FNAB-43

FNAB-43

Type	Submachine Gun
Place of origin	Italian Social Republic
Service history
In service	1944
Used by	Italian Social Republic Italian Resistance Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designed	1943-44
Manufacturer	Fabbrica Nazionale d'Armi di Brescia
Produced	1944 – 1945
Number built	7,000
Specifications
Weight	3.9 kg (8 Pounds 12 ounces)
Length	790 mm (31.15 in)
Barrel length	198 mm (7.80 in)

Cartridge	9×19mm Parabellum
Caliber	9 mm
Action	Lever-delayed blowback, selective fire
Rate of fire	400 Rounds Per Minute
Muzzle velocity	381 m/s (1250 ft/s)
Feed system	20 or 40 round detachable box magazine
Sights	Iron

The FNAB-43 is an Italian designed and developed submachinegun manufactured from 1943 to 1944. The first prototype was built in 1942 and the 7,000 built by the FNA-B (Fabbrica Nazionale d'Armi di Brescia, "Brescia National Arms Factory", hence the name) were issued to German and Italian RSI (Repubblica di Salò) units fighting in Northern Italy. The FNAB-43 was an expensive weapon to manufacture as it used extensive milling and precision engineering in its manufacture.

Description

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FNAB-43

The FNAB-43 uses a lever-delayed blowback system firing from the closed bolt position. The bolt is a two-piece unit with a pivoted lever interposed between bolt head and body. On firing the bolt head retracts and begins to rotate the lever, the base of which is against a lug in the body. This lever is pivoted to delay the opening movement to allow the bullet to leave the barrel. The breech pressure then drops before the lever has completed its rotation. The movement of the lever then presses the free end against the bolt body and accelerates the bolt's movement to the rear. The base of the lever then pulls clear of the lug and the whole bolt unit continues to recoil as one piece. On returning, the lever again engages the lug and pivots forward and in doing so removes a coupling which allows the firing pin to move only when the bolt is fully forward. This unusual and complicated system allows the rate of fire to be kept down to very practical 400 rpms without having to use a heavy bolt or strong spring.^[1]

The FNAB-43 also uses a muzzle brake and compensator built into the barrel casing similar to some Russian weapons, and the magazine housing is hinged so that the magazine can lie beneath the barrel similarly to the French MAT-49. The single metal bar stock can be folded upwards rendering the weapon more compact.

Notes

↑ http://www.secondeguerre.net/Armes/fnab

References

Hogg, Ian (1978). The Encyclopedia of Infantry Weapons of World War II. London: Arms & Armour Press. ISBN 0-85368-281-X.
Hogg, Ian; Weeks, John S. (2000). Military Small Arms of the 20th Century. 7th edition. Iola, WI: Krause Publishing. ISBN 0-87341-824-7.

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Italian firearms and light weapons of World War II

Side arms	Beretta M1923 Beretta M1934 Beretta M1935 Roth–Steyr M1907 Steyr M1912 Glisenti M1910 Bodeo Model 1889

Rifles and carbines (fucili e moschetti)	Fucile da Fanteria Mod. 1891 Moschetto Mod. 91 da Cavalleria Moschetto per Truppe Speciali Mod. 91 Fucile Mod. 1938 Fucile Armaguerra Mod. 39

Submachine guns	Beretta 1918 MAB 38 Onorati OVP FNAB-43 OG-43 TZ-45

Machine guns and other larger weapons	Fiat-Revelli Mod. 1914 Fiat Revelli Mod. 1935 SAFAT M1926 Breda-SAFAT Breda Mod. 1930 Breda Mod. 5C Breda Mod. 1937 Breda Mod. 1938 Solothurn S-18/1000

Grenades	OTO Mod. 35 OTO Mod. 42 SRCM Mod. 35 Breda Mod. 35 Breda Mod. 42 L Type P Bomb

Mortars (mortai)	Mortaio Brixia Mod. 35 Mortaio da 81/14 Mod. 35

Cartridge	.32 ACP .380 ACP 6.5×52mm Mannlicher-Carcano 7.35×51mm Carcano 8×57mm IS 8×59mm RB Breda 9×19mm Glisenti 9×19mm Parabellum 20×138mmB

Delayed blowback firearms

Lever Delayed	AA-52 Benelli B76 Cristóbal Carbine Danuvia 43M Dlugov FAMAS FN Five-seven FNAB-43 Garanin MAC-58 Sterling 7.62 ST Kinetics CPW TKB-517

Roller Delayed	Calico M960 CEAM Modèle 1950 CETME Ameli CETME rifle CETME Model L HK G3 HK G41 HK MP5 HK P9 HK PSG-1 HK SR9 HK UCP HK21 HK33 HK43 PTR 91F SIG 510 SIG MG 710 SRM Arms Model 1216 StG 45(M)

Gas Delayed	Arsenal P-M02 Grossfuss Sturmgewehr Heckler & Koch P7 M-77B Steyr GB Volkssturmgewehr 1-5 Walther CCP

Hesitation Locked	M50 Reising Remington Model 51 Remington Model 53 Remington R51 SIG MKMS

Primer Actuated	Clarke carbine Garand Model 1919

Flywheel Delayed	Barnitzke machine gun MGD PM-9

Vector Delayed	KRISS Vector

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