| After World War Two the Belgian Army was equipped with a variety of British and American SMGs. The army wanted to replace them with a modern native design so it held
tests between a number of competing designs. The winner was the Vigneron, designed by retired Belgian Army Colonel, Georges Vigneron. It was officially adopted by the
Belgian Army in 1953.
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VARIANTS OF THE SERIES
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GENERAL RECOGNITION POINTS
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- Moulded-type handgrip with grip safety on rear.
- Wire-frame sliding butt.
- Barrel has cooling rings around first half.
- Barrel retained by screw-on retainer.
- Thicker section at barrel end with foresight attached.
- Vertical magazine.
- Dust cover over ejection port.
- Screw-on retainer cap at rear of body for disassembly.
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