Comments on: F.N.A.-B model 1943 submachine gun

By: S.N.A.L

S.N.A.L — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 20:45:20 +0000

the magazine have a missing feeding lip ?

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By: S.N.A.L

S.N.A.L — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 20:35:58 +0000

a masterpiece of design but like the mp5: too complex for war production.

poor trained soldier can not totally disassemble clean and reassemble it.

By: Storm

Storm — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 16:39:19 +0000

It was made during RSI, german puppet state, in a phase of defeated Italy, so I suppose the intention was of making a local weapon in limited numbers, and not nationwide as that was not an option any more. Maybe the makers took great pride in their product and also did not posess any stamping machines…

Stamping is cheaper in the long run, but you need a great investment in the tools and technology, and if you already have a lot of basic shops with lathes and milling machines its better to assign them the production of parts like for example, Sten…

By: Dan E

Dan E — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 21:07:45 +0000

it looks more like an art piece than a wartime smg, crazy

By: Kerwin Kerr

Kerwin Kerr — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 19:42:22 +0000

This is a very well designed SMG! I didn’t know about it but then there’s a lot of guns I never heard of! The Italians are almost as bad as the Germans when it comes to overengineering their firearms designs! This is just a statement of fact not really a criticism. Being that it was wartime design I’m curious as to why it wasn’t made mostly of sheet metal stampings. The main components of the both the upper and lower receivers could have been made from sheet metal considerably reducing the man hours, production costs and weight of the weapon.