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==Machine guns==

==Support weapons==

===SMP-3===

The '''SMP-3''' was a {{wp|submachine gun}} in service from 1936 to 1943. It was designed and primarily produced by the [[Royal Hunting and Munitions Company]]. Over 10 million were produced. The SMP-3 had a select fire feature.

After the [[Second Great War]], large surpluses of the SMP-3 began to be sold off, primarily versions with full auto capability removed. In particular, [[Fino Family Arms]] purchased a large number of select fire military surplus and converted them to semi-automatics, doing so initially on profit motive and later on a government contract. The Fino conversions, marketed as "surplus carbines", would prove so popular that Fino purchased the rights to the weapon from the Royal Hunting and Munitions Company in [[1955]], beginning to manufacutr and sell a number of replacement parts and after market parts. In [[1957]] surplus "carbines" were sold with newly manufactured longer barrels. By [[1962]] Fino's surplus supply was largely exhausted. Manufacturing new carbines continued for a time but proved unprofitable, and by 1970 all SMP-3 related products were discontinued.

Due to the familiarity of servicemen with the weapon and the low price for which it was available, the civilian "carbine" proved popular. The weapon was most used by the postwar generation for training youth to use weapons, for leisure and competition shooting, and for hunting, although it was not suited for this task. The weapon was a popular "utility" rifle for civilians until more modern commercialized versions of the [[SAR-40]] became available. After many semi-automatic rifle competitors came on the market by 1975, most civilian SMP-3s fell into disuse and were later discarded. By the 1980s, these weapons had a poor reputation in the memory of the public and were mostly remembered as cheap surplus conversions with little practical utility.

Following a wave of interest in Second Great War era weapons and appearance of the SMP-3 civilian carbine in period pieces in the early 2010s, Fino Family Arms began to produce and sell limited numbers of "Grandpa's Gun Carbines", newly manufactured SMP-3 carbines. The Grandpa's Gun Carbines feature a number of improvements over true original surplus carbines, including a longer barrel, better sights, and improved ergonomics.

===SPR-10===

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 ==Machine guns==
 ==Support weapons==
+===SMP-3===
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+The '''SMP-3''' was a {{wp|submachine gun}} in service from 1936 to 1943. It was designed and primarily produced by the [[Royal Hunting and Munitions Company]]. Over 10 million were produced. The SMP-3 had a select fire feature.
+After the [[Second Great War]], large surpluses of the SMP-3 began to be sold off, primarily versions with full auto capability removed. In particular, [[Fino Family Arms]] purchased a large number of select fire military surplus and converted them to semi-automatics, doing so initially on profit motive and later on a government contract. The Fino conversions, marketed as "surplus carbines", would prove so popular that Fino purchased the rights to the weapon from the Royal Hunting and Munitions Company in [[1955]], beginning to manufacutr and sell a number of replacement parts and after market parts. In [[1957]] surplus "carbines" were sold with newly manufactured longer barrels. By [[1962]] Fino's surplus supply was largely exhausted. Manufacturing new carbines continued for a time but proved unprofitable, and by 1970 all SMP-3 related products were discontinued.
+Due to the familiarity of servicemen with the weapon and the low price for which it was available, the civilian "carbine" proved popular. The weapon was most used by the postwar generation for training youth to use weapons, for leisure and competition shooting, and for hunting, although it was not suited for this task. The weapon was a popular "utility" rifle for civilians until more modern commercialized versions of the [[SAR-40]] became available. After many semi-automatic rifle competitors came on the market by 1975, most civilian SMP-3s fell into disuse and were later discarded. By the 1980s, these weapons had a poor reputation in the memory of the public and were mostly remembered as cheap surplus conversions with little practical utility.
+Following a wave of interest in Second Great War era weapons and appearance of the SMP-3 civilian carbine in period pieces in the early 2010s, Fino Family Arms began to produce and sell limited numbers of "Grandpa's Gun Carbines", newly manufactured SMP-3 carbines. The Grandpa's Gun Carbines feature a number of improvements over true original surplus carbines, including a longer barrel, better sights, and improved ergonomics.
 ===SPR-10===
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