SUPER RARE GUNS!!! German MKB. 42W, MP3008 & Grossfuss STG

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  • Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
  • While on his trip to Russia. Larry got a rare look at some very rare German small arms. He compares the STG 44 and a STG 45 M and the historical lineage of the STG 44

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  • @TheHippieGunner
    @TheHippieGunner 10 лет назад +165

    I would say, for the quality, this is the most underrated youtube gun channel...

    • @WhattAreYouSaying
      @WhattAreYouSaying 5 лет назад +4

      The videos on this channel are all edited to pieces and he only shoots the guns in slow motion and/or for a few seconds...I would really like to see a normal video when he shoots the STG 45 M without any editing. Same with all other videos.

  • @VickersTacticalLAV
    @VickersTacticalLAV  10 лет назад +188

    I'm glad you guys like these videos - I wanted to share the uber rare stuff I got to see in Russia !!!

    • @donbeam5426
      @donbeam5426 10 лет назад +4

      What an incredible walk into history..Thank you

    • @arthurmorgan2714
      @arthurmorgan2714 10 лет назад

      So with all that is going on with them right now, how did the Russians treat you Larry?

    • @Autobotmatt428
      @Autobotmatt428 10 лет назад

      Hey Larry have you ever seen a MP412 Rex?

    • @FerrahT015
      @FerrahT015 9 лет назад

      Vicker, the Sten gun is not a copy of anything, it was from the demand of a sub-machine gun that needed to be able to exactly what is just meant to do, produce rapidly and it needed to be cheap because Britain doesn't have the time and money for quality sake,
      Second, it's so basic, how could even be recall as copying?

    • @FerrahT015
      @FerrahT015 9 лет назад

      Google Sucks Well that's too bad that you're struggling, and what's wrong with being critical? because it's obvious there's no factor of copying in a system of a Sten Mark I, sub-machine gun is so god damn basic, on manufacturing standpoint there's no solid backup where your statement is even correct of copying some other design let alone understandable, Sten guns can even be made in small factory of Britain.

  • @engineerskalinera
    @engineerskalinera 3 года назад +4

    The STEN is actually a simplified Lanchester, which is an MP 28 copy. Still, role reversal.
    Also, that short StG 45(M) magazine is a test-fire magazine. They would have been issued with regular 30 round mags.

  • @Alpha-D-Juliett
    @Alpha-D-Juliett 10 лет назад +1

    I love this show so f-ing much!!! THANK YOU LARRY FOR BEING SO AWESOME

  • @Yog99504
    @Yog99504 10 лет назад +1

    Incredible pieces of history!
    Thank you so much for bringing these to life via video!

  • @VanillaGorilla502
    @VanillaGorilla502 10 лет назад

    Great to see these firearms out in the light of day and for the opportunity for the public to see them through the internet.
    Keep up the good work.
    First Strike!

  • @sirorlandodecorsica6210
    @sirorlandodecorsica6210 10 лет назад +1

    Simply amazing.. Would like to see more videos like this.

  • @HAACKER45
    @HAACKER45 5 лет назад +1

    If you visit Nashville, the Military Musuem downtown has a MKb. 42(w).

  • @mradams12189
    @mradams12189 10 лет назад

    Very cool

  • @phantomsoldier497
    @phantomsoldier497 2 года назад

    The small mags are only for testing purposes because you don't need a 30 rounder to do that

  • @rickypao3102
    @rickypao3102 8 лет назад

    nice one sir.

  • @akimbojimbo6590
    @akimbojimbo6590 9 лет назад

    Stg 45 reminds me of a FAL

    • @muffinman3111
      @muffinman3111 2 года назад

      Stg44 is really similar mechanically to the fal

  • @d.b.q.p.1540
    @d.b.q.p.1540 Год назад

    AK & AR :)

  • @spankysbasement
    @spankysbasement 9 лет назад +3

    It would be awesome if you where to take some of these weapons apart and show the internals, maybe compare the changes from the STG 45 and G3.

  • @luisecobian3691
    @luisecobian3691 9 лет назад

    Gross fuss looks like a ww2 version of hk ump

  • @thiscouldntblowmore
    @thiscouldntblowmore 10 лет назад

    whats there not to like.

