Swedish soldier in the 1950s. A young man during a military exercise has camouflaged himself well with fir branches in his helmet. He has a loaded submachine gun in his hands and is ready for battle. In 1945, Sweden introduced the 9 mm Parabellum Carl Gustaf m/45 with a design borrowing from and improving on many design elements of earlier submachine-gun designs. It has a tubular stamped steel receiver with a side folding stock. The m/45 was widely exported, and especially popular with CIA operatives and U.S. Special Forces during the Vietnam War. In U.S. service it was known as the "Swedish-K
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Classic Picture Library / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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2758 x 3875 px | 23.4 x 32.8 cm | 9.2 x 12.9 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
15 June 1950Location:
EuropePhotographer:
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Swedish soldier in the 1950s. A young man during a military exercise has camouflaged himself well with fir branches in his helmet. He has a loaded submachine gun in his hands and is ready for battle. In 1945, Sweden introduced the 9 mm Parabellum Carl Gustaf m/45 with a design borrowing from and improving on many design elements of earlier submachine-gun designs. It has a tubular stamped steel receiver with a side folding stock. The m/45 was widely exported, and especially popular with CIA operatives and U.S. Special Forces during the Vietnam War. In U.S. service it was known as the "Swedish-K". Sweden in 1950.