CODE – 02-112-948

NAME – Carl Gustav M45b

NAME (NATIVE) – Kulsprutpistol m/45b

COMMON NAMES – Swedish K, Carl Gustav

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Sweden

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1948

CALIBER – 9x19mm

OVERALL LENGTH – 55.1 cm (21.7 in) Stock folded, 80.8 cm (31.8 in) Stock open

BARREL LENGTH – 20.3 cm (8 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 6-Grooves, Right hand twist, 1 turn in 24 cm (9.4 in)

BULLET DIAMETER – 9.02 mm (0.355 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 7.5 g (115 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 385 m/s (1263 fps) Swedish M/39

MUZZLE ENERGY – 552 j (407 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 3.50 kg (7 lb 11.5 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 4.15 kg (9 lb 2.4 oz) loaded with 36 rounds

SIGHTS – Open, Iron, adjustable, Front sight – Post, adjustable for windage and elevation with special tool,  Rear slight – Flip-type square-notch with 3 blades graduated for 100, 200, and 300 meters (109, 219 and 328 yards)

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 200 meters (219 yards)

OPERATION – Blowback, fires from open bolt

TYPE OF FIRE – Full automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 100 rpm

CYCLIC ROF – 600 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 36 round box magazine, double column, double feed, 50 round box magazine, quadruple column, single feed, 71 round drum

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 36-round mag – 0.23 kg (8.1 oz), 50-round mag – 0.39 kg (13.8 oz), 71-round drum – 1.1 kg (2 lb 6.8 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 36-round mag – 0.65 kg (1 lb 6.6 oz), 50-round mag – 0.98 kg (2 lb 2.6 oz) 71-round drum – 1.94 kg (4 lb 4.4 oz)

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Five 36-round magazines (180 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 3.25 kg (7 lb 2.6 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori, Eskilstuna, Sweden

STATUS – Obsolescent

SERVICE – Swedish Military, Extensive sales worldwide, licensed production in Egypt (Port Said)