Global InformationSIG MKMO information
| SIG MKMO | |
|---|---|
 SIG MKMO used by Finnish Army from The Swedish Army Museum) | |
| Type | Submachine gun |
| Place of origin | Switzerland |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Switzerland Finland Pontifical Swiss Guard Mengjiang[1] |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Gotthard End |
| Designed | 1930 |
| Manufacturer | Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft (SIG) |
| Produced | 1933–1941 |
| No. built | 1,228[2][3] |
| Specifications (SIG MKMO) | |
| Mass | 4.25 kg (9.4 lb) 3.7 kg (8.2 lb) (MKPS) |
| Length | 1,025 mm (40.4 in) 820 mm (32.3 in) (MKPS) |
| Barrel length | 500 mm (19.7 in) 300 mm (11.8 in) (MKPS) |
| Cartridge | 9×25mm Mauser, 7.63×25mm Mauser, 7.65×21mm Parabellum, 9×19mm Parabellum |
| Action | Hesitation-Lock (MKMO/MKPO) Straight Blowback (MKMS/MKPS) |
| Rate of fire | 850rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 500 m/s (1,640 ft/s) (9mm Mauser Export) |
| Feed system | 40-round detachable box magazine 30-round detachable (MKPS) |
The SIG MKMO is a submachine gun produced by Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG) company in Neuhausen from 1933 to 1937. The MKMO – M = Maschinen, K = Karabiner M = Militär, O = Oben (Top ejection) – was designed for the military and to increase firepower it had a larger-capacity magazine as well as a longer barrel. Only 1,228 of these guns were produced.[2] It saw limited adoption by Swiss police departments and the Swiss Guard at the Vatican. Finland purchased approximately 282 of the original MKMO variant, which were used by the home guard, supply units and coastal defense forces in the Continuation War.[4]
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