Hardcover / 268pp / Index The Smith & Wesson Model 76, MK760 and Swedish K Submachine Guns
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This book presents the most thorough and up-to-datecompendium on the Model 76 and most variants. This deep-dive informationtouches upon the Model 76’s history and development, various versions andlicensing, the caseless ammunition program, magazines, parts and accessories,troubleshooting and other topics.
In 1966, the Department of the Navy contacted Smith &Wesson about the possibility of the company designing and manufacturing aweapon that would be similar in concept and operation to the Swedish-K that wascurrently in service with U.S. Navy SEAL teams operating in Vietnam. TheSwedish government refused to sell or support the Swedish-K submachine guns,due to their outspoken protest of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. In thefall of 1966, the Development Section of Smith & Wesson received anofficial written request from the Department of the Navy for the development ofa new 9mm submachine gun. Corporation officials met with SEAL Team One at theNaval Amphibious Base Coronado, in San Diego, California, to discuss theproject. The company issued 76 as the model designation for the project,simply as a control number, having no other significance. The S&W Model 76went into series production in 1968.
This book covers the following topics:
Smith & Wesson Light Rifle Model of 1940
Smith & Wesson Model of 1945 Carbine
Smith & Wesson Model 76 Submachine Gun
History and Manufacturing
Caseless Ammunition Program
M/45 Swedish-K Submachine Gun
MK 760 Submachine Gun
MK 760 Semiautomatic Carbines and Pistols
Global Arms 76A1
Burgess SW76 Submachine Gun
Omega Arms and Special Weapons SW 760
Magazines, Parts and Accessories
Trouble Shooting
Disassembly–Assembly and Maintenance