1943 Italy fell shortly after the allied forces landed in Sicily. Then Mussolini was arrested and a glider was sent to rescue him. Since then, Mussolini has completely become Hitler's real running dog and established Italian society and country.
1in April, 945, Mussolini was arrested again, then shot and hanged himself, and had a nervous breakdown.
Of course, during this period, Italian society and the Republic themselves made some things, such as TZ45 submachine guns.
TZ45' s name is the initials of Tonon and Zozzoli, the designers of firearms, and TZ45 was formally finalized in 45 years (actually made in Italy and only used by allied prisoners).
From the structure of this submachine gun, there is nothing particularly eye-catching. It can only be said that it combines the design highlights of many submachine guns on the market at that time.
Automatic principle is a simple and practical free bolt machine, using 9mm ammunition (MP40 mature and reliable design); 20/40 rounds of magazines and their early Beretta 38 submachine guns are very common (cost reduction); Telescopic butt stock is similar to M3 grease gun.
After the stock is unfolded, the guide plate used to fix the stock rod can play the role of MP40 and can be shot on the vehicle. Large-scale stamping process of all guns is also a common routine for submachine guns to optimize efficiency for productivity at the end of World War II.
The muzzle also has a double-opening anti-jump device; There are three speed reducers in front of the trigger, corresponding to single/self/safety respectively; However, the most stupid thing about this gun is that it has a second safety on the handle.
Italians think Stern's water gun is cheap, but the handle insurance is really unreliable (easy to go off).
Therefore, in addition to the traditional trigger safety device, a bolt safety device (and front handle) is also designed at the magazine.
Usually, the safety lever under the box is inserted into a hole of the bolt to limit the movement of the bolt; You must hold the safety handle on the magazine before opening the safety lever of the bolt machine.
This makes TZ45 difficult to get rid of unless it holds the grip (for example, when Stern submachine gun falls, it is easy to pull the handle bracket and then get rid of it).
However, there is also a problem with this kind of grip safety, that is, it must be operated with both hands (one hand holds the front grip safely and the other hand holds the trigger grip).
If one hand is injured, you can't operate; Moreover, it is not empty, and it is necessary to use the trigger to reload after changing the magazine, which will increase the loading time and affect the aiming attitude.
However, this gun has good overall design, low cost, mature structure and light weight (only 3.2kg). In the end, the gun produced more than 6,000 pieces. After the war, the patents and equipment of this weapon were purchased by Myanmar and named BA-52 submachine gun, which was used to produce and equip the Burmese army.