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Suomi KP/-31
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Suomi KP/-31
Suomi KP/-31 (aka Suomi M/31), commonly known as 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 public in 1925. The Suomi (which means 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.
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 (The KP/-31 has a straight blowback action, while the PPD and PPSh-41 rely on an open-bolt system.) 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
(1942 – 1968)
- Type: Submachine Gun
- Caliber: 9x19mm
- Weight: 10.1 lbs (4.6 kg)
- Length: 34.3 in (87 cm)
- Barrel length: 12.4 in (31.4 cm)
- Capacity: 20, 36, 50-round box magazine, 40 or 71-round drum magazine
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto
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 | ||
| Lad from Our Town (Paren iz Nashego Goroda) | Red Army soldier | 1942 | ||
| Antosha Rybkin | Red Army soldiers | 1942 | ||
| Invincible (Nepobedimye) | Aleksandr Khvylya | Dmitri Pronin | 1943 | |
| Invincible (Nepobedimye) | Boris Blinov | Bondaretz | 1943 | |
| The Olsen Gang in a Fix | Mozerella's trenchcoat thugs | Husqvarna M/1944 | 1969 | |
| Peter Steen | Inspector Mortensen | |||
| The Winter War | Finnish troops | 1989 | ||
| Ambush (Rukajärven tie) | Finnish troops | 1999 | ||
| Etulinjan edessä | Finnish troops | ? | ||
| The Cuckoo | Finnish officer | 2002 | ||
| Tali-Ihantala 1944 | Finnish troops | 2007 | ||
| Max Manus: Man of War | Aksel Hennie | Max Manus | 2008 | |
| Flame and Citron | Mads Mikkelsen | Jørgen 'Citron' Haagen Schmith | Husqvarna M/1944 | 2008 |
| Flame and Citron | Danish nazis and resistance fighters | Husqvarna M/1944 | 2008 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The War Game | . | East German soldier | . | 1965 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Mod | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forgotten Hope | . | . | 2003 |
| Deadfall Adventures | . | . | 2013 |
Anime
| Character | Film Title | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Count Cagliostro's hencheman | Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro | 1979 |