FÉG 37M Pistol

Frommer 37.M Pisztoly
Type Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin Hungary Kingdom of Hungary
Service history
In service Approximately 20 years some postwar police
Used by Nazi Germany, Hungary
Wars World War II, Slovak-Hungarian War
Production history
Designer Rudolf Frommer
Designed 1937
Manufacturer Fémáru, Fegyver és Gépgyár (FÉG)
Produced 1937-1944
Number built 175,000 - 300,000
Variants 3
Specifications
Weight 770g (27.7oz)
Length 182 mm (7.17 in)
Cartridge .380 ACP, .32 ACP
Caliber .32, .38
Action blowback operated automatic pistol
Muzzle velocity 984 ft/s (300 m/s)
Feed system 7 rounds
Sights Fixed, Iron
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The FÉG 37M is a Hungarian semi-automatic pistol based on a design by Rudolf Frommer. It was an improvement over the earlier Frommer 29M. It was made in 2 chamberings. The .380 ACP (9x17mmSR) chambered version was used by the Hungarian Army, while the .32 ACP (7.65x17mmSR) version was supplied to Hungary's German allies during World War II. The former, was known in Hungarian service as the M1937.[1]

The latter, in German service during World War II, was known as Pistole 37(u), pistole M 37 Kal. 7,65 mm or P37. The main difference between this and the other variants is that the "German" version had a manual safety (which the Hungarian issue did not have) and was marked "Pistole M 37 Kal. 7.65" and the FEG code "jhv" and date, along with the Waffenamt markings. Though it was produced under more strain due to the rate by which they wanted them produced, it was still a reliable pistol. 150 - 300,000 pistols were completed this way. Some partially finished post war models were also issued, and there was an attempt to produce the gun after the war, but without success.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Kokalis, Peter. Hungarian Small Arms in Germany's Service. Shotgun News, 2005, Vol 59 Issue 36 p. 12-13.
  2. ↑ Miller, David (2007). Fighting Men of World War II: Uniforms, Equipment and Weapons. Stackpole Books. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-8117-0277-5.
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