  • @jesustapia3425
    @jesustapia3425 7 лет назад

    Army demasiado avanzad para su tiemo

  • @philippkuhlmeyer9760
    @philippkuhlmeyer9760 6 лет назад

    1:09 Gerät Neumünster

  • @damoncarrawell2906
    @damoncarrawell2906 9 лет назад

    Man that MP 3008 is an ugly ass gun.

  • @northumbriabushcraft1208
    @northumbriabushcraft1208 4 года назад +21

    The little stubby mag wasn't to get lower to the ground. The STG-45's were found with them because the short mags were easier to work with while the gun was in a clamp for accuracy testing. They were gonna be issued with 30 rounders.

  • @CoreMaster111
    @CoreMaster111 9 лет назад +109

    That Grossfuss STG looks like an UMP-45. Quite modern looking.

    • @machstem6390
      @machstem6390 3 года назад

      I dont see it

    • @wylnd
      @wylnd 2 года назад +2

      @@machstem6390 Imagine the long barrel not being there after the handguard ends. If it was cut at that point and the front sight placed there as well it does actually resemble a UMP

  • @Xtragicfever
    @Xtragicfever 10 лет назад +56

    There is pictorial evidence of the MKB42 (H) at the Battle of Stalingrad.

    • @VickersTacticalLAV
      @VickersTacticalLAV  10 лет назад +15

      If you can find that pic please send it to me - I've never seen it but with the Germans in WWII you never say never !!!

    • @Xtragicfever
      @Xtragicfever 10 лет назад +3

      Let me find the link to it. I know it was posted three years ago by the game development team that created Red Orchestra 2, a WW2 game. I believe the developers stumbled upon a picture of it's use in a museum in Stalingrad.

    • @jason1182000
      @jason1182000 9 лет назад +1

      The photo you're talking about does not display a MKb.42 H it shows a Sturmgewehr 44.

    • @DinkyWaffle
      @DinkyWaffle 9 лет назад +2

      TheGaminWeasel the StG 44 didn't exist yet

    • @jason1182000
      @jason1182000 9 лет назад

      DinkyWaffle yes but the photo he is talking about is dated 4/10/1942 (October 4 1942) so that means the photo is dated wrong.

  • @Dalaxsis36
    @Dalaxsis36 9 лет назад +54

    The grossfuss looks like UMP 45 neat

    • @WhattAreYouSaying
      @WhattAreYouSaying 4 года назад

      Yes, you can clearly see where the UMP came from

  • @hannibalkills1214
    @hannibalkills1214 8 лет назад +24

    The closer we moved into Berlin, the more number of interesting shit rolled out from their factories.

    • @fanta4897
      @fanta4897 7 лет назад +7

      Yes, some of those are really strange designs(forget Gustloff VG5, I saw one last ditch gun that was bullpup with STG44 magazine which served as handle as well).

    • @dawidmarkowicz4171
      @dawidmarkowicz4171 5 лет назад +1

      @@fanta4897 That bullpup gun with STG44 mag as a handle - Wimmersperg spz?

  • @DeNihility
    @DeNihility 8 лет назад +26

    MP3008 is a copy of a copy :L
    So like, an even cheaper version of something already cheap?

    • @willm687
      @willm687 8 лет назад +3

      pretty much

    • @willm687
      @willm687 8 лет назад +1

      then the austen i pretty much a copy of a copy of a copy as its Australia attempt at fixing the sten

    • @11apples100
      @11apples100 8 лет назад

      Kinda. The AuSten was a "copy of a copy" (not sure where you got the 3rd copy there) but also an "improved" version of the brit version. Much better ergonomics and better quality manufacturing.
      Not as good as the homegrown "Owen Gun" though which was designed with the same considerations in mind but was a FAR better weapon.

    • @atexc5604
      @atexc5604 6 лет назад

      Gold shovel, but who cares :) MP3008 is a copy of STEN, which is improved Lanchester which is copy of MP-28 which is improved MP-18.

  • @SirHilary1
    @SirHilary1 6 лет назад +8

    This is amazing, when I was young I was fascinated buy German weaponry of WW2, I would drew and create my own next generation Stug44s and MP40s. I was shocked by some of the resemblance my designs had to these rare incredible guns! Thank you for sharing this rare opportunity to see these.

