Šokac
Đuro Đaković · Submachine Gun · Discontinued · 1991
Also known as: MP Šokac, Šokac P 1
Overview
The Šokac is a Croatian select-fire submachine gun developed in 1991 to meet the newly independent Croatia's urgent wartime demand for domestically produced small arms. Essentially a mechanical copy of the Soviet PPSh-41 rechambered in 9x19mm Parabellum, it uses a simple straight blowback action and cheap stamped steel construction. It feeds from MP 40-style stick magazines of 25- or 30-round capacity, and a folding stock modeled on the Sa vz. 23 family replaces the PPSh's wooden furniture. Produced by the Đuro Đaković works in Slavonski Brod, it saw service with Croatian forces throughout the Yugoslav Wars.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 3400 g (119.9 oz) |
| Overall Length | 870 mm (34.25") |
| Folded Length | 600 mm (23.62") |
| Barrel Length | 254 mm (10.00") |
| Action Type | Blowback |
| Firing Mechanism | Open Bolt |
| Trigger Type | Single Action |
| Magazine Capacity | 30 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Detachable Box |
| Muzzle Velocity | 400 m/s (1312 fps) |
| Effective Range | 150 m (164 yd) |
| Rate of Fire | 600 rpm |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Steel |
| Finish | Phosphate |
Calibers
- 9x19mm Parabellum · primary · 9mm NATO — also known as 9mm Luger, 9mm NATO, 9x19mm
Features
- Firing modes: Semi Automatic, Full Automatic
- Feed systems: Detachable Box Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Manual Safety
- Features: Select Fire, Folding Stock, Stamped Steel Construction
Variants
- Šokac P 1 - Furniture
- Šokac P 1 S - Suppressed
Service history
Operators
- Croatian Armed Forces · adopted 1991
Conflicts
- Croatian War of Independence (1991-1995)
- Bosnian War (1992-1995)
Production
Estimated total produced: 6,830 · Production years: 1991-1995
Estimates vary between roughly 5,000 and 6,830 units produced by Đuro Đaković in Slavonski Brod.
Origin
Country of origin: Croatia
Discontinued: 1995
Notes
The safety is located forward of the trigger in the manner of the PPSh-41, and the folding stock can only be collapsed with the magazine removed. Later production examples used plastic grips and magazine housings. Many were destroyed after the war when the Croatian government offered rewards for the surrender of select-fire weapons.
Background
One of more than a dozen improvised submachine gun designs produced domestically in Croatia during the War of Independence, the Šokac exemplifies wartime innovation under blockade, built in railroad workshops from available machinery and Yugoslav territorial-defense technical documentation.