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Manowar's Hungarian Weapons |
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Only a few trial weapons were made by Danuvia Gepgyar, Budapest, end of 1944 Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum 40-round staggered row detachable box magazine Overall length approx. 500mm [20"], Barrel length approx. 250mm [10"] 2.92kg [8 lbs] without the mag Tangent sight graduated 100-600 meters Muzzle velocity 450 m/sec Cyclic rate: 650-700 rpm |
This Machine Pistol, an improved version of the Danuvia 43.M,
the last Danuvia design by Pal Kiraly, was never adopted by the Army due to the end of WW2.
The gun was an all steel construction, it had convenient large grips and a
ventilated steel barrel shroud. It had no buttstock or folding stock and no
provision for bayonet mounting.
Contrary to popular belief, this 44.M and not the 43.M was the basis of the Dominican
Cristobal Carbines, also designed by Pal Kiraly.
This 44.M was also the basis of the Hungarian 1951 Kucher K1
machine pistol designed by Jozsef Kucher, Kiraly's younger coworker and successful
weapon designer in Hungary after WW2.