  • @MrZitrex
    @MrZitrex 9 лет назад +3

    Nazi guns? As Nazi, You mean a guy that lives in Naziland ? German guns for fuck sake...

  • @MUCKLEECH
    @MUCKLEECH 10 лет назад +11

    Best video yet, I find the late war Nazi weaponry super interesting :)

  • @lo_zephyr_6427
    @lo_zephyr_6427 9 лет назад +5

    I went looking for a wa2000, was going about my normal research, but then i found out only 176 were ever made lol the gun is around $40,000. I shit myself

  • @sirspastic3336
    @sirspastic3336 6 лет назад +11

    Is it just me or does the stg45 competitor look like a SCAR

  • @KenSawyerHMG
    @KenSawyerHMG 10 лет назад +5

    These weapons are so great to see. Thank you very much for letting us get a look.

  • @greendogg83
    @greendogg83 8 лет назад +3

    You are easily the best RUclips gun-guy Larry, and the fact that you were a top tier sf operator and the best the US army had to offer, just adds to the legitimacy of your opinions. Keep up the good work.

  • @c4blew
    @c4blew 4 года назад +1

    Actually the 10 round magazines were just mags from the manufacturer for testing the rifle and were never intended to be issued in the field. It had nothing to do with soldiers complaining that the magazines were too long.

  • @The_Engineer_Guy
    @The_Engineer_Guy 10 лет назад +6

    I'm German. and it's awkward how they look like :D Well Germany did many Weapon designs that we still use today. But they look very stange ^^

    • @KieferDragoner
      @KieferDragoner 9 лет назад

      ***** you mess something up, many german rifles and handguns set the standards for the following decades

    • @memoriblewerd
      @memoriblewerd 7 лет назад +1

      TheEngineerGuy I'm german and they look beautiful

    • @力王-q7v
      @力王-q7v 6 лет назад

      TheEngineerGuy so do some American designs....I guess you two countries are the leading ones

    • @力王-q7v
      @力王-q7v 6 лет назад

      Memorible werd so do some American designs....I guess you two countries are the leading ones

  • @hughstewart3244
    @hughstewart3244 10 лет назад +2

    It's great to see examples of these brough to life, rather than just lying hidden in the pages of history. It's special to see them fired too.

  • @alexc4159
    @alexc4159 4 года назад +1

    The grossfuss looks like an fn scar.

  • @mdrumscarter
    @mdrumscarter 8 лет назад +2

    This is THE BEST....Larry's reaction says it all

  • @bubblefish17
    @bubblefish17 6 лет назад

    Grossfuss STG looks like a HK UMP in 7.92 cal. without the rear sight and told a lie hence a looooong nose with AK front sight at the end .^^

  • @sovietrussia3874
    @sovietrussia3874 8 лет назад +1

    The last one looks like a KM UMP a bit

  • @Slyassassin34
    @Slyassassin34 5 лет назад +1

    Love the STG 44 going to get a 22 one because I know I’ll never be able to afford a real one little loan find one for sale

  • @kabukisyneri296
    @kabukisyneri296 5 лет назад +1

    I think he meant STEN was a crude copy of MP18, not MP40.

  • @zackally828
    @zackally828 10 лет назад +1

    I'm surprised they didn't make him wear gloves! Pretty much SOP at any firearms museum or archive

  • @iac4357
    @iac4357 2 года назад

    To see these Guns in close up, checkout the videos from Forgotten Weapons; also on YT.
    To see how the Grossfuss STG operates, also type in vg1-5; for a similarly operating Rifle.

  • @phantomsoldier497
    @phantomsoldier497 2 года назад

    The Sten is not a simplification of an mp40. The Sten is a simplification of a Lancaster gun which is a derivative of ww1 mp18. Mp40 and Sten gun has a common ancestor but have nothing to do with each other

  • @michaelsamuel9917
    @michaelsamuel9917 9 лет назад +1

    I am quite puzzled if these weapons were so cutting edge back in 45, why didn't allied forces use these designs like the fantastic Stg 45 or Stg 44 in the Korean war using standard American ammo like the M1 carbine type or even a 7.62x 33 mm Kurz etc??

