F1 submachine gun

F1 submachine gun

Infobox Weapon
name=F1


caption=Lithgow F1 submachine gun
origin=flagcountry|Australia
type=Submachine gun
is_ranged=yes
service=1963-1991
used_by=Australia
wars=Vietnam War
designer=
design_date=1962
manufacturer=Lithgow Small Arms Factory
production_date= July, 1963
number=400,000 +
variants=
weight=3.7 kg (Empty)
4.30 kg (Loaded)
length=714 mm
part_length=198 mm
crew=
cartridge=9x19mm Parabellum
caliber=
action=Blowback
rate=600-640 rounds/min
velocity=
range=150 m
max_range=100-200 m
feed=34-round magazine
sights=Iron sights

The 9 mm F1 was a standard Australian submachine gun manufactured by the Lithgow Small Arms Factory [ [http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg66-e.htm Modern Firearms' F1 submachine gun.] Retrieved on July 28, 2007.] . Issued to Australian army troops in July of 1963, it replaced the Owen machine carbine. The F1 was retired in 1991 and replaced by the F88C Austeyr, an Australian-built version of the Steyr AUG Carbine with slight modifications. The F1 had a robust and simple design and proved useful in close-quarters fighting during the Vietnam War.

Design details

The F1 is a simple blowback design firing from an open bolt. It shares many design features with the British Sterling submachine gun. Unlike both the Sterling and its predecessor the Owen the F1 has a fixed wooden stock and pistol grip. A curved detachable box magazine is inserted in a magazine housing on top of the barrel. The butt-plate and pistol-grip are identical to those on the L1A1 SLR.

Problems occurred with the design of the F1, as its double-stack magazine (rounds side by side in the magazine) tended to spin the rounds as the bolt connected. This eroded the chamber into a bell shape, which increased the likelihood of jams.

References

External links

* [http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg66-e.htm Modern Firearms]


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