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The Old Spitfire SMG: An Unexpected Submachine Gun

The Spitfire submachine gun was originally sold as an open-bolt semiauto back in the 1960's. It was arguably the easiest gun to convert to full auto ever marketed commercially.

The Old Spitfire SMG: An Unexpected Submachine Gun — Despite the Spitfire’s many manifest shortcomings, it runs like a scalded ape. (Photo Provided by Author)

April 15, 2025 By Will Dabbs, MD

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The era prior to 1968 represented the Wild West in the American gun world. There weren’t a great many rules, and those that were in effect were not aggressively enforced. Americans could order firearms through the mail, and the government sold surplus M1 carbines and M1911 pistols directly to civilians at bargain basement prices. GI-surplus military arms could be had cash and carry at Sears.

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