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Colt 9mm SMGlarger figure on 1 of 1
MAS-38larger figure on 0 of 1
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 | MAS-38 |
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| Type | Submachine gun[source] | Submachine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | France[source] |
| In service | 1982–present[source] | 1938–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users |
730 mm (28.9 in ) ( stock extended) 650 mm (25.6 in) (stock retracted)[source]
Length
Single source630 mm (25 in)[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] | World War II First Indochina War Algerian War Laotian Civil War Vietnam War[source] |
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| Produced | 1982–present[source] | 1938—1949[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum[source] | 7.65mm Longue[source] |
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| Action | blowback , closed bolt[source] | Off-axis bolt travel blowback[source] |
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| Feed system | 20- and 32-round detachable box magazine 100-round Beta C-Mag[source] | 32-round detachable box magazine[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Colt's Manufacturing Company[source] | — |
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| Designed | — | 1938[source] |
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| No. built | — | 1,958 (made before May 1940) thousands more made under German occupation and post war[source] |
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