The Swedish K Gun Was Commandos’ Friend in Vietnam

War is Boring ^ | November 22, 2015 | Mike Perry

[C19fan]

The nine-millimeter Carl Gustav M/45 submachine gun occupies a unique place in United States Special Forces history for, during the Vietnam War, it was often chosen over the then troublesome M-16 series by members looking for a reliable, controllable and reasonably accurate weapon at short ranges.

[C19fan]

The gun looks cheap but I guess it got the job done.

[Tijeras_Slim]

ping

[2banana]

It is ironic that such a peaceful and neutral country makes really great weapons - especially on the tactical level.

[Scrambler Bob]

Might not be irony.

May be cause and effect.

[thackney]

It is ironic that such a peaceful and neutral country makes really great weapons

One of the ways they stayed that way.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

I have fired this weapon. I want one.

[Kartographer]

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The nine-millimeter Carl Gustav M/45 submachine gun

[TADSLOS]

Sweet. Love that hose clamp keeping it all together.

[knarf]

HERE y'go !

[knarf]

HERE'S one for YOU, too ..

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

And they have, for many years. Shipborne 40 mm anti-aircraft “pom poms” were a market pretty much owned by Bofors and the US bought tons and tons of those. Bofors make some awesomely sophisticated cannons now...there can be no question they are among the top innovators if not flat out the top mfr.

[elcid1970]

I was in a helicopter company in Vietnam. The grunts we carried around picked up some neat stuff from caches.

The “Swedish K” was the ultimate in nonstandard weaponry. Some pilots carried Thompsons, folding AKs, or even CAR-15s (better than the .38s we were issued).

But whoever slung a Carl Gustav was the king of cool on the flight line.

[knarf]

Pom Poms

[gaijin]

Later

[petro45acp]

With included hose clamp and brass catcher! Very nice!!!!!

KYPD

[Hebrews 11:6]

John Malkovich certainly appreciated Bruce Willis's K in the movie Red.

[DJ MacWoW]

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[mountainlion]

Some guys liked the Greasegun. There were a lot of Thompsons. The M14 was good if you were not walking and so was the M60. The Guntrucks were the best.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H7U71KZEJw

[USMCPOP]

Lots of info for various sub-guns here:

http://world.guns.ru/smg/swed/carl-gustaf-m45-e.html

[onedoug]

I had two platoon leaders in Vietnam. One was a true leader and the other was a crazed maniac.

The maniac carried one of these weapons which, IIRC, was called a “grease gun”.