Furrer MP 41/44

Waffenfabrik Bern (W+F Bern) · Submachine-Gun · Out Of Production · 1941

Weight (empty)5200 g (183.4 oz)
Overall Length760 mm (29.92")
Barrel Length270 mm (10.63")
Magazine Capacity40 rounds
Action TypeShort Recoil
Firing MechanismHammer Fired
Muzzle Velocity380 m/s (1247 fps)
Muzzle Energy538 J (397 ft·lbf)
Effective Range200 m (219 yd)
Frame MaterialSteel

Primary Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum

The Furrer MP 41/44 (officially Leichte Maschinen-Pistole 41/44, or Lmg-Pist 41/44) is a Swiss submachine gun designed by Colonel Adolf Furrer and produced at Waffenfabrik Bern. It was the first submachine gun ever issued to the Swiss Army. Like Furrer's other designs, it employs a complicated short-recoil toggle-lock action borrowed from the Luger pistol — exotic for an SMG, where simple blowback is the norm — and feeds from a horizontal 40-round box magazine inserted from the right side.

Country of Origin: Switzerland

Designer: Adolf Furrer