The Gevarm D4 is a submachine gun that was developed in 1956 by the French company Gévarm, a subsidiary of the Gévelot cartridge company. It was used by the French police and manufactured in limited quantities.
Two Gévarm submachine guns were tested by the French Army in February 1957, one a D4 (with a retractable steel stock), and the other a D3 (with a wooden stock). The assessors report concluded that the guns were accurate and comfortable to shoot from the shoulder or hip, and had only minor faults that could be easily corrected. However, since the Army was already committed to the
MAT-49, Gavram subsequently only produced between 3,000 and 4,000 D4s, most of which went to the
Gendarmerie
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A gendarmerie () is a military force with law enforcement duties among the civilian population. The term ''gendarme'' () is derived from the medieval French expression ', which translates to " men-at-arms" (literally, ...
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Customs Service
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List of submachine guns
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MAT-49
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Sola submachine gun
The Sola is a submachine gun that was built by Societe Luxembourgeoise SA in Luxembourg between 1954 and 1957. It uses the 9×19mm Parabellum round and is capable of using MP 40-type magazines, which were popular around Europe at the time. This we ...
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Vigneron submachine gun
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Submachine guns of France
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