Original Egyptian Port Said Carl Gustaf m/45 Display Submachine Gun SMG Serial 9/334175 with Display Magazine Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. Just purchased from a private collection, this is a fantastic Egyptian variation of the Kulsprutepistol m/45 (Kpist m/45), also known as the Carl Gustaf M/45. It was built from all original parts on an original BATF compliant non-firing display receiver, making this a 100% legal display Sub-Machine gun. This receiver was created by using portions of the original torch cut receiver, including the barrel bushing, combined with a new made solid steel dummy rear receiver, making up over 60% of the total receiver length. Meaning over a 60% length section of the display receiver is solid steel, making this totally legal to own without a license of any kind. Every part on this display gun is original Pre-WWII manufacture other than rear of the receiver replaced by solid steel (as required by BATF).

This example features a fully functional folding rear stock, and has been repainted with a lovely gunmetal gray finish, giving it a fantastic look. When we received it there was a Sten 32 round magazine hammered into the magazine well, which we were not able to easily remove, so it has been left in place. It most likely can be removed if a suitable original magazine is found. The internals for the magazine will be removed where required.

A fantastic display piece!

The Kulsprutepistol m/45 (Kpist m/45), also known as the Carl Gustaf M/45 and the Swedish K SMG, is a 9×19mm Swedish submachine gun (SMG) designed by Gunnar Johnsson, adopted in 1945 (hence the m/45 designation), and manufactured at the Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori in Eskilstuna, Sweden. The m/45 was the standard submachine gun of the Swedish Army from 1945 to 1965. It was gradually replaced in Swedish service by updated Ak 4 battle rifles and Ak 5 assault rifles. The last official user of the m/45, the Swedish Home Guard (Hemvärnet), retired it from service in April 2007.

The m/45 SMG was developed in 1944–45, with a design borrowing from and also improving on many design elements of earlier submachine guns. The sheet metal stamping techniques used in making the German MP 40, the British Sten, and the Soviet PPSh-41 and PPS-43 were studied in detail.[citation needed] Two designs were tested in 1944, one from Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori and one from Husqvarna Vapenfabriks and the prototype from Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori was chosen for further development. The first production version was adopted in 1945 as the Kpist m/45. The Danish Hovea M/49 SMG, although similar in appearance, is not a version derived from the m/45. The Hovea was a development of the failed test contender (fm44) from Husqvarna.

The m/45 has been manufactured under license in Egypt as the Port Said. The tooling needed for production, as well as technical assistance, was sold by Sweden to Egypt during the 1950s. The Port Said looks and functions exactly as the m/45.