
	Anatoliy Alekseev	Pyotr
	Georgiy Georgiu	A German soldier
		Soviet soldiers and partisans, German soldiers
Our Girls (Nashi devushki)			Seen in Soviet dugout	1942
Invincible (Nepobedimye)	Aleksandr Khvylya	Dmitri Pronin		1943
Invincible (Nepobedimye)	Boris Blinov	Bondaretz		1943
In the Name of the Fatherland (Vo imya Rodiny)		Soviet soldiers		1943
The Last Chance		An Italian partisan	with stick magazine	1945
The Turning Point (Velikiy perelom)	Vladimir Maryev	Lt. Fyodorov		1945
The Turning Point (Velikiy perelom)	Pavel Volkov	Yefreytor Stepan		1945
The Unknown Soldier	Reino Tolvanen	Cpl. Rokka		1955
The Unknown Soldier		Finnish soldiers		1955
Face of the Frog		A British police officer	with stick magazine	1959
Reptilicus	Carl Ottosen	Gen. Mark Grayson	Husqvarna m/37-39	1961
Reptilicus		Danish soldiers	Husqvarna m/37-39	1961
Strike First Freddy (Slå først Frede!)	Ove Sprogøe	Agent Smith	Husqvarna m/37-39	1965
Strike First Freddy (Slå først Frede!)		Kolick's henchmen	Husqvarna m/37-39	1965
The Olsen Gang in a Fix		Mozerella's trenchcoat thugs	Husqvarna m/37-39	1969
The Olsen Gang in a Fix	Peter Steen	Inspector Mortensen	Husqvarna m/37-39	1969
Cuba		Cuban guerillas	With stick magazines	1979
The Unknown Soldier	Pirkka-Pekka Petelius	Hietanen		1985
	Paavo Liski	Cpl. Rokka
		Finnish soldiers
The Winter War		Finnish troops		1989
The Warrior's Heart		Finnish troops		1992
Ambush (Rukajärven tie)		Finnish troops		1999
The Cuckoo		Finnish officer		2002
Beyond the Front Line		Finnish soldiers		2004
Tali-Ihantala 1944		Finnish troops		2007
Max Manus: Man of War	Aksel Hennie	Max Manus		2008
Max Manus: Man of War		Finnish soldiers		2008
Flame and Citron	Mads Mikkelsen	Jørgen 'Citron' Haagen Schmith	Husqvarna m/37-39	2008
Flame and Citron		Danish nazis and resistance fighters	Husqvarna m/37-39	2008
Land of Mine		Danish soldier	with stick magazine	2015
The Unknown Soldier	Eero Aho	Corporal Antero Rokka	wit stick und drum magazines	2017
	Johannes Holopainen	2nd Lieutenant Kariluoto
	Jussi Vatanen	Lieutenant Jussi Vatanen
	Hannes Suominen	Private Vanhala
	Eemeli Louhimies	Private Asumaniemi
		Finnish soldiers

Television

Show Title / Episode	Actor	Character	Note	Air Date
The War Game	.	East German soldier	.	1965
Hetaeras of Major Sokolov (Getery mayora Sokolova)		Finnish soldiers		2014
Babylon Berlin - Season 1		Soviet counter revolutionaries	Episode 1	2017

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Forgotten Hope				2003
FinnWars				2006
Forgotten Hope 2		KP/-31 and KP/-31 SJR variants	50-round (KP/-31 SJR) and 71-round (KP/-31) magazines	2007
Deadfall Adventures				2013
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly	Suomi KP/-31			2014
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades				2016
Battlefield V	"Suomi KP/-31"			2018
Vigor				2018
Enlisted			Suomi KP/-31	2021
Enlisted			Suomi KP/-31 SJR	2021

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
Night Raid 1931	Soldier		2010
Brave Witches	Nikka Katajainen		2016-2017

Suomi KP/-26

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Suomi KP/-26 - 7.65x21mm Parabellum

The Suomi KP/-26 was the predecessor to the KP/-31, chambered in 7.65x21mm Parabellum.

