

Preparing your view.


At a glance
Colt 9mm SMGlarger figure on 1 of 2
Fabarm SDASS Tacticallarger figure on 1 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
stock extended
Single sourcestock retracted
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Colt 9mm SMG | Fabarm SDASS Tactical |
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| Type | Submachine gun[source] | Shotgun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Italy[source] |
| In service | 1982–present[source] | 2005–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | Italy |
730 mm (28.9 in ) ( stock extended) 650 mm (25.6 in) (stock retracted)[source]
(1300) ft/s
Single source396 m/s (1300) ft/s )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Invasion of Panama Miami drug war[source] | None[source] |
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| Produced | 1982–present[source] | 2005–present[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum[source] | 12 Gauge[source] |
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| Action | blowback , closed bolt[source] | manually operated pump-action[source] |
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| Rate of fire | 700-1000 round/min[source] | — |
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| Feed system | 20- and 32-round detachable box magazine 100-round Beta C-Mag[source] | 7+1 rounds internal tube magazine[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Colt's Manufacturing Company[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Fabbrica Bresciana Armi S.p.A. ( FABARM )[source] |
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| Designed | — | 2002[source] |
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