Colt 9mm SMG

Colt's Manufacturing · Submachine-Gun · Out Of Production · 1982

Weight (empty)2600 g (91.7 oz)
Overall Length730 mm (28.74")
Barrel Length267 mm (10.51")
Magazine Capacity32 rounds
Action TypeBlowback
Firing MechanismHammer Fired
Muzzle Velocity396 m/s (1299 fps)
Muzzle Energy583 J (430 ft·lbf)
Effective Range100 m (109 yd)
Frame MaterialAluminum

Primary Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum

The Colt 9mm SMG (officially Model 635) is an American 9x19mm submachine gun built on the AR-15/M16 platform, developed by Colt's Manufacturing in the early 1980s. By adapting the M16 receiver to a closed-bolt blowback action and accepting a magazine well block to use Uzi-pattern 20- or 32-round magazines, Colt produced a compact PDW-class weapon that retained M16 manual-of-arms familiarity for crews and law enforcement already trained on the platform. It became one of the most widely adopted su...

Country of Origin: United States

Designer: Henry Tatro