Specifications

(1926)

Number built: 200-300
Type: Submachine Gun
Caliber: 7.65x21mm Parabellum & 7.63x25mm Mauser
Weight: 9.7 lbs (4.4 kg)
Length: 36.6 in (93 cm)
Barrel length: 13.7 in (34.9 cm)
Feed System: 36-round box magazine
Rate of Fire: 750rpm
Muzzle velocity: 1,250 ft/s (380 m/s)
Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

The Suomi KP/-26 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Enlisted				2021

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-[[File:Husqvarna M1944.jpg|right|thumb|none|400px|Husqvarna m/37-39 (Swedish variant of the Suomi KP/-31) with 50-round box magazine - 9x19mm Parabellum]]
+[[File:Suomi KP-31 stick.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Suomi KP/-31 - 9x19mm Parabellum. With box magazine.]]
+[[File:Suomi KP-31 czołgowy.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Suomi KP/-31 - 9x19mm Parabellum. A variant adapted to firing from tank hatches.]]
 The '''Suomi KP/-31''' (aka Suomi M/31), commonly known as the Suomi submachine gun ('''''Suomi konepistooli''''') in Finland, was a sub-machine gun based on the early [[Bergmann MP18]] design. First designed in 1922, by Aimo J. Lahti, the gun was revealed to the public in 1925. The Suomi (Finnish for Finland) KP/-31 was in service in the Finnish Armed Forces from 1931 to the 1960's, and was also deployed in large numbers by other military forces during the Second World War. Some special versions stayed in service through the 1980s.
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 While somewhat similar in appearance and shape to the Soviet [[PPD-40]] and [[PPSh-41]], the KP/-31 is not functionally related to the two. However, Soviet experiences against the KP/-31's 71-round drum magazine during the Winter War ''did'' inspire the drum mags that would later be used on their own PPD-40s and PPSh-41s; this is the only significant relation between the designs.
-==Specifications==
+=Specifications=
-(1922 – 1968)
+(1931 – 1945) (original version)
+(1931 – 1953) (various variants)
+* '''Number built:''' 80,000
 * '''Type:''' Submachine Gun
 * '''Caliber:'''  9x19mm Parabellum
+* '''Weight:''' {{convert|kg|4.7}}
-* '''Weight:''' {{convert|kg|4.6}}
 * '''Length:''' {{convert|mm|870}}
+* '''Barrel length:''' {{convert|mm|320}}
-* '''Barrel length:''' {{convert|mm|314}}
+* '''Feed System:''' 20, 36, 50-round box magazine, 40 or 71-round drum magazine
+* '''Rate of Fire:''' 900rpm
-* '''Capacity:''' 20, 36, 50-round box magazine, 40 or 71-round drum magazine
+* '''Muzzle velocity:''' 1,310 feet per second (400 metres per second)
 * '''Fire Modes:''' Semi-Auto/Full-Auto
 -----
+{{Gun Title|Suomi KP/-31}}
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 | ''[[In the Name of the Fatherland (Vo imya Rodiny)]]'' || || Soviet soldiers || || 1943
+|-
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 | rowspan=2|''[[The Turning Point (Velikiy perelom)]]'' || [[Vladimir Maryev]] || Lt. Fyodorov || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|1945
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 |-
 | ||  Finnish soldiers
+|-
+| ''[[Face of the Frog]]'' || || A British police officer || with stick magazine || 1959
 |-
 | rowspan=2|''[[Reptilicus]]'' || [[Carl Ottosen]] || Gen. Mark Grayson || rowspan=2|Husqvarna m/37-39 || rowspan=2|1961
 |-
 | || Danish soldiers
+|-
+| rowspan=2|''[[Strike First Freddy (Slå først Frede!)]]'' || [[Ove Sprogøe]] || Agent Smith || rowspan=2|Husqvarna m/37-39 || rowspan=2|1965
+|-
+| || Kolick's henchmen
 |-
 | rowspan="2" | ''[[Olsen Gang in a Fix, The|The Olsen Gang in a Fix]]'' ||  || Mozerella's trenchcoat thugs || rowspan="2" | Husqvarna m/37-39 || rowspan="2" | 1969
