Germany - Forgotten Weapons

Gebrüder Rempt Four-Barrel Enormous Flare Pistol

September 6, 2017 Ian McCollum 26

In 1917, the German military issued a contract for the construction of 2500 of these unique and impressive 4-barreled flare launchers. They were manufactured by 7 different companies (this example being from Gebrüder Rempt), and […]

The Schmeisser MP41: A Hybrid Submachine Gun

September 2, 2017 Ian McCollum 44

Most people think that the MP41 is simply an MP40 in a wooden stock, but this is actually not the case – and unlike the MP40, the MP41 can be accurately called a Schmeisser – […]

MP-28: Hugo Schmeisser Improves the MP18

August 22, 2017 Ian McCollum 32

The MP28,II was Hugo Schmeisser’s improved take on the original World War One MP18,I design. It used a simple box magazine in place of the Luger drum magazines, and this magazine would form the basis […]

MG-17 German Aircraft Machine Gun

August 20, 2017 Ian McCollum 26

The MG-17 is a belt-fed 8mm machine gun that was used on a large number of Luftwaffe aircraft early in World War II. The gun was developed by Rheinmetall through its subsidiary in Solothurn, Switzerland […]

Bergmann’s MP35 Submachine Gun: It Feeds From the Wrong Side

August 19, 2017 Ian McCollum 50

Guns in this video: Pre-War MP35 and wartime MP35/1 The MP35 submachine gun was designed by Theodore Emil Bergmann, the son of the Theodore Bergmann who had manufactured the turn of the century line of Bergmann […]

Spanish MP41/44 – A Copy of the Erma EMP

August 17, 2017 Ian McCollum 22

The Spanish-made MP41/44 is a licensed copy of the Erma EMP submachine gun. The development begins with Heinrich Vollmer in 1925, designing a submachine gun for German military testing. The military trials showed a number […]

Schmeisser’s MP-18,I – The First True Submachine Gun

August 14, 2017 Ian McCollum 22

When Germany began looking in late 1915 for a new weapon ideally suited for the “last 200 meters” of a combat advance, Hugo Schmeisser’s blowback submachine gun would prove to be the weapon that would […]

Indonesian Air Force Collapsing-Stock G3

August 12, 2017 Ian McCollum 18

In 1959 the German military first adopted the Spanish CETME as its standard infantry rifle, because it was able to acquire a license to manufacture the guns domestically (something FN had been unwilling to grant […]

Biography: Paul Mauser

August 6, 2017 Ian McCollum 15

From the Paul Mauser Archive – M. Baudino Collection; Translation Gerben van Vlimmeren. For those interested in more detailed information about Mauser’s life and work, I recommend the recent book by Mauro Baudino and Gerben van […]

The German WWII Standby: The MP38 and MP40 SMGs

August 4, 2017 Ian McCollum 41

The MP40 is an iconic piece of World War 2 weaponry, and it’s about time we took a closer look at its development… Thanks to the Institute of Military Technology for allowing me to have […]