A cikin sabis na Amurka an san shi da yawa a matsayin "Swedish-K" ko "K-Rifle". Rundunar sojan ruwa ta Amurka ta yi sha'awar m/45 sosai har lokacin da Sweden ta hana fitar da makamai zuwa Amurka a shekarar 1966, an ba Smith & Wesson aikin samar da kwafi. Wannan an sanya shi Smith & Wesson M76. Koyaya, a lokacin da M76 Navy ta kasance a shirye don aikin yaƙi, Amurka ta shahara sosai. Yawancin sojojin Amurka da hukumomin Amurka sun yi amfani da m/45s kuma sun rasa alamun ƙasa, yana nuna cewa M76 ya kasance a shirye.
da yawa evaporated