The Kucher K1, also known as the Danuvia M53 K1, was a
Hungarian magazine-fed
submachine gun
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designed by
József Kucher
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in 1951, based on the Danuvia 44.M prototype submachine gun. It was produced by the titular
Danuvia company. The submachine gun was known in Hungarian service as the ''Gepisztoly 53 Minta'' or as the "Spigon submachine gun".
After passing tests in military trials at
Táborfalva
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on 11 November 1951, it was adopted by the
Hungarian Ministry of Defense, and often referred to as the 'Pénzügyőr Géppisztoly' (Financier/Treasury Machine Gun). Some sources claim it was adopted in 1953 and received the designation 53.M. The K1 was produced in limited numbers (exact count unknown) before being replaced by a Hungarian copy of the
PPSh-41
The PPSh-41 () is a selective-fire, open-bolt, blowback submachine gun that fires the 7.62×25mm Tokarev round. It was designed by Georgy Shpagin of the Soviet Union to be a cheaper and simplified alternative to the PPD-40.
The PPSh-41 saw ...
for army use, and was mostly issued to border guards and treasury officers, remaining in service until the 1960s.
The K1 used an open-bolt, blowback action, fed by a 35-round, curved, double-stack magazine. It weighed around 6.8 lbs and was 33.2 inches long with the stock extended. Due to being milled rather than using stamped metal it required more time to manufacture and cost more than many of its contemporaries.
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See also
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PPSh-41
The PPSh-41 () is a selective-fire, open-bolt, blowback submachine gun that fires the 7.62×25mm Tokarev round. It was designed by Georgy Shpagin of the Soviet Union to be a cheaper and simplified alternative to the PPD-40.
The PPSh-41 saw ...
*
Type 85 submachine gun
The Type 85 () is a Chinese submachine gun, developed during the early 1980s as a less expensive replacement for the Type 79 submachine gun. The weapon's silenced version was also developed to replace the Type 64 submachine guns in service with t ...
- identical Chinese weapon
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7.62×25mm Tokarev submachine guns
Infantry weapons of the Cold War
Simple blowback firearms
Submachine guns of Hungary
Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1953
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