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 |-
 | ''[[The Winter War]]'' ||  || Finnish troops ||  || 1989
+|-
+| ''[[The Warrior's Heart]]'' || || Finnish troops || || 1992
 |-
 | ''[[Ambush (Rukajärven tie)]]'' ||  || Finnish troops ||  || 1999
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 | ''[[Tali-Ihantala 1944]]'' ||  || Finnish troops ||  || 2007
 |-
-| ''[[Max Manus: Man of War]]'' || [[Aksel Hennie]] || Max Manus ||  || 2008
+| rowspan=2|''[[Max Manus: Man of War]]'' || [[Aksel Hennie]] || Max Manus || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2| 2008
+|-
+| || Finnish soldiers
 |-
 | rowspan=2 | ''[[Flame and Citron]]''|| [[Mads Mikkelsen]] || Jørgen 'Citron' Haagen Schmith || rowspan=2 |  Husqvarna m/37-39 || rowspan=2 | 2008
 |-
-|  Danish nazis and resistance fighters
+|   || Danish nazis and resistance fighters
 |-
 | ''[[Land of Mine]]'' ||  || Danish soldier || with stick magazine || 2015
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 |-
 | ''[[War Game, The (1965)|The War Game]]'' || . || East German soldier || . || 1965
+|-
+| ''[[Hetaeras of Major Sokolov (Getery mayora Sokolova)]]'' || || Finnish soldiers || || 2014
 |-
 | ''[[Babylon Berlin - Season 1]]'' ||  || Soviet counter revolutionaries || Episode 1 || 2017
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+| ''[[Forgotten Hope]]'' || |||| || 2003
 |-
-| ''[[Forgotten Hope]]'' || || || 2003
+| ''[[FinnWars]]'' || |||| || 2006
 |-
-| ''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' || || || 2005
+| ''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' |||| KP/-31 and KP/-31 SJR variants || 50-round (KP/-31 SJR) and 71-round (KP/-31) magazines || 2007
 |-
-| ''[[FinnWars]]'' || || || 2006
+| ''[[Deadfall Adventures]]'' |||| || || 2013
 |-
-| ''[[Deadfall Adventures]]'' || || || 2013
+| ''[[World of Guns: Gun Disassembly]]'' || Suomi KP/-31 |||| || 2014
 |-
-| ''[[Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades]]'' || || || 2016
+| ''[[Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades]]'' |||| || || 2016
 |-
-| ''[[Battlefield V]]'' || "Suomi KP/-31" || || 2018
+| ''[[Battlefield V]]'' || "Suomi KP/-31" |||| || 2018
 |-
+| ''[[Vigor]]'' || |||| || 2018
+|-
+| rowspan=2|''[[Enlisted]]'' || || ||  Suomi KP/-31 || rowspan=2| 2021
+|-
+| || ||Suomi KP/-31 SJR
 |}
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 |-
-| ''[[Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro]]'' || Count Cagliostro's hencheman ||  || 1979
+| ''[[Night Raid 1931]]'' || Soldier ||  || 2010
+|-
+| ''[[Brave Witches]]'' || Nikka Katajainen ||  || 2016-2017
+|-
+|}
+=Suomi KP/-26=
+[[File:Suomi KP-26.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Suomi KP/-26 - 7.65x21mm Parabellum]]
+The '''Suomi KP/-26''' was the predecessor to the KP/-31, chambered in 7.65x21mm Parabellum.
+===Specifications===
+(1926)
+* '''Number built:''' 200-300
+* '''Type:''' Submachine Gun
+* '''Caliber:'''  7.65x21mm Parabellum & 7.63x25mm Mauser
+* '''Weight:''' {{convert|kg|4.42}}
+* '''Length:''' {{convert|mm|930}}
+* '''Barrel length:''' {{convert|mm|349}}
+* '''Feed System:''' 36-round box magazine
+* '''Rate of Fire:''' 750rpm
+* '''Muzzle velocity:''' 1,250 ft/s (380 m/s)
+* '''Fire Modes:''' Semi-Auto/Full-Auto
+-----
+{{Gun Title|Suomi KP/-26}}
+===Video Games===
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 |-
-| ''[[Night Raid 1931]]'' || Soldier ||  || 2010
+| ''[[Enlisted]]'' || || ||  || 2021
 |-
 |}

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