...this seemed an appropriate morning to take a pic of the Castle's two Suomi KP/-31 (Suomi-konepistooli) subguns (aka M31), which between them show off two stock styles, two barrel shrouds, and two different magazine approaches. As well as one being non-functional (the one in the foreground) and the other being a semi-auto conversion (hence the extended barrel to meet legal requirements for a non-NFA weapon.
Considered one of, if perhaps not the best subgun design from the WWII era, with the Soviets directly copying the drum magazine for the PPSh-41. Best from an engineering and performance standpoint, it was compllicated and expensive to make, which are big strikes during a war where mass production of "good enough" is the benchmark.
Finnish subguns in the snow.
A Soviet nightmare.
Read the complete post at http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2012/03/since_it_snowed.html
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Mar 08 2012, 05:06 AM
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Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..