Agram 2000
Summary
| Country | 🇭🇷 Croatia |
| Category | Submachine gun |
| Manufacturer | - |
Technical specifications
| Agram 2000 | |
|---|---|
| Fire Rate | 800 rounds/min. |
| Caliber | 9 x 19 mm Parabellum |
| Magazine | 22 - 32 rounds |
| Length | 482 mm (19.0 in) |
| Weight | 1.8 kg (4.0 lb) |
| Range | 50 m (164 ft) |
Description
The Agram 2000 is a Croatian submachine gun inspired by the Italian Beretta Model 12. "Agram" is the historical German name for Zagreb, Croatia's capital city. The weapon was mainly produced between 1990 and 1993. Production has significantly decreased since 1997 due to its local manufacturing base, a decline in regional demand, and low overall demand because of perceived poor construction quality. The Agram 2000 was never officially adopted by the Croatian Army.
Chambered for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge, the Agram 2000 features a thumb-hole foregrip, designed to enhance grip stability and aid recoil control during fully automatic fire. The charging handle is located on the left side of the receiver, above the magazine housing. The fire selector, located directly above the trigger, has settings for safety (S), single-shot (1), and full-auto (A). The barrel is enclosed by a perforated shroud for heat dissipation and mounts a front iron sight post. The rear sight is a flip-up type adjustable to 150 metres (490 ft). Its rate of fire is around 800 rounds per minute. The barrel has a thread-on sleeve for attaching a sound suppressor or muzzle brake. Construction primarily uses stamped sheet metal and molded plastic components. Without a sound suppressor, the overall length is approximately 13.8 inches (350 mm).
Two notable variants exist:
- The Agram 1995, which features a straight box magazine and lacks a handguard.
- The Agram 2002, which features a straight box magazine, an adjustable sight, and a reshaped plastic handguard.
In operational use, the Agram 2000 was used in conflicts such as the Kosovo War, where its full-auto capability, provision for a silencer, variable ammunition capacity, and compact dimensions were reportedly advantageous. However, its reliability was inconsistent, mainly due to poorly constructed magazines causing feeding failures, which negatively impacted its commercial desirability. The availability of former special forces weapons after the Croatian War of Independence, coupled with suppressor compatibility, contributed to its use by criminal elements.
Reported users include the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Herzeg-Bosnia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The Kosovo Liberation Army also utilized the weapon. In Ukraine, examples have been used by Territorial Defence Forces during the Battle of Kyiv after being confiscated from individuals involved in criminal activities.