Correction: Sturmgewehr correctly translates to Assault Rifle, NOT Storm Rifle. "Sturm" means "storm", that is correct. But not in this context. "Eine feindliche Position >stürmenAssaulting< an enemy position." Source: I'm German.
@@simons1120 so isn’t the word “sturm” then serving essentially as a synonym for “assault”? In English it would be perfectly fine to say either “they stormed the position” or “they assaulted the position”, in either case it denotes that they advanced on the position with intensified aggression. Admittedly “storm rifle” comes off as a peculiar translation to English and “assault rifle” works rather better.
@@TheSulross Well yes, exactly. You understood it. It can be used interchangably in both languages. But saying "assault" instead of "sturm" is more technical and more appropiate. I often have the impression that "storm" is being taken quite literally.
@@jason200912 I think they had about half a million by the star of operation Barbarossa. But that was far from enough to arme anyone. But they were losing them fast.
German "Sturm" in a military context means "assault" in english. So the Sturmgewehr was literally an assault rifle. Any assault and battle rifle is called Sturmgewehr in german today.
M-1 Carbine's DID see front line service, I knew and know WWII Vet's that carried them as a front line weapon. It's was NOT meant to replace the M-1911A1, it was meant to supplement it.
Yeah, my father started in AAA then moved to a squad leader protecting forward artillery spotters. As a youngster, I saw one in a movie and asked if he carried one. I don't know which units carried them, but he said lots of front line officers carried them and some higher ranking NCOs.
The M1 Carbine deserves the title of being the first rifle of the military assault rifle pattern. It became available in a select fire variant, magazines were made in detachable 15, 20, and 30 round capacity. There was a folding stock variant, it fired a .30 caliber cartridge at close to 2000 fps so was more potent than any of the pistol cartridges used by any of the sub machine guns as used in WW2. The Germans should not get this particular achievement as being the first - should go to the US instead.
@@jason200912 Money talks I guess, the same everywhere in the world. Otoh, there might not have a been a way to produce cheap and consistent magazines.
“Seven most influential guns of all time” Kentucky long rifle - introduced sniping to the battlefield Brown Bess - first with interchangeable standardised parts and in extensive use for almost 100 years Martini Henry - first breach loader in extensive use - still used today in Afghanistan Henry repeater - first workable multiple shot rifle from a magazine Lee Enfield .303 - most widely used rifle (until the AK47) - from 1895 to present day. M1 Garrand - first semi auto in extensive use StG44 - first assault rifle in extensive use - all others, AK47, M16, HK etc, follow this. Just my opinion.
I would go even further back and include the first hand gonnes and arquebuses, as these were the first personal firearms, that changed warfare for centuries to come.
The Brown Bess conquered an empire. The Dreyse needle gun - first issued breached loader and first bolt action. The Lebel 8mm - smokeless powder. The 98 Mauser action in all its variations.
@@erikschultz7166 Yes, I was deliberating over the Dreyse - but thought it was too basic - requiring a combination of powder cartridge, ball and percussion cap. No doubt it was influential though, and there was a lot of rifle development in the early 19th century which led from the needle gun - but I think the Martini Henry's .577/450 cartridge was a game-changer.
@@reality-cheque the Dreyse used a self contained cartridge. The primer was at the base of the cartridge so the needle was pushed through the cartridge on loading and struck the primer when fired. This was first issued in 1848. The Martini was obsolete the day it was adopted. The Brits used the Snyder with a centerfire cartridge before the Martini. The 1869 Swiss Vetterli was a breach loading, magazine fed rifle with a metallic cartridge. The French had the 1871 Gras, a metallic cartridge update of the Chassepot, while the Germans had the 1871 Mauser. The Spencer had far greater impact than the Henry.
and this was immediately proven by john coffe hayes and his texas rangers against the commanche's, who ruled the southern plains untill each ranger armed with two colt pattersons matched their firepower and mobility, at last turning the tide on the texas plains.....................................
The P-38 is an incredible weapon. One of the easiest pistols to just pick up and fire I have ever seen. It is heavy by todays standards, but it is a gem of a shooter and it is as accurate as anything ever made.
