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FMK-3
General Facts
- TYPE
Sub machine gun - ORIGIN
Argentina - NICKNAMES
PA-3DM (early designation) - DESIGNED
1974 - DESIGNER
Fabricaciones Militares - PRODUCTION
1974 - 1993 - PRODUCERS Argentina - FMAP
- QUANTITY
Over 85.000 produced, production complete. - UNIT COST
Unknown - CHARACTERISTICS
Limited production costs
Easy to operate
Reasonable reliability
Rather heavy
Introduction
The FMK-3 is a sub machine gun of Argentine origin. It was developed in the mid-1970's to replace a wide variety of sub machine guns in Argentine service.
Design
The design of the FMK-3 is heavily influenced by the Israeli Uzi and Czechoslovak Vz 23, both in looks and internal mechanism. It is a blowback operated sub machine gun with a telescoping bolt. The magazines are inserted in through the pistol grip which is fitted with a grip safety. A retractable metal wire stock is fitted. A small batch was produced with fixed wooden stock.
Firepower
The FMK-3 fires the 9x19mm round from 25, 32 or 40 round magazines. It is a select fire weapon with a rate of fire of 650 rounds per minute. The effective range is claimed to be 100 meters.
Users
The main user of the FMK-3 is Argentina. It has also been widely exported to other South American nations.
FMK-3
The FMK-3 is a sub machine gun of Argentine origin. The design has been inspired by the Vz 23 and Uzi.
FMK-3: Most common version. It is select fire and has a retractable stock.
FMK-4: FMK-3 with a fixed wooden stock.
FMK-5: Civilian model of the FMK-3 that fires semi-automatic only.
| Type | Sub machine gun |
|---|---|
| Caliber | 9x19mm Parabellum |
| Magazine | 25, 32, 40 |
| Operation | Blowback, open bolt |
| Fire selector | 0-1-F |
| Rate of fire | 650 rpm |
| Barrel length | 290 mm |
|---|---|
| Rifling | ? |
| Muzzle velocity | ? |
| Stock | Retractable |
| Length | 693 mm / 523 mm |
| Width | ? |
| Height | ? |
|---|---|
| Weight | 3.4 kg empty |
| Sights | Iron sights, flip up rear sight, 50 and 100 m gradations |
| Remarks | - |
| Type | Sub machine gun |
|---|---|
| Caliber | 9x19mm Parabellum |
| Magazine | 25, 32, 40 |
| Operation | Blowback, open bolt |
| Fire selector | 0-1-F |
| Rate of fire | 650 rpm |
| Barrel length | 290 mm |
|---|---|
| Rifling | ? |
| Muzzle velocity | ? |
| Stock | Fixed |
| Length | ? |
| Width | ? |
| Height | ? |
|---|---|
| Weight | ? |
| Sights | Iron sights, flip up rear sight, 50 and 100 m gradations |
| Remarks | - |
| Type | Sub machine gun |
|---|---|
| Caliber | 9x19mm Parabellum |
| Magazine | 25, 32, 40 |
| Operation | Blowback, open bolt |
| Fire selector | 0-1 |
| Rate of fire | Semi-automatic |
| Barrel length | 290 mm |
|---|---|
| Rifling | ? |
| Muzzle velocity | ? |
| Stock | Retractable |
| Length | 693 mm / 523 mm |
| Width | ? |
| Height | ? |
|---|---|
| Weight | 3.4 kg empty |
| Sights | Iron sights, flip up rear sight, 50 and 100 m gradations |
| Remarks | - |
Uzi
The internal mechanism of the FMK-3 is similar to the Uzi, which in turn is also inspired by the Vz 23.