# Danuvia > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Danuvia > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Danuvia.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danuvia > Source revision: 1357086651 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Danuvia**, known fully as **Danuvia Engineering Industries Rt.** ([Hungarian](/source/Hungarian_language): *Danuvia Gépgyár*, lit. *Danuvia Machinery Factory*), was a [Hungarian](/source/Hungary) manufacturer founded in 1920 that produced firearms, munitions, machine tools and motorcycles for the Central and Eastern European armies and markets. ## History Danuvia was founded on June 4, 1920, by the [Hungarian government](/source/Kingdom_of_Hungary_(1920-46)) as an alternative to [Fegyver- és Gépgyár](/source/Fegyver-_%C3%A9s_G%C3%A9pgy%C3%A1r), to produce arms for the [Royal Hungarian Army](/source/Royal_Hungarian_Army) and the [Hungarian People's Army](/source/Hungarian_People's_Army) over the 20th century in discretion of oversight by the [Military Inter-Allied Commission of Control](/source/Military_Inter-Allied_Commission_of_Control), particularly during the [interwar period](/source/Interwar_period) and [World War II](/source/World_War_II).[1] Hungary at the time was under treaty following the [defeat and dissolution](/source/Dissolution_of_Austria-Hungary) of [Austria-Hungary](/source/Austria-Hungary) as a result of the [Treaty of Trianon](/source/Treaty_of_Trianon) from [World War I](/source/World_War_I), thus the company was originally given the title of *Danuvia Külkereskedelmi Rt*, lit. *Danuvia Foreign Trade Co*, and declared a foreign trading company to circumvent the restrictions on military rearmament following the treaty's signature.[2] In 1938, [Hungarian prime minister](/source/Hungarian_prime_minister) [Kálmán Darányi](/source/K%C3%A1lm%C3%A1n_Dar%C3%A1nyi) announced the [Győr](/source/Gy%C5%91r) armament program, aiming to modernise the equipment and arms of the Royal Hungarian Army. In 1940, Danuvia operated and owned the [Magyar Lőszerművek](/source/Magyar_L%C5%91szerm%C5%B1vek) (lit. *Hungarian Ammunition Works*) factory in [Veszprém](/source/Veszpr%C3%A9m) to service this new demand.[1] During World War II, Hungary purchased the licensing rights to various [German](/source/Nazi_Germany) and other foreign weapons, which were produced at the Danuvia factories. In 1944, Production from the Danuvia factories were largely halted due to the advancement of the [Red Army](/source/Red_Army). Following World War II underneath the jurisdiction of the [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union), Hungarian arms development efforts declined under Soviet efforts for military standardization and preferential treatment for Soviet weaponry by the [Hungarian Communist Party](/source/Hungarian_Communist_Party) [General Secretary](/source/General_Secretary) [Mátyás Rákosi](/source/M%C3%A1ty%C3%A1s_R%C3%A1kosi), such as the mass-produced [PPSh-41](/source/PPSh-41).[3] From 1954 to 1966, Danuvia also manufactured motorcycles. The Danuvia factories were based in the [Zugló](/source/Zugl%C3%B3) district of [Budapest](/source/Budapest), on Angol utca ("English Street"). Danuvia was eventually disbanded in 1998, selling off intellectual property for their products to companies such as [Intermodul Weapon Shops](/source/Intermodul_Weapon_Shops).[4] ## Products During the weapon manufacturing era of Danuvia, the company employed several notable Hungarian firearms designers, including [Pál Király](/source/P%C3%A1l_Kir%C3%A1ly), the inventor of the [Danuvia 39.M](/source/Danuvia_39.M)[5] and [Danuvia 43M](/source/Danuvia_43M_submachine_gun) submachine guns, [József Kucher](/source/J%C3%B3zsef_Kucher), the inventor of the [Danuvia M53 K1](/source/Kucher_Model_K1) submachine gun,[6] and [Róbert Vörös](/source/R%C3%B3bert_V%C3%B6r%C3%B6s), the inventor of the [Danuvia VD-01](/source/Danuvia_VD-01) pistol. Additionally, it was the manufacturer of the [Danuvia brand of motorcycles](/source/Danuvia_(motorcycle)) from 1954 to 1966. ### Firearms - [FÈG 35M](/source/35M_rifle) (possibly) - [Danuvia/Király 39M](/source/Danuvia_43M_submachine_gun) - [Danuvia/Király 39 a.M](/source/Danuvia_43M_submachine_gun) - [Danuvia/Király 43M](/source/Danuvia_43M_submachine_gun) - [Danuvia/Király 44M (prototype)](/source/Danuvia_43M_submachine_gun) - *[7.62mm Géppisztoly 48.Minta](/source/PPSh-41)* - [Danuvia/Király 50M (conversion of 43M)](/source/Danuvia_43M_submachine_gun) - [Kucher K1 SMG](/source/Kucher_Model_K1) - [Kucher K1 MG](/source/Kucher_K1_MG) - [Danuvia VD-01](/source/Danuvia_VD-01) ## References 1. József Madaras (November 11, 2012). ["Magyar kézilőfegyvergyártás története 1"](http://www.kaliberinfo.hu/cikkek/magyar-kezilofegyvergyartas-tortenete-1/). *kaliberinfo.hu*. Retrieved July 3, 2022. 1. ["Hungarian Mannlicher 31.M Long Rifles and Rifles"](http://www.hungariae.com/Mann31.htm). *hungariae.com*. Retrieved July 3, 2022. 1. Kristóf Nagy (January 7, 2020). ["The Hungarian Kucher K-1 sub-machine gun"](https://armamentresearch.com/the-hungarian-kucher-k-1-sub-machine-gun/). *[armamentresearch.com](/source/Armamentresearch.com)*. Retrieved July 3, 2022. 1. ["Hungarian Weapons - Danuvia Pistols"](http://www.hungariae.com/DanuVD.htm). *hungariae.com*. Retrieved July 3, 2022. 1. ["Danuvia 39 M."](https://elfnet.hu/haditechnika/kezifegyverek/danuvia39m.php). *elfnet.hu*. Retrieved July 3, 2022. 1. Alex Larkin (April 21, 2016). ["Hungarian Danuvia K1 for sale in Libya via social media"](https://armamentresearch.com/hungarian-danuvia-k1-for-sale-in-libya-via-social-media/). *armamentresearch.com*. 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