Editing Submachine gun (section)

===1980s===
By the 1980s, the demand for new submachine guns was very low and could be easily met by existing makers with existing designs.<ref name="Century. Ian Hogg 2000. p93"/> However, following H&K's lead, other manufacturers began designing submachine guns based on their existing [[assault rifle]] patterns. These new SMGs offered a high degree of parts commonality with parent weapons, thereby easing logistical concerns.

In 1982, [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]] introduced the [[Colt 9mm SMG]] based on the [[M16 rifle]].<ref name="coltsmg0">{{cite web|url=http://www.colt.com/mil/SMG.asp |title=Colt Weapon Systems |access-date=2016-11-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030518122948/http://www.colt.com/mil/SMG.asp |archive-date=2003-05-18 }}</ref> The Colt SMG is a closed bolt, [[blowback (arms)|blowback]] operated SMG and the overall aesthetics are identical to most M16 type rifles. The magazine well is modified using a special adapter to allow the use of the smaller 9mm magazines. The magazines themselves are a copy of the Israeli [[Uzi]] SMG magazine, modified to fit the Colt and lock the bolt back after the last shot. The Colt was widely used by US law enforcement and the [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]].<ref>Military Small Arms Of The 20th Century. Ian Hogg & John Weeks. Krause Publications. 2000. p167</ref>