Carl Gustav M/45 - Variants

Variants

• First production: the SMG models Kpist m/45 and Kpist m/45S featured a detachable (via removable clip) magazine support. It accepted the m/37-39 50-round "coffin" magazine and the later standard 36-round box magazine. Over time, most first production m/45's were converted by permanently riveting the magazine support to the receiver. The m/45 had a dark gun metal finish.
• General production: the m/45B model features a fixed magazine support, smaller holes in the barrel shroud, a strengthened bolt buffer (in the receiver-rear), and a hook securing the buffer cap in place. Early m/45B models had the same metal finish as the m/45 but most had a grey-green lacquer finish.
• Ceremonial and in UN/ONU: the m/45C is an m/45B with a bayonet mount on the barrel sleeve which was used for parade and guard duties. During the Congo Crisis in the 1960s, the Swedish UN forces used the C version extendedly. The standard m/45 and m/45B have no bayonet mount.
• Police: the m/45BE / BET model is a selective fire (semi-automatic and automatic-fire) submachine gun. The "E" stands for "enkelskott" single-shot and the "T" stands for "tårgas" tear-gas. The BET model was used only for launching tear gas canisters. In the mid 1970s the BE model got a modified stock(m/75), with a removable upper cheekpiece that allows the operator to wear a visored riot protection helmet.