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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.
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The Italians developed the Villar Perosa, introducing it in 1915.
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The Bergmann MP18 is the first true submachine gun
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During this time the SMG started to become a gangster weapon in America
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The MP38 was in production but some were used during the invsion of Poland by Nazi Germany.
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SMG starts to be used with a supressor by the police force, counter terroists and other special forces.