    • @sayNotoBrooklyn83
      @sayNotoBrooklyn83 8 лет назад

      because of logistics, Supply licensing and Manufacturing reasons. the same reason that the military sticks with the M16 / M4 design instead of adopting better foriegn and Designs such as the SCAR

  • @Hyller88
    @Hyller88 10 лет назад +1

    Your program/videos are very nice. I wish they where longer.

  • @Floofrer
    @Floofrer 3 года назад

    Very much copy of a Sten lol. When Sten clearly copied the MP38

  • @マックス-d9m
    @マックス-d9m 9 лет назад +1

    😮I wish I could go there!

  • @fusiliers1
    @fusiliers1 2 года назад

    The MP3008
    Is half grease gun and half STEN gun

  • @jesustapia3425
    @jesustapia3425 7 лет назад +1

    Weapons imitation del bren british?

  • @MThomas001
    @MThomas001 2 года назад

    I miss TacTV and Tactical Impact. Great shows.

  • @sskuk1095
    @sskuk1095 4 года назад +1

    This is some of the most satisfying content on RUclips!

  • @bdasf2214
    @bdasf2214 6 лет назад +1

    Hey Lary, really enjoying the videos so far, I love the content. Just for future references however, V's in German are pronounced as F's and W as V's, Volksturm is then pronounced like Folksturm which indicate the "people imbriguaded" aspect. Just wanted to let you know, keep the content flowing!

  • @prestondillard9065
    @prestondillard9065 3 года назад

    We need to see the lad lmg that shoots beltfed 9mm takorev

  • @jonmcclane7433
    @jonmcclane7433 5 лет назад

    As a Yank I have always liked the German and Russian small arms going back to WW2. I wonder if Europeans look on American small arms fondly?

  • @agoogleaccount2861
    @agoogleaccount2861 Месяц назад

    That grossfuss looks at home in the early 1980s. Quite the future istic weapon echos H&K

    • @norger
      @norger 11 дней назад

      because it is HK brought the blueprints

  • @tankolad
    @tankolad 9 лет назад

    I wanna highlight a few I've seen that are extreeemely rare [proceeds to pick extremely rare historic assault rifle with bare hands] First up, the MKB. 42W .. lol

  • @Grasyl
    @Grasyl 8 лет назад

    Funny Grossfuss ( org. GroßFuß ) literally means Bigfoot.

  • @RandomGuy9
    @RandomGuy9 8 лет назад +1

    I always wanted to see the "Volksmaschinenpistole".

    • @Jose-kb6nc
      @Jose-kb6nc 8 лет назад +1

      Forgotten Weapons-Volkssturmgewehr
      This-Volksmachinenpistole

  • @Henbot
    @Henbot 10 лет назад

    Got to admit, it, rather amusing. How gun manufacturer- kinda well known and still present. Like Walther [Valther] arms worked for/with the Nazis-- Great video

  • @TheJeffNasty
    @TheJeffNasty 10 лет назад

    Dude thanks for sharing! I've never even heard of the Grossfuss before. Nor have I seen the short 20 or 15 round mags for the Stg45...very cool!

  • @nextlifeonearth
    @nextlifeonearth 4 года назад

    Wish you could disassemble the Großfuß STG and show how it works. That one is really unique.

  • @ShawarmaFarmer
    @ShawarmaFarmer 10 лет назад

    Would you say the Central Armed Forces Archive has a better collection then the NRA Museum or any similar establishments ?

  • @fusiliers1
    @fusiliers1 2 года назад

    Alll of these guns are new to me

  • @pratik1568
    @pratik1568 6 лет назад

    in late 1890s bolt action rifle were considered cutting edge state of the art technology and within 45-50 years we have this an automatic assault rifle that holds up pretty well to this day

  • @Holret
    @Holret 6 лет назад

    holy crap, not 1 but 4 Assault rifles! Not bad germany... not bad at all.

  • @garywilson3883
    @garywilson3883 9 лет назад

    Thank you for the history lesson. I am always amazed by what you get your hands on and would like to see more of the above video's. Or you could invite me to one of your shoots and I could see first hand.

