Transmission having external shifting mass

A manual gearbox for a motor vehicle, comprising:

• a plurality of gears,
• a housing,
• an interior space which is enclosed by the housing,
• at least one gearshift clutch located in the interior space, through which a gear can be shifted, and
• a shifting device which serves to direct an external actuating force acting outside the housing for shifting to the at least one gearshift clutch, the shifting device including:
• at least one inner shifting part located in the interior space,
• a first introduction element which engages through a first opening provided in the housing and serves to guide the external actuating force to shift the gear to the at least one inner shifting part,
• a shifting mass arranged outside the housing which is moved during gear shifting, and
• a connecting element which is different from the first introduction element with which the shifting mass is connected to the at least one inner shifting part, the connecting element engaging through a second opening in the housing, which differs from the first opening in the housing, into the interior space,
• wherein said at least one inner shifting part is designed as one of the following:
• a shift rod or
• at least an inner rod portion of a shift rod,
• wherein the shifting device is designed such that an axial displacement of the shift rod results in a rotation of the connecting element and to a rotary motion of the shifting mass,
• wherein the first introduction element has a receiving part for the external actuating force for shifting the gear, and
• wherein an external actuating force for selecting a different gear is adapted to also be introduced in the receiving part.