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First SMG
The first automatic weapon to fire a pistol round was a scaled-down version of the Maxim machine gun, used for demonstrations in marketing the Maxim in the late 19th century, especially when a full-sized firing range was not available. -
Italian made SMG
The Italians developed the Villar Perosa, introducing it in 1915. -
First Proper SMG
The Bergmann MP18 is the first true submachine gun -
SMG
During this time the SMG started to become a gangster weapon in America -
SMG
The MP38 was in production but some were used during the invsion of Poland by Nazi Germany. -
SMG
SMG starts to be used with a supressor by the police force, counter terroists and other special forces.