  • @kurtschmidt5005
    @kurtschmidt5005 2 года назад

    German guns are super cool

  • @nellyc1066
    @nellyc1066 2 года назад

    what a video that was awesome

  • @williambeck2202
    @williambeck2202 7 лет назад

    Out fucking standing !

  • @erikahl7934
    @erikahl7934 6 лет назад

    The stg 45 looks awsome they should make new ones with black carbon fiber stocks

  • @Tomartyr
    @Tomartyr 8 лет назад

    Federov is not an assault rifle. Not an intermediate cartridge, not suited to being the main rifle of an army.

  • @Sn4pthis
    @Sn4pthis 9 лет назад

    Love ya , video`s ! Keep them coming ! Gratz from Scotland !

  • @EverythingisFire
    @EverythingisFire 10 лет назад

    Really like these vids. Guns I've never heard of but that I get to see :) Thanks!

  • @homegunsmithunger598
    @homegunsmithunger598 6 лет назад

    I was in this museum but I could not find these guns or even this room. Is it possible to see this area as a normal person ?

    • @VickersTacticalLAV
      @VickersTacticalLAV  6 лет назад

      No it’s not - it’s in the basement and not open to the public

    • @homegunsmithunger598
      @homegunsmithunger598 6 лет назад

      @@VickersTacticalLAV Thank you very much for the answer! I was afraid that the good stuff is hidden in the basement, but even the "normal" exhibition is very impressive.

  • @makkaroni2236
    @makkaroni2236 8 лет назад

    I like the big food assault rifle
    grossfuss ( Großfuß ) = big food

  • @MasterWilliam80
    @MasterWilliam80 10 лет назад

    Larry, I am loving your channel. Keep up the good work.

  • @guardiandemonx7936
    @guardiandemonx7936 7 лет назад

    does anyone knows what sword is that behind him in the background ?

  • @Rain-tt9dr
    @Rain-tt9dr 7 лет назад +1

    1:54 that is a hideous gun

  • @hurricane567
    @hurricane567 10 лет назад

    I want to see MP3008 head to head vs Stein and Grease Gun!

  • @randomlyentertaining8287
    @randomlyentertaining8287 8 лет назад

    Again with the inaccuracy. No, the Federov was NOT the first Assault Rifle. The STG was. Please, I respect you and all you've done but please stop spreading false infomation.

    • @Unit987654321
      @Unit987654321 8 лет назад +1

      +John Connor Fedorov's rifle was originally designed to be a hand held machinegun. In other words, a light automatic rifle, a similar class to that of a BAR or the RPK but most likely used at a platoon or company level at the time of the First World War and the Russian Civil War. Later it's designation was changed to "avtomat" which in today's terms refers to 'assault rifle' in the Russian language. It's relation to today's understanding of the assault rifle is still debatable. Given it's mechanism and class you can argue that it could have been used by assault troops to attack enemy trenches, a light automatic rifle for suppression and trench clearing. It's smaller caliber also helps in designating it to being closer related to the assault rifle.

    • @randomlyentertaining8287
      @randomlyentertaining8287 8 лет назад

      Unit987654321 Going by the US Military's definition of a assault rifle, which is the most widely accepted definition of a assault rifle is a rifle firing a intermediate cartridge with a select fire ability, the STG-44 is indeed the first assault rifle. Also, it is barely smaller. 6.5x50mm compared to 7.62x51mm.

    • @Unit987654321
      @Unit987654321 8 лет назад

      +John Connor I explained the Russian word for assault rifle is "avtomat", used as early as 1916. The Germans coined up the term "assault rifle" with reference to a weapon firing an intermediate cartridge, so America has nothing to do here. However, the use and purpose of the Fedorov rifle remains similar to that of the assault rifle, making it an assault rifle.

    • @alexsacco776
      @alexsacco776 8 лет назад

      I totally agree with you, the federov was not the first assault rifle, but, I'd give it credit as a first in the self loading rifle category.

  • @fritzvongerbel8999
    @fritzvongerbel8999 8 лет назад

    I never heard of any of theses weapon all but the stg44

  • @linokleinmeuleman3348
    @linokleinmeuleman3348 8 лет назад

    the mp 40 was the first, with stamped metals,i think.

