LoginThe Smith & Wesson Model 76 Submachine Gun
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Frank Iannamico
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In 1966, the Department of the Navy contacted Smith & Wesson about the possibility of the com-pany designing and manufacturing a weapon that would be similar in con-cept and operation to the Swedish-K that was currently in service with U.S. Navy SEAL teams operating in Vietnam. The Swedish government refused to sell or support the Swed-ish-K submachine guns, due to their outspoken protest of U.S. involve-ment in the Vietnam War. In the fall of 1966, the Development Section of Smith & Wesson received an official written request from the Department of the Navy for the development of a new 9mm submachine gun. Corporation
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Manufacturer: Chipotle Publishing LLC
Release date: 8 March 2020
ISBN-10 : 0996521844 | ISBN-13: 9780996521840
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