I have a Springfield P-35 "Hi Power" clone on the way to a gunshop for my possesion. A friend of mine went from 'terrible shooter', to 'exellent shooter' with a Browning "Hi Power". I hope this purchase enables me to "cover all bases" , for the 24/7 all purpose carry weapon. My loopis- beaten body needs a break. ❤
Thanks for doing these videos! I love learning about the history of firearms and you really do a great job of explaining and educating people about them
I could’ve swore that the M1 grand was originally chambered in 276 Peterson to compete with the P Peterson rifle. Which is why it has an oddball number of rounds at eight. It was originally chambered in 10 rounds of the 276 and then when he was told that he was the forerunner, but it needed to be in 30 Calber he changed it to 30 odd six, which is why it’s only eight rounds.
No it never was , I was issued an M1 in basic training at Fort Dix NJ , there were many classes about the M1 and the subject your talking about never was mentioned. That was in 1962 and I also but not issued was the M15 which was a very good rifle also was fully automatic.
@@robertlosasso4222 the original design for the M1 Garand was in 276. But since the army had the Springfield 03 in 30-06 and stockpiles of 06 they required the change.
@@danielcurtis1434 The M15 rifle was intended to replace the BAR as the squad automatic weapon when the M14 replaced the Garand. Both weapons used the same basic receiver, but the M15 never really saw service as the M60 became the squad automatic weapon of the US Army/USMC.
@@kentr2424 thanks for the context it’s been awhile since I watched Ian’s video on all the different lesser known “Ms”. So was it a longer heavier barrel version of the M14 or a completely different design/concept?
Would be great to have a really modernized variant of the M1 carbine. I think the most significant improvement would be newly designed magazines as the originals were their weak link in functional reliability.
Had Germany gone with the STG in '42, earlier, when they had field-able prototypes or focused on making more, sooner, they could've fielded 750K+/- STGs and there, likely, would've been a different outcome in WWII and Germany may have been able to "hold out." The German Army already had STG units devised, but not enough arms. Their Mk IV tanks were fine, but always building stronger, bigger... More to add, but... Thank God "the leader" was an idiot!
Hello there, Just to amend a little inaccuracy - the AK-47 was pushed (and produced under licence) onto almost every Warsaw’s pact countries apart from Czechoslovakia which was using their own VZ-58. This rifle resembles the AK-47 however apart from the round it fires, no other part is exchangeable.
As far as i know, german Bundeswehr still has a large number of P1 ( after war P38) in storage, even a number of PPK. Those PPK pistols had been up to early 90s used by pilots, and soldiers in civilian dress ( members of military police, military intelligence, couriers and socalled , Wallmeister '. This Wallmeister had to controll prepared positions, which they had to blastoff in a starrting war , to create obstacles of heavy concrete parts or flooded terrain.)
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both the M-1' C & the M-1' D saw service in south east asia ( the nam to those that were their ) attached with the M-84' scope , ho'ho'7' carried the Walter ppk in 7:65mm , not the pp model , the us M-9' ( beretta-92' ) originates from the 1951' eye'talian bertta brigadier
Just a bit of nitpicking, Sturm, depending on the context and word combination, can mean either storm, or assault. The German army at the time used the definition as an assault rifle. Obviously though the propaganda opted to use both definitions.
Perhaps read some specialized literature? This video contains several incorrect things that have been circulating on the internet for years. But they are simply not correct. The 7.62x39 was only developed in 1947 (end of WW2 was 1945), together with the AK47, hence the 47 in the AK. This 7.62x39 cartridge did not exist before that!! First produktion of 7.62x39 was 1948/49. The SKS was built with the 7.62x41, which is logically not the same as the one in the AK47/AKM. Only after the introduction of the AK47 was the SKS converted to 7.62x39, and the 7.62x41 was discontinued. The SKS was originally developed for the 7.62x54R... before WW2! However, the design was rejected in favor of the SWT-38 and later the SWT-40. Consequently, the SKS was developed for the 7.62x41.
