The Sanna-77 is the end of a line of submachine guns which can trace their existence and lineage to the days of Rhodesia and their Unilateral Declaration of Independence in the early 1960s.
The Sanna-77 was of all metal construction, unlike the plastic framed Kommando LDP, and has the magazine in the grip and a folding metal stock. The front sight was hooded and the cocking handle located high on the left side of the receiver. The Sanna-77 is not really a submachine gun, being made for civilian use only and therefore, due to legal restrictions, only available in the semi-auto mode of fire. It is therefore better termed a pistol-caliber carbine rather than a submachine gun. Many claim that the Sanna-77 was not a new firearm but actually simply a refurbished version of the Czechoslovakian CZ-25 submachine gun which was designed, manufactured and used by the Czech army in the early 1950s.
The Sanna-77 was of all metal construction, unlike the plastic framed Kommando LDP, and has the magazine in the grip and a folding metal stock. The front sight was hooded and the cocking handle located high on the left side of the receiver. The Sanna-77 is not really a submachine gun, being made for civilian use only and therefore, due to legal restrictions, only available in the semi-auto mode of fire. It is therefore better termed a pistol-caliber carbine rather than a submachine gun. Many claim that the Sanna-77 was not a new firearm but actually simply a refurbished version of the Czechoslovakian CZ-25 submachine gun which was designed, manufactured and used by the Czech army in the early 1950s.
| Sanna 77 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Submachine gun / Land Defence Pistol |
| Place of origin | South Africa |
| Service history | |
| Wars | South Africa under apartheid |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1970s |
| Produced | 1977 to 1980 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 2.8 kg |
| Length | 450 mm (650 mm with open stock) |
| Barrel length | 290 mm |
| | |
| Cartridge | 9x19mm Parabellum |
| Rate of fire | Single Shots |
| Feed system | 40 rounds |
