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Viking SMG.
Notes:
Viking Systems Inc. is (or was; I have not been able to determine Viking’s status as of present) a company headed by well known firearms designer Dale Toler.
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Perhaps its first military-type product was the Viking submachinegun (which also had the unofficial nickname of “Vixen”).
The Viking was designed to be a small and easily-concealable submachinegun for users ranging from bodyguards and protection details to military vehicle operators.
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It is, in fact, smaller than the Uzi at a mere 14.2 inches in length with the stock retracted and 22.8 inches with the stock extended. Though some sales were reportedly made (to groups including the Secret Service, US Customs, some special operations units in various places in the world, and the Egyptian Presidential Guard), no official sales of the Viking have actually been made (as far as I have been able to find out).
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The Egyptian Army in particular conducted grueling tests with the Viking, some of which went as far as putting the Viking in a mudhole and then firing a full magazine through it and dropping a cocked, locked, and loaded Viking from a height onto the ground..!!
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Though the design of the Viking submachinegun can hardly be called innovative; it uses a simple blowback operation, fires from an open bolt, and uses the telescoping bolt principle to reduce length, with a rather heavy bolt to reduce the cyclic rate.
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Feed is from a magazine inserted into the pistol grip; the 36-round double-column box is intended to be the standard magazine, but 32 and 20-round magazines are also available. (The 20-round magazine is optimal for concealment, as it fits flush with the bottom of the pistol grip.)
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Construction is largely of heavy steel tubing, and the parts are made to be as seamless as possible. The pistol grip is made from polycarbonate plastic, with a swing-down foregrip made from the same material (which doubles as a conventional handguard when in the upwards position. The 8.5-inch barrel is normally tipped by a flash suppressor similar to that of the M-16A1, but the muzzle is threaded to allow a number of other muzzle attachments to used. The selector switch (actually a slider) has fire, semi, and auto settings.
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The magazine release is a bit peculiar; it is on the left side, and one can easily release the magazine by simply sweeping downwards with the left hand. In addition to the safe selector setting, the Viking has several passive safeties, including a grip safety on the pistol grip.
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Sights are elevation-adjustable flip-type aperture sights in the rear and a windage-adjustable post in the front, both with protective ears. The top of the receiver has a mount which was purpose-designed for the Aimpoint laser aiming module, but can be used for other such sights or items like ACOG sights.
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Twilight 2000 Notes:
The Viking saw wide issue in the Twilight 2000 timeline, most notably to the special ops units of various countries, USAF Security troops, and the Egyptian, Saudi, and Kuwaiti armies.
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Weapon : Viking
Ammunition : 9mm Parabellum
Weight : 3.52 KGS
Magazines : 20 / 32 / 36
Price : $ 310
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Surely ..
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Someone out there MUST have come across this weapon ..
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Photos ... Diagrams .. Text ... anything ..??
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