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[[File:Bechowiec-1.jpg|thumb|right|400px| | [[File:Bechowiec-1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Bechowiec-1 with slide in fully-retracted position - 9x19mm Parabellum]] | ||
The '''Bechowiec-1''' (also called the '''Beha''', due to the "B.H" marking stamped onto the side; this is supposed to say "B.Ch", short for "Bataliony Chłopskie", or "Peasant Battalions", an underground resistance group for which the weapon was created, but no "C" punch was available) is a Polish submachine gun clandestinely built during the German occupation of Poland. It was designed by a Polish blacksmith named Henryk Strąpoć who'd dabbled in arms-making prior, having hand-made 3 pistols and a revolver; owing to his limited experience, he based the Bechowiec primarily on his work with Browning-style blowback pistols, thus creating the first ever closed-bolt, hammer-fired submachine gun, 23 years before the [[Heckler & Koch MP5]]. Only a small number were produced (approximately a dozen; sources vary); the majority of these were in 9x19mm Parabellum, though the last few were chambered in 7.62x25mm Tokarev. | |||
The Bechowiec-1 is a Polish submachine gun built during the German | |||
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
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* '''Type:''' Submachine Gun | * '''Type:''' Submachine Gun | ||
* '''Caliber:''' | * '''Caliber:''' 9x19mm Parabellum, 7.62x25mm Tokarev | ||
* '''Weight:'''{{convert|kg|2.43}} empty, {{convert|kg|2.82}} full | * '''Weight:'''{{convert|kg|2.43}} empty, {{convert|kg|2.82}} full | ||
Revision as of 22:06, 24 August 2019
The Bechowiec-1 (also called the Beha, due to the "B.H" marking stamped onto the side; this is supposed to say "B.Ch", short for "Bataliony Chłopskie", or "Peasant Battalions", an underground resistance group for which the weapon was created, but no "C" punch was available) is a Polish submachine gun clandestinely built during the German occupation of Poland. It was designed by a Polish blacksmith named Henryk Strąpoć who'd dabbled in arms-making prior, having hand-made 3 pistols and a revolver; owing to his limited experience, he based the Bechowiec primarily on his work with Browning-style blowback pistols, thus creating the first ever closed-bolt, hammer-fired submachine gun, 23 years before the Heckler & Koch MP5. Only a small number were produced (approximately a dozen; sources vary); the majority of these were in 9x19mm Parabellum, though the last few were chambered in 7.62x25mm Tokarev.
Specifications
1943-1945
- Type: Submachine Gun
- Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum, 7.62x25mm Tokarev
- Weight:5.4 lbs (2.4 kg) empty, 6.2 lbs (2.8 kg) full
- Length: 17.5 in (44.5 cm)
- Barrel length: 9.4 in (24 cm)
- Capacity: 32-round box magazine
- Fire Modes: Semi / auto
Video Games
| Game Title | Mods | Notations | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Call of Duty: WWII | 2017 |