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Highest-capacity submachine guns

The 25 submachine guns with the largest standard capacity, of 287 in the catalogue with a recorded capacity. Ties are broken by weight, lighter first. The median is 32 rounds.

RankFirearmCapacityWeightYear
1stAmerican-180American-180Illinois Arms Company (ILARCO)Illinois Arms Company (ILARCO)177 rounds2.60 kg1972
2ndMGV-176MGV-176Orbis d.o.o.Orbis d.o.o.161 rounds1.81 kg1985
3rdStandschütze HellriegelStandschütze HellriegelAustro-Hungarian Empire (experimental)Austro-Hungarian Empire (experimental)160 rounds1915
4thCalico M960Calico M960Calico Light Weapons SystemsCalico Light Weapons Systems100 rounds2.17 kg1990
=5thPPD-40PPD-40Soviet State ArsenalsSoviet State Arsenals71 rounds3.63 kg1940
=5thPPSh-41PPSh-41Soviet State ArsenalsSoviet State Arsenals71 rounds3.63 kg1941
=5thSuomi KP/-31Suomi KP/-31Oy Tikkakoski AbOy Tikkakoski Ab71 rounds4.60 kg1931
8thSuomi KP/-31Suomi KP/-31Oy Tikkakoski AbOy Tikkakoski Ab70 rounds4.60 kg1931
9thPP-19 BizonPP-19 BizonIzhmash (Kalashnikov Concern)Izhmash (Kalashnikov Concern)64 rounds2.10 kg1996
10thHusqvarna Kulsprutepistol m/37Husqvarna Kulsprutepistol m/37Husqvarna VapenfabrikHusqvarna Vapenfabrik56 rounds3.90 kg1937
=11thChang Feng CF-05Chang Feng CF-05China North Industries Corporation (Norinco)China North Industries Corporation (Norinco)50 rounds2.20 kg2005
=11thQCW-05QCW-05China North Industries Corporation (Norinco)China North Industries Corporation (Norinco)50 rounds2.20 kg2005
=11thSITES Spectre M4SITES Spectre M4SITES S.p.A. (Società Italiana Tecnologie Speciali)SITES S.p.A. (Società Italiana Tecnologie Speciali)50 rounds2.90 kg1984
=11thHafdasa C-4Hafdasa C-4Hispano-Argentina Fábrica de Automóviles SAHispano-Argentina Fábrica de Automóviles SA50 rounds3.20 kg1938
=11thDUX 53DUX 53Fabrica de Armas OviedoFabrica de Armas Oviedo50 rounds3.50 kg1953
=11thHusqvarna m/37-39Husqvarna m/37-39Husqvarna VapenfabrikHusqvarna Vapenfabrik50 rounds3.90 kg1939
=11thLanchester SMGLanchester SMGSterling Armaments CompanySterling Armaments Company50 rounds4.34 kg1941
=11thThompson M1921Thompson M1921Auto-OrdnanceAuto-Ordnance50 rounds4.88 kg1921
=11thThompson M1928A1Thompson M1928A1Auto-Ordnance CorporationAuto-Ordnance Corporation50 rounds4.90 kg1940
=11thHispano-Suiza MP 43/44Hispano-Suiza MP 43/44Hispano-Suiza SA (Geneva)Hispano-Suiza SA (Geneva)50 rounds5.08 kg1944
21stHalcón ML-63Halcón ML-63Fábrica de Armas HalcónFábrica de Armas Halcón42 rounds3.60 kg1963
=22ndSIG MP48SIG MP48Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft (SIG)Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft (SIG)40 rounds2.35 kg1948
=22ndKommando LDPKommando LDPLacoste Engineering (Pty) LtdLacoste Engineering (Pty) Ltd40 rounds2.70 kg1976
=22ndSanna 77Sanna 77Dan Pienaar Enterprise LimitedDan Pienaar Enterprise Limited40 rounds2.80 kg1977
=22ndCZ 247CZ 247Česká zbrojovka StrakoniceČeská zbrojovka Strakonice40 rounds2.90 kg1947

Ranked from the catalogue's own measured figures, the same records the API serves. A record whose weight, length, barrel and capacity match a set shared by ten or more records from five or more makers is a default rather than a measurement, and is left out, as is a record with fewer than five of the figures a reader looks for.