Original upload date: Sun, 03 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:27:46 GMT
The Reising Model 60 was the semiautomatic-only variant of the Reising Model 50 submachine gun. Offered side by side with the submachine guns, the Model 60 was also chambered for .45ACP and used the s
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ame magazines and a closed-bolt operating system that was identical except for the lack of a full auto option on the safety/selector switch.
The Model 60 was made between 1943 and 1949, and only about 3250 were made in total. They were used by a variety of factory guards, railway guards, and police units during WWII - people who needed a firearm, but not necessarily the amount of firepower available from a fully automatic one. H&R promoted the Model 60 (with its 18.25 inch barrel) as a particularly accurate gun suitable for making precise shots at longer ranges that could be done with an SMG.
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