Among the most outstanding was the Suomi KP/31 Konopistooli, or “submachine gun.” Finland’s declaration of independence from Russia in December 1917 was followed by a civil war between ...

However, the Finns proved tenacious and while they lacked the tanks or aircraft that the Red Army could throw at them, they had the Suomi KP/-31. Officially known as the Suomi-konepistooli for ...