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Shortest submachine guns

The 25 shortest of 281 submachine guns in the catalogue with a recorded overall length. The median is 737 mm (29.0 in).

RankFirearmOverall lengthWeightYear
1stCobray M11/9Cobray M11/9S.W.D. Inc. (Cobray Company)S.W.D. Inc. (Cobray Company)248 mm (9.76 in)1.59 kg1983
2ndIngram MAC-10Ingram MAC-10Military Armament CorporationMilitary Armament Corporation269 mm (10.59 in)2.84 kg1970
3rdIntratec TEC-22 ScorpionIntratec TEC-22 ScorpionIntratecIntratec284 mm (11.18 in)822 g1988
4thB&T TP9B&T TP9B&T AG (Brügger & Thomet)B&T AG (Brügger & Thomet)303 mm (11.93 in)1.70 kg2003
5thSM-9/SM-90 PhantomSM-9/SM-90 PhantomEagle Arms CorporationEagle Arms Corporation305 mm (12.0 in)1.81 kg1977
6thIntratec KG-9Intratec KG-9IntratecIntratec318 mm (12.5 in)1.40 kg1980
7thHK SP5HK SP5Heckler & KochHeckler & Koch325 mm (12.8 in)2.49 kg2016
8thPOF SMG-PKPOF SMG-PKPakistan Ordnance FactoriesPakistan Ordnance Factories345 mm (13.6 in)2.00 kg
9thSterling Mk7 Para PistolSterling Mk7 Para PistolSterling Armaments CompanySterling Armaments Company355 mm (14.0 in)2.20 kg1986
=10thCMP 9KCMP 9KCaracal International LLCCaracal International LLC356 mm (14.0 in)2.06 kg2020
=10thMCEM-2MCEM-2Royal Small Arms Factory EnfieldRoyal Small Arms Factory Enfield356 mm (14.0 in)2.70 kg1944
12thHeckler & Koch MP5KHeckler & Koch MP5KHeckler & KochHeckler & Koch368 mm (14.5 in)2.50 kg1976
13thJati-MaticJati-MaticOy Golden Gun Ltd / Tampereen Asepaja OyOy Golden Gun Ltd / Tampereen Asepaja Oy375 mm (14.8 in)1.65 kg1983
14thMinebea PM-9Minebea PM-9Minebea Co., Ltd.Minebea Co., Ltd.399 mm (15.7 in)2.80 kg1999
15thCZ Scorpion EVO 3 S1CZ Scorpion EVO 3 S1Ceska zbrojovka a.s.Ceska zbrojovka a.s.406 mm (16.0 in)2.27 kg2015
16thB&T GHM45B&T GHM45B&T AG (Brügger & Thomet)B&T AG (Brügger & Thomet)435 mm (17.1 in)2.10 kg2024
17thCMP 9CMP 9Caracal International LLCCaracal International LLC436 mm (17.2 in)2.25 kg2016
18thBechowiec-1Bechowiec-1Bataliony Chlopskie (Peasants' Battalions) clandestine workshopsBataliony Chlopskie (Peasants' Battalions) clandestine workshops445 mm (17.5 in)2.43 kg1943
=19thIngram MAC-11Ingram MAC-11Military Armament CorporationMilitary Armament Corporation460 mm (18.1 in)1.59 kg1972
=19thIngram MAC-11Ingram MAC-11Military Armament CorporationMilitary Armament Corporation460 mm (18.1 in)1.59 kg1972
21stAgram 2000Agram 2000AgramAgram482 mm (19.0 in)1.80 kg1997
22ndAEK-919K KashtanAEK-919K KashtanKovrov Mechanical PlantKovrov Mechanical Plant485 mm (19.1 in)1.65 kg1994
23rdMicro UziMicro UziIsrael Weapon IndustriesIsrael Weapon Industries486 mm (19.1 in)1.50 kg1986
24thQCW-05QCW-05China North Industries Corporation (Norinco)China North Industries Corporation (Norinco)500 mm (19.7 in)2.20 kg2005
=25thSa vz. 61 SkorpionSa vz. 61 SkorpionCeska Zbrojovka Uhersky Brod (CZUB)Ceska Zbrojovka Uhersky Brod (CZUB)517 mm (20.4 in)1.28 kg1961

Ranked from the catalogue's own measured figures, the same records the API serves. A record whose weight, length, barrel and capacity match a set shared by ten or more records from five or more makers is a default rather than a measurement, and is left out, as is a record with fewer than five of the figures a reader looks for.