TZ-45

Infobox Weapon
name= TZ-45
origin=flagicon|Italy Italian Social Republic
type=Submachine Gun
is_ranged=yes
service=1944
used_by=Italy
wars=World War II
designer=???
design_date=1944
manufacturer=???
production_date=1944 – 1945
number= 6,000
variants=
weight= 7 Pounds
length= 33.5 in
part_length= ???
crew=1
cartridge=9 mm
caliber=9 mm
action= Blowback, selective fire
rate= 550 Rounds Per Minute
velocity=???
range=???
max_range=???
feed= 40 round detachable box magazine
sights=???

The TZ-45 was a Italian made submachine gun produced in small numbers by a small company.No more than 6,000 was made in 1944-1945.

History

All the TZ-45 submachine guns were issued to R.S.I. (Repubblica Sociale Italiana) units operating against partisan forces during the civil war in Northern Italy (1944-45).After the war, the remaining guns were given to the military of the British and the American forces. It was then evaluated by them, but the general opinion was unfavorable. the gun was emerged from the war with a poor reputation for reliability and the style of the manufacture and finish was not liked.The gun was later sold to the Burmese army where it was manafactured as the BA-52.

Development

Compared to the FNAB-43, the TZ-45 is much more the sort of weapon one would expect in that place and at that time.It was made out of metal stampings, welded together in parts, and the finish is rudimentary.For all that, it worked and managed to exhibit one or two interesting features. The action is simple blowback, but the return spring is assembled around a guide rod which is in two pieces and telescopes as the bolt returns. A muzzle compensator is fitted, and the shoulder stock is formed of steel rods that slide alongside the receiver when retracted. Two separate safety systems are fitted: the fire selector lever has a “safe” position that locks the bolt in either the forward or rearward positions, while a grip safety is fitted behind the magazine housing. Unless the weapon is held properly and this grip compressed, the bolt cannot move in either direction to cock or fire.