UD M42 (Marlin M42)

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Název: Name:	UD-42	UD-42
Originální název: Original Name:	UD-42
Kategorie: Category:	samopal	sub-machinegun
Výrobce: Producer:	United Defence Supply Company, New Haven, USA High Standard Manufacturing Company Inc, Houston, USA
Technické údaje: Technical Data:
Hmotnost nenabité zbraně: Weight Unloaded:	4,13 kg	9.11 lb
Ráže: Calibre:	9 mm, .45
Náboj: Cartridge:	9 mm Luger, 45 Auto
Délka: Length:	807 mm	2ft 7,77in
Délka hlavně: Barrel Length:	279 mm	10,98in
Kapacita zásobníku: Magazine Capacity:	20
Výkony: Performance:
Rychlost střelby: Rate of Fire:	700 ran/min	700 rpm
Úsťová rychlost: Muzzle Velocity:	400 m/s	1312.3 ft/s
Uživatelské státy: User States:
Poznámka: Note:	Vyrobeno bylo údajně pouze šest exemplářů v ráži .45.	-
Zdroje: Sources:	-

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When listing submachine guns manufactured in the USA between 1935-45, this submachine gun, often known under many names but most often referred to as UD M42, is often forgotten. It was developed just before WWII in 1939 with the commercial intention of promoting a 9 mm caliber weapon by Marlin for the United Defense Supply Corporation. The purpose of the weapon was originally for various underground groups in occupied Europe, but some of the weapons were delivered to the Dutch East Indies just before the Japanese invasion, where their trace is lost and nothing is known about their deployment. However, most weapons have found application in resistance groups, especially in the Mediterranean.
Although it is a "commercial" weapon and not originally a military weapon, it is one of the best submachine guns used in WWII. However, the weapon was very demanding in terms of production and perhaps that is why it did not spread too much. The weapon was very carefully manufactured, it was very accurate and according to witnesses it "fit" perfectly in the hand. Despite its apparent fragility, it withstood poor conditions and worked dirty with dust or mud. According to some sources, the weapon produced only 15,000 pieces (I could not verify it), in any case it is a collector's rarity and a rare little-known weapon

TTD:
name: UD M42
caliber: 9-mm
length: 807 mm
barrel length: 279 mm
number of grooves: 6 clockwise
weight of loaded weapon: 4.54 kg
empty weapon weight: 4.13 kg
magazine: 20 rounds, box
rate of fire: 700 rounds per minute
muzzle velocity: 400 m/s
hub: 9 mm parabellum
Country of origin: USA
manufactured: 1941 -43

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I managed to find one photo of this rare weapon in my archive, the photo is from the Musée Memorial 1944 in Bayeux

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The UD M42 submachine gun was also produced in the .45 ACP caliber.

Although, according to sources, most of them went to the Pacific and can be found for the Dutch colonies in our country as well. During the summer I work in the Military Museum Lichkov on a separate infantry cabin KS 32 "Na Růžku" ([url] www.forteg.cz[/url] - if it is an inadmissible advertisement of a foreign website, I apologize) and last year there was one visitor brought a torso of this submachine gun, which is evident from the attached photos. For a few sleepless nights, I wondered what it was.