The Model 1941 Orita was Romania’s first domestic submachine gun, but after World War Two the design was upgraded in many ways. The Model 41/48 improved the stock, sights, and controls – and virtually all of the guns underwent these changes. Original configuration 1941 examples are extremely rare today, so I made sure to take this opportunity to show you the one in the Springfield Armory NHS reference collection when I was there filming.
Thanks to the Springfield Armory National Historic Site for giving me access to this truly unique specimen from their reference collection to film for you! Don’t miss the chance to visit the museum there if you have a day free in Springfield, Massachusetts:
https://www.nps.gov/spar/index.htm
Here’s my video on the M1941/48 updated Orita:
Ian, if you get a chance can you describe how the semi-auto function works on this weapon. You did not cover that in this video. Still a great video!
Maybe its in some patent
not dropsafe apparently! I would have thought that the trigger system with the long bar would prevent such a problem.
Not explaining that selector was criminal!
I’d say that in semi the pusher comes up higher than in auto — which comports with auto being the selector pushed all the way down — so that it works like the linear hammer in the Voere SAM-180. But there’s no discernable connection between the selector and that lever!
Saw a bunch in Romanian Museums in 1993 during U.N. SAM Missions.
I’m very curious to see how the semi-automatic mode works. Unfortunately, nothing is mentioned in the video.