As in the Swedish design, the M76 was chambered for the 9x19mm Parabellum pistol cartridge and utilized a basic blowback action. It offered a rate-of-fire of 720 rounds per minute. Feeding could be by way of a 14-, 24- or 36-round detachable box magazine. Sighting was through a front and rear iron installation. The weapon weighed 7.25 when unloaded and a manageable 8.75lbs when loaded. Its overall length measured 30.5 inches though, with its hinged, foldable stock, it would be collapsed down to a handier 22.5 inches. Its barrel was just 8 inches long.
Its receiver was tubular in shape with a threaded, perforated heat shield over the barrel. The charging handle was set to the right side as was the ejection port, the latter fitted over the magazine well. The trigger was mated to the pistol grip handle at the rear and featured a large ring guard suitable for a gloved hand. The rear iron sight was set over the grip area while the forward sight was just forward of the ejection port along the receiver. The shoulder stock was a thin, wired frame design and hinged to fold over the left side of the receiver. Magazines were straight, detachable boxes and inserted into the awaiting well, doubling as a vertical forward grip.
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