Thanks to Michael Heidler for this description and set of photos:

Improvised firearms and mines dominated the early stages of the struggle for an independent Croatia in the early 1990s. In the absence of appropriate equipment, machinery and tools, the weapons were mostly made ​​in an “antiquated” manner of production: machined from a solid block of material instead of using stamped sheet metal parts. Although this method is time consuming, it can be performed in small workshops with simple machines.

Croatian Sokac SMG
Early Šokac with folding stock – mechanically a copy of the Russian PPSh-41. Magazine must be removed to fold or unfold stock.

A technically simple weapon was the MP Šokac (named after a Croatian dialect). It is a copy of the Russian PPSh 41 from the Second World War, but the caliber was changed to 9 mm Parabellum. The milled receiver can be opened by pressing a button on its back. The upper receiver holds the bolt that was cribbed from the PPSh 41. The bolt is completely identical with the Russian pattern including the buffer made of pressed material and the safety on the cocking handle.

Sokac bolt and mainspring
Sokac bolt and mainspring – note the similarity to the PPSh-41

In front of the trigger frame there is a sliding selector (full auto and single shot) of the same type as the PPSh-41. The frequently encountered folding buttstock is copied from the Czech submachine gun SA vz. 25.The straight magazine holds 25 rounds.

Sokac with vz25 side-folding stock
Sokac with SA vz. 25 side-folding stock

The first test of the Šokac took place on 15th August 1991. From then on several variations were produced, depending on the manufacturer, various available materials, with short or long barrels, and with or without a flash suppressor. The “luxurious” model with plastic paneling was given the suffix “P 1” and the version with silencer “P 1 S”. The main producer of MP Šokac was Đuro Đaković in Slavonskli Brod.

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4 Comments

  1. These apparently use M50 madsen magazines. Have my kit in hand and tried many different mags, only the madsen was a perfect fit.

  2. Here you go. One problem i noticed was the difficultly trying to use the mag release. you pretty much need two hands due to the elongated magwell preventing you from being able to push the mag release and grip the mag at the same time. Though I am sure the increased reliability of the long magwell prevents a lot of issues from people using the mag as a foregrip.

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