  • @CapitanADD
    @CapitanADD 10 лет назад

    So out of curiosity what gun were you alluding to that was the first assault rifle fielded in the world? You said it was made by the Russians?

    • @TheAlexagius
      @TheAlexagius 10 лет назад +5

      The fedorov avtomat was what i believe he was referring to. Its often not referred to as an assault rifle due to the fact it didn't use a cut down rifle cartridge (like the 7.92x33 or 7.62x39) but used a lower powered full rifle cartridge the 6.5×50mm, i don't consider it to be an assault rifle personally as a x50 cartridge is a full rifle cartridge (lets not forget 7.62 nato is is x51) some however consider it to be one as it fills the role of an assault rifle.

    • @futuresonex
      @futuresonex 10 лет назад +5

      ***** Agreed. The chambering for the Fedorov Avtomat was the 6.5x50mm Arisaka. That same cartridge was Japan's primary martial caliber until the beginning of World War II when they decided to switch to the 7.7x58mm, although the 6.5x50mm actually stayed in service all the way through the end of the war. While the 6.5x50mm was certainly less powerful than its contemporaries -- the .30-06, .303 British, 7.92x57 Mauser & the 7.62x54R Russian -- it was most certainly a true rifle cartridge rather than an intermediate assault rifle cartridge like the 7.92x33mm Kurz, 7.62x39mm or 5.56x45mm cartridges of the Stg44, AK47 & M16 respectively. That would make the Fedorov Avtomat more akin to a select fire FAL or G3 battle rifle than a true assault rifle, although given its size, weight & capabilities it's easy to see why people consider it the first ancestor of the modern assault rifle. It really was the first of its kind. The only thing even close to it at the time was the BAR which was significantly larger, heavier & more powerful, more of a squad automatic than an individual weapon.

  • @kevinhedrich6026
    @kevinhedrich6026 10 лет назад

    Excellent video, thank you.

  • @eltenda
    @eltenda 10 лет назад

    great video and infos

  • @anthonysterling4960
    @anthonysterling4960 5 лет назад

    I want to put out a order for some mini gun

  • @cosmokramer732
    @cosmokramer732 9 лет назад

    I really liked this video learned a lot more

  • @BACCHUS777
    @BACCHUS777 10 лет назад

    Wish this was 10x as long!

  • @ApeWatchingTV
    @ApeWatchingTV 10 лет назад

    Vorsprung durch technik. 'Nuff said.

  • @ShawarmaFarmer
    @ShawarmaFarmer 10 лет назад

    Would you say the Central Armed Forces Archive has a better collection then the NRA Museum or any similar establishments ?

    • @VickersTacticalLAV
      @VickersTacticalLAV  10 лет назад

      Different but also better for a guy like me - a lot of rare cool stuff

  • @LarryVickers47
    @LarryVickers47 10 лет назад

    sup larry? :D hey ur larry too lol

  • @NavySturmGewehr
    @NavySturmGewehr 10 лет назад

    I'm not convinced the STG45 was a better rifle than the STG44.
    Every time I handle my STG44 clone(BD44) I can't help but be impressed by the simplicity and efficiency of the STG44 design. Tilting bolt is about as reliable as you can get, on top of a very long stroke. The stg44 was made to work in harsh conditions.

    • @NavySturmGewehr
      @NavySturmGewehr 9 лет назад

      ***** Actually there are generous cutouts for debris to be deflected into if it should work its way into the action. It would take a significant amount of debris to cause a failure. The STG44 is extremely soft shooting.

    • @NavySturmGewehr
      @NavySturmGewehr 9 лет назад +2

      The MP42/43/44, STG44 were all designed for ease of use, maintenance and manufacturing. You are correct that the STG45 would have been less expensive to produce, but I suggest that it may have been less effective at the same role as the STG44. When it comes to exotic firearms, I have a very small pool of reference, but of what I have fired, nothing else is as soft shooting as the STG, even with full power surplus.
      From a mechanical standpoint, sometimes it is better to design something around the conditions, rather than directly trying to defend from those conditions.
      Considering the reports from the wehrmacht, how well designed the rifle is, how robust it is, debris ingress is not likely a concern. If I could afford to risk my rifle, I'd put it up in a torture test against the AKM and the AR15.

