Tikkakoski KP/31, 9×19mm

Tikkakoski KP/31 Suomi, 9×19mm Parabellum (Finland, 1931-1944)

This accurate, well-made, and reliable SMG was called the Suomi ("Finland") by its designer Aimo Lahti. The Finnish army standardized it as the Konepistooli malli 1931 ("submachine gun model 1931"). During WWII, it was exported to Bulgaria and Croatia. German Waffen-SS units and Hitler's bodyguards also used it. Some 62,000 were produced, and it was license-made in Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland.

The KP/31 originally came with a 20-round box magazine ($28, 1.3 lbs.) or a 40-round drum ($255, 3.1 lbs.). In 1936, the famous 70-round drum was adopted (in table). A Swedish 50-round high-density magazine ($34, 2.6 lbs.) became available in 1941.

GUNS (SMG) (DX-4 or most other Guns at -2)

TL	Weapon	Damage	Acc	Range	Weight	RoF	Shots	ST	Bulk	Rcl	Cost	LC	Notes
6	Tikkakoski KP/31, 9×19mm	3d-1 pi	4	180/2,000	15.6/4.5	15	70(5)	10†	-5	2	$1,600/$260	2	—