LF57 | |
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Type | Submachine gun |
Place of origin | Italy |
Service history | |
In service | 1962–present |
Used by | See Users |
Production history | |
Designer | Luigi Franchi |
Manufacturer | Franchi |
Produced | 1956[1] or 1957-c.1980 |
Variants | LF-62 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3,17 kg (7 lb) |
Length | 419 mm (16.50 in) butt folded, 686 mm (27 in.) butt extended |
Barrel length | 203 mm (8 in.) |
Caliber | 9×19mm Parabellum |
Action | Blowback |
Rate of fire | 500 rounds/min |
Muzzle velocity | 365 m/s (1200 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 25 m 82 (ft) |
Feed system | 20 or 40-round magazine |
Sights | Iron sights |
The Franchi LF-57 is an submachine gun chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum designed and manufactured by the Italian Luigi Franchi.