    • @NavySturmGewehr
      @NavySturmGewehr 9 лет назад +2

      ***** The AK borrows a tremendous amount of its design from the STG44. You simply have to field strip the two to see that. While it can be reasonably argued that the AK improved on the design of the STG in some aspects, it can't be ignored how well designed the STG is in the first place.
      Don't forget, glowing battlefield reports convinced Hitler to keep the rifle after he had already cancelled the project. If it was a jam-o-matic the Wehrmacht wouldn't have kept it.

  • @CromConsultants
    @CromConsultants 10 лет назад

    Larry, I notice on a lot of the early assault rifles that the sights are almost always mounted far a head on the guns either forward of the ejection port or directly on the barrels, best example being the AK47, what was the thought process on this, was it just an ease of manufacturing type thing or what?

    • @ForTehNguyen
      @ForTehNguyen 10 лет назад

      my guess is the rear sight is far forward so you can take the cover off the receiver to field strip it

    • @CromConsultants
      @CromConsultants 9 лет назад +1

      ***** Thanks for the answer, it one of those things that now that ive read it I feel like an idiot for not figuring it out on my own....I meant to say early European assault rifles in my original comment.

  • @mahilo3550
    @mahilo3550 10 лет назад

    Why such a small mag on the STG45 Mauser?

    • @ssspencerjr
      @ssspencerjr 10 лет назад +1

      He says in the video.

    • @ZZANG1847
      @ZZANG1847 10 лет назад +1

      There were complaints coming from frontline soldiers, saying that 30 rounder was making their body too visible in prone position. Now some soldiers also reported that StG-44's 30 rounder was rigid enough to the point where they could use it as a monopod-ish stand.
      Now the funny part is that U.S. Army chose to go with M16's 20 rounders for this reason, but they had to accept 30 rounders later in the Vietnam War because M16's high rates of fire, combined with soldiers dropping hammer as they suppress the jungle with VCs, caused M16s to run out of bullet in the mag super fast.

    • @c4blew
      @c4blew 4 года назад +1

      I apologize for answering after 5 years, but since both the information in the video and the responses on your question are false I hope you don´t mind! The 10 round magazines actually were just mags from Mauser for better handling when testing the rifle and were never intended to be issued in the field. It had nothing to do with frontline soldiers complaining that the magazines were too long.

  • @blazinbacon4209
    @blazinbacon4209 8 лет назад

    I saw 99,999 views

  • @BENABONZO
    @BENABONZO 6 лет назад

    Did he say there's 2.5 of those STGs in existence??? Wtf

    • @norger
      @norger 11 дней назад

      2 complete one misses half of the parts

  • @mickwrath4425
    @mickwrath4425 10 лет назад

    Awesome!

  • @wobbenbuffet3286
    @wobbenbuffet3286 6 лет назад

    The sten was developed from the mp 28 not the mp 40

    • @jcjcjunk1881
      @jcjcjunk1881 5 лет назад

      I think he messed up in his words

  • @ДокторЯдо
    @ДокторЯдо 2 года назад

    Excuse me? StG-44 is NOT the first assault rifle?

    • @Nadtochy
      @Nadtochy Год назад

      Russian Empire produced Fedorov Automatic Rifle.

    • @ДокторЯдо
      @ДокторЯдо Год назад

      @@Nadtochy
      Штурмовая винтовка - это не то же самое, что и автоматическая винтовка. При царях промежуточных патронов ещё не было.

    • @Nadtochy
      @Nadtochy Год назад

      @@ДокторЯдо понимаю, допускаю, что мог ошибиться. Что же такое штурмовая винтовка?

    • @ДокторЯдо
      @ДокторЯдо Год назад +1

      @@Nadtochy
      Автоматическая винтовка под промежуточный патрон. Например, М16 (5,56х45мм) - штурмовая винтовка, а М14 (7,62х45мм) - уже нет. В англоязычных источниках автоматические винтовки под винтовочный патрон называют "боевыми".

    • @Nadtochy
      @Nadtochy Год назад

      @@ДокторЯдо спасибо.