MCEM 1 submachine gun

Infobox Weapon|is_ranged=yes
name=MCEM 1 Submachine Gun


caption=
type=Submachine gun
origin=flagcountry|Australia
era=WW II
platform=individual
target=
design_date=1939
prod_design_date=1941-1945
serv_design_date=1941-1960s
used_by=Australia
wars=
spec_type=
part_length=247 mm (9.75 in)
cartridge=9x19mm Parabellum
feed=32 round detachable box
action=Blowback
rate=700 round/min
velocity=420 m/s (1250 ft/s)
weight=4.21 kg (9.37 lb)
length=806 mm (32 in)
variants=
number=50,000

The MCEM 1 (Machine Carbine Experimental Model 1) was a 9 mm submachine gun of Australian origin. Its magazine was placed in the pistol grip very much like a Uzi and had a front pistol grip at the very end of the barrel underneath the muzzle.

ee also

*MCEM 2 Submachine gun
*MCEM 3 Submachine gun