Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Sanna 77 Submachine Gun

Sanna 77 Submachine Gun
The Sanna-77 is the end of a line of submachine guns which can trace their existence and lineage to the days of Rhodesia and their Unilateral Declaration of Independence in the early 1960s.



The Sanna-77 was of all metal construction, unlike the plastic framed Kommando LDP, and has the magazine in the grip and a folding metal stock. The front sight was hooded and the cocking handle located high on the left side of the receiver. The Sanna-77 is not really a submachine gun, being made for civilian use only and therefore, due to legal restrictions, only available in the semi-auto mode of fire. It is therefore better termed a pistol-caliber carbine rather than a submachine gun. Many claim that the Sanna-77 was not a new firearm but actually simply a refurbished version of the Czechoslovakian CZ-25 submachine gun which was designed, manufactured and used by the Czech army in the early 1950s.



Sanna 77
Type Submachine gun / Land Defence Pistol
Place of origin South Africa
Service history
Wars South Africa under apartheid
Production history
Designed 1970s
Produced 1977 to 1980
Specifications
Weight 2.8 kg
Length 450 mm (650 mm with open stock)
Barrel length 290 mm

Cartridge 9x19mm Parabellum
Rate of fire Single Shots
Feed system 40 rounds


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