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Submachine gun
Franchi LF-57 is a submachine gun originating in Italy. It was built by Franchi. Reported operators include Angola, Congo-Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo, Katanga, Front for Congolese National Liberation, Italy, Portugal, Mozambique, Nigeria.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
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Submachine gun
Italy
1962–present
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Congo Crisis Portuguese Colonial War Nigerian Civil War
Luigi Franchi
Franchi
1956 or 1957-c.1980
LF-62
3,17 kg (7 lb)
419 mm (16.50 in) butt folded, 686 mm (27 in.) butt extended
203 mm (8 in.)
9×19mm Parabellum
Blowback
500 rounds/min
365 m/s (1200 ft/s)
25 m 82 ( ft )
20 or 40-round magazine
Iron sights
Angola
Congo-Brazzaville
Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire ) Katanga Front for Congolese National Liberation
Katanga
Front for Congolese National Liberation
Italy
Portugal
Mozambique
Nigeria
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Franchi LF-57 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Angola, Congo-Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo, Katanga, Front for Congolese National Liberation, Italy, Portugal, Mozambique, Nigeria
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Angola
Mozambique
Nigeria
Portugal
Republic of the Congo