Any info on Bulgarian guns

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Fiat 1922 in 6.5mm? Top cant find

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Some of those guns are featured in this topic.

Firearms used by communist forces across Europe between 1935-45 [Part II: Bulgaria]

Hello bajtársak and fellow forumdwellers, This is a continuation of the topic Firearms used by communist forces across Europe between 1935-45 [part I] if you haven’t read that, I advise reading that too. A quick recap This is not a suggestion and the goal is to discuss firearms that can be tied to the Soviet faction one way or another with the end goal of adding some of them to the game. Should anyone wish to make a dedicated suggestion of any of these guns, he is more than welcome to, I in…

However, there is very little info actually known about the guns characteristics.
Maybe if we contacted the museum staff, we could get a little more info on these guns.

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Spasov M1936/1938 LMG

Spassov was a WW1 veteran and an officer of the Bulgarian army, he had believed that the key to winning modern battles were light machine guns so he worked really hard and spent his last coin on creating the best LMG for Bulgaria.

It was an excellent design for its time, earning attention on international scale, the British army even offered a very high price for the patent in 1929, but Spassov rejected their offer out of patriotism, however his design was rejected by the Bulgarian army out of jealousy. One gun was sent to the USSR in 1938 “I give it to your fatherland because mine does not want to take advantage of it”.

There are two surviving guns today, one in the Artillery Museum in the city of Saint Petersburg and the other in National Museum of Military History, Bulgaria.
Based on photos and documentation, multiple variants existed of this prototype.

Ammunition: 8x50mmR then 8x56mmR
Muzzle velocity: 730 m/s (estimated with 8x56 mmR)
magazine: 30 rounds (estimated)
Weight: unknown
Length: unknown
Barrel length: unknown
Rate of fire: 500-600 rounds per second (estimated)

@Valkay

Spasov M1939

This design is suspiciously similar to the ZK-383 which was the standard issue submachine gun of the Bulgarian army at the time. It is possible that Spasov copied the design because it was feared that ZK-383 shipments would stop due to the outbreak of the war.
However the magazine the M1939 is displayed with in the museum is clearly a Schmeisser magazine, these magazines were already in use by the Bulgarian police but not the army (until 42) so maybe this gun was designed for the Bulgarian police.
It is rumored to have seen some production, but I can’t back up this claim with any source.

Ammunition: 9x19 parabellum
Muzzle velocity: 390-400 m/s (estimated)
magazine: 32 rounds (post ´42 MP40 magazine)
Weight: unknown
Length: unknown
Barrel length: unknown
Rate of fire: 600-700 rounds per second (estimated)

@Valkay

Spasov M1944

Appears to be a simplified MP40 and it probably is one.
In 1944 Bulgaria joined the Allies so naturally Germany stopped supplying ZK-383 and Mp40 SMGs, so most likely the design was a quick stopgap which was ultimately pointless since the Soviets supplied Ppsh and PPS guns instead.

Ammunition: 9x19 parabellum
Muzzle velocity: 390-400 m/s (estimated)
magazine: 32 rounds (post ´42 MP40 magazine)
Weight: unknown
Length: unknown
Barrel length: unknown
Rate of fire: 500 rounds per second (estimated)

@Valkay

Spasov M1944 Tri-gun

Built by combining three M1944 guns, the Spasov Tri-gun is a peculiar gun that is more famous than all of the other Spasov designs combined. It’s like a hybrid Mp40/I and Type 100 LMG, the gun-weeb has been fascinated by this gun for the past two decades, it would surely be popular in game too.

Ammunition: 9x19 parabellum
Muzzle velocity: 390-400 m/s (estimated)
magazine: 96 rounds (in three separate magazines, each holding 32 rounds)
Weight: unknown
Length: unknown
Barrel length: unknown
Rate of fire: 1500 rounds per second (estimated, each barrel firing 500 rpm)

Also, Spassov Trigun has been forwarded already.

Spasov M1944 Trigun

poll The Spasov M1944 Trigun was a triple-barreled submachine gun of Bulgarian origin, and a rare variation of the Spasov submachine gun. It was chambered in the 9×19mm round and had a very high rate of fire, at 1500 to 3000 rounds per minute, if you think cönders was a monster, this beauty for event or battlepass could be even more funnier, what do you think guys? [67365844_1085524841636895_4081519477361999872_n] [czkibm0hu1551] [SpasovM1944triplesmg] [SpasovM1944triplesmg1] [SpasovM1944tr…

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