Underground SMGs of The Early 1980s, By Ronaldo Olive

Posted October 8, 2015 in Guns & Gear, NFA / Suppressors / Class III, Other Gear & Gadgets by Nathaniel F with 9 Comments
Tags: ersatz, homebuilt, homemade, illegal, illicit, improvised, pistols, scratch made, submachine guns

Following on our earlier article about improvised and homebuilt weapons, Brazilian gun writer Ronaldo Olive emails us this article he wrote for Harris Publications in the 1980s about some of the simple underground improvised submachine guns seized by Brazilian police during that time. The article is copied below, but for those who prefer, they can download a PDF version I created at this link.

Thanks, Ronaldo!

Nathaniel F

Nathaniel is a history enthusiast and firearms hobbyist whose primary interest lies in military small arms technological developments beginning with the smokeless powder era. He can be reached via email at nathaniel.f@staff.thefirearmblog.com.