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Schwarzlose Submachine Gun
Photo: Ian McCollum · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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SchwarzloseSubmachineGun

Machine Pistols · Germany · 1910
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SchwarzloseSubmachineGun

Schwarzlose Submachine Gun
Schwarzlose Submachine Gun Photo: Ian McCollum · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
30
Full-Auto Control
20
Magazine Capacity
50
Concealability
60
Accuracy
25
Reliability
40
Ergonomics
15
Rate of Fire
35
Versatility
20
Cost-Effectiveness
70
Origin Germany
CategoryMachine Pistols
EraPre-WWI / Industrial Age
In service1910
Operators1 countries
Data Quality85%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
34
Machine Pistols MASS Rating
1/1
Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
210/217
All-Time
Machine Pistols · 10 axes scored
Firepower
30
Full-Auto Control
20
Magazine Capacity
50
Concealability
60
Accuracy
25
Reliability
40
Ergonomics
15
Rate of Fire
35
Versatility
20
Cost-Effectiveness
70
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the machine pistols category.
01 / Overview
Schwarzlose Submachine Gun
Country
Production
1910–
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MACHINE PISTOLS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
1
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
40
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
34
machine pistols category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the machine pistols category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General2MOD.2
  • DesignerAndreas Wilhelm Schwarzlose
  • Currently In ServiceNo
◈Cartridge & Calibre4MOD.4
▣Operation3MOD.3
◇Barrel & Sights2MOD.2
⬢Production & Cost1MOD.1
  • Variants0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1910Production started
  2. 1914First deployment: World War I
116
years in service
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
A removable container holding multiple rounds of ammunition, used to replenish a pistol's chamber.
Firearm action type where the energy from firing a cartridge cycles the action via rearward movement of the barrel or slide.
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