Can't imagine why you'd leave out the S.M.L.E Lee Enfield No1 Mk3. Over 17 million produced. In use from WWI to Korea with British Commonwealth countries. Still in use in some. And that's before you see the No 4 Mks 1 and 2. Perhaps the best and fastest bolt and action military rifle and with a standard 10 round magazine
Heres a better list. 1.mg42, cause yknow. Badman's buzzsaw, known to be more humane than Badman's summer camp. but still terrifying. 2. maxim Machine gun, first automatic gun. sold to several countries making WW1 the bloodbath it became. still used over 100 years later. 3.stg44, the very first assault rifle. influenced a whole new method of weapon operating systems. 4. AK47, engineering marvel. cheap, hardy, easily obtained. the rifle of choice for many Countries and wars. 5. m16. created by the us for the us. made to whip commie ass. and many rifles still wanna be it. 6. m2 browning. over 100 years old. chambered in the notorious .50 BMG. goes through anything, cars, cinderblocks and terrorist Timmy 7. A-10 thunderbolt, NOT a plane but a Hell sent machine bestowed upon terrorist like an angel of death. made to crack tanks like a lobster. and the only thing Russia fears more is the democrat party. and maybe an effective economy
They reason it took Russia so long to "copy" the STG-44 was that they didn't have the ability to reproduce the quality of components and mainly quality of alloys and quality control.
the idea of assault rifle (=automatic with lighter cartridge) came from WWI - see Fedorov Avtomat 1916 6.5 mm. No need to copy from losers. But the Germans' experience was certainly taken into account.
- Well..... Officially, US wasn't the only country to enter the conflict with semi-auto as the Russians were also, at one point, trying to standardizing their army with their new Tokarev rifle, the SVT-30 and 40. The SVT-38 and its competitor, the Simonov's AVS-36, saw action during the Winter War with Finland but both guns were filled with issues that soon, both guns were dropped and subsequently cancelled. However, the Stavka still wanted a semi-auto rifle thus they asked Tokarev to retry in modifying the gun that they felt was better and the SVT-40 was made. In fact, the Soviet estimated that they would make 2 million rifles per year from June 1940 onwards with it being given to NCOs then slowly as production increases, to standard troops. However, Barbarossa kicked in and halted every plans and being that the Mosins was cheaper to make with lesser parts and the SMGs being even cheaper to make and more useful in the often urban and short range warfare witnessed on the Eastern Front, many factories and plants making the SVT-40s would be converted to churn out more Mosins and SMGs. However, on paper still, the SVT was supposed to be the standard rifle for the Red Army. Just that war suddenly killed that plan. - The complaint of inefficient firepower didn't come from the Pacific tho but from the Korean War mostly. Marines who got the M1 Carbine actually felt it was okay as it gave them more accurate fire than the Thompson and M3 Grease Gun but also easier to move around with than the M1 Garand at times. However, of course, having the big round of .30-06 from a Garand was destructive but the M1 Carbine was still loved. The reason in Korea that the gun sucked was that when the Chinese came pouring across the borders, the UN and US forces were not ready and in the middle of the night, they obviously fired at anything that they deemed was moving thus with zero brightness, they thought they hit something but it was nothing thus they kept saying that the coat stopped the rounds thus making the M1 Carbine useless in stopping the thick winter coated Chinese which, modern reports stated to not be the case. Why they said that is still a mystery to this day. Also, the South Vietnamese would later on love the M2 Carbine which is the identical, select-fire variant of the M1 Carbine and that too is the jungles so that tells you something. Also, the French used a heck of these M1 Carbines whilst fighting the Viet Minh who themselves would capture tons of it and gift it to the Viet Congs during their struggles with the US later on and would love the M1 Carbine themselves. - Hitler did not directly say he hated the gun but he just didn't want new rifle development as the Gewehr 43 was just okay and if they were to develop more newer rifles, it'll take the now scarce resources that Nazi Germany already didn't have into an extreme and with his obsession with the "Wunderwaffe" (Wonder Weapon) project, whatever material that's left would go to that thus when he kept hearing that it was a "gewher" (rifle in German), he instantly tossed it out countless times till the development team had to disguise it as an Michenenpistole (Machine pistol aka "Submachine gun") which, oddly, he accepted. Rumour was that during 1943, he had a frontline inspection and he asked a unit what the soldiers want and they excitedly shouted "We want more of the new rifles!". Hitler, being kept in the dark, was confused and asked back "What new rifles? We didn't make any new rifles since 1943..." and when the troops showed him what was then the MP-43, he requested a on-field test. Witnessing the prowess and the potential, he then relented and named it the "sturmgewehr" following late 1943 thus, the STG-44.
Some M2 and M3 Carbines were deployed in the Pacific late in the war it wasn't strictly post war. Although by Korea the M2 Carbine largely replaced the M1 Carbine.
The M1 carbine was and is still In police use in so many nations. So many weapons use a short stroke piston with a rotating bolt.. The hi-power was in service well into the 2010s with the British military. The MG42, alot was copied from it but the German tech of steel stampings. Steel case ammo and cold hammer forged barrels is still used and CHF outside the US is the standard way to produce a barrel. MB42 was one of the first di guns and I forgot the name but some rifles used AR15 type barrel extensions and bolts. The M2 machine gun has changed very little. A roller delayed version of the STG that never made it to front line service pretty much started H&K I think one overlooked gun is the arisaka bolt action rifle especially the type 99 as it was the first mass produced rifle to have a chrome lined bore (now a standard) But also it used a Mauser style system with a push feed so alot of hunting rifles use this type of action and the howa 1500 sporting rifle made in Japan, they used to produce them. Alot of Japanese company's like mitsubishi made weapons and such. I feel if they made the M1 carbine in a more powerful caliber ranging from 6 - 7.62mm with a bottle necked case with the same or more power than 8mm kutz with a 20 - 30 round mag and an assault rifle layout it would have been the best for the average soldier. The AK is mostly just an amaligmation of US semi auto rifles using German tech for its stampings. CHF barrels and a cartridge based on 8mm kutz then eventually chrome lining. The magazine was overbuild and I think it took alot of inspiration from the ZB / bren MG. It would have been cool to see an SKS with a 10 round en block M1 garland style system. Would be great in ban states. They had all of the tech to make pretty much modern firearms before WW2 it's just they did not know how to optimise everything. Honestly the best invention that came out of WW2 was the mass production of penicillin. Sure penicillin was discovered long before that but mass producing it was a nightmare. Amps of allied produced penicillin where highly suaght after by the axis. I would say the worst thing to come out of WW2 was methamphetamine but that was discovered sndbordiuced in Japan long before WW2 I think maybe even before WW1 So I would say the worst thing to come out of WW2 medication wise is methadone as Germany had very limited access to opium (morphine) and it was cheaper to produce than pethidine (demerol the first man made Opiod) but it's totally not suitable for anything in modern medicine apart from if someone has an allergy to every other painkiller. Apart from radar the best mechanical invention to come out of WW2 was the Jet engine and technically it was invented and first produced in the UK but they did not make use of it, but after the war they did. Alot of useful stuff we take for granted was invented wartime as it seems that nations are more willing to fund science.
Sturmgewehr. Yes, Sturm does mean "storm", but it also means "assault". As an example, the Sturmgeschutz is translated as Assault Gun. Maybe not so unlikely, a name coined by Hitler is the left's favorite word to attack firearms.
1911 - Browning Tilting barrel was copied by everyone, including by Browning himself in the P35. Mauser 98 - Everyone copied the 98 with minor changes and improvements, and to this day the best bolt guns are derived from the 98. Stg44 - both in function, and in the 8mm Kurtz round. Mechanically the AK and StG are completely different, but the functionality and the 7.62x39 were absolutely inspired and influenced by the StG. M1 Garand - Influenced every full bore battle rifle that followed it. And the AK-47 action is copied directly, just upside down. Often overlooked, the fabulous precision sights that clearly influenced every single US military rifle that followed. AR-18 - Not the 16, the 18. Just about every military rifle in the past 2 decades uses an AR-18 derived bolt and gas system. Glock 17 - yes Glock copied the poly frame from the H&K VP70, and the striker from the Ortiges (and VP70), but Glock is responsible for the god-damned trigger dingus everyone puts on the trigger of their striker guns these days, so Glock gets the blame for that one. And my controversial 7th pick... Grendel P10, which then begat the KelTec P3AT that created the entire market of small, flat, deep concealment autopistols. Which... wait for it... also use a Browning tilting barrel action.
It’s unfortunate that the one major country that didn’t take the lesson of the StG44 to heart was the U.S., after World War 2 the Soviets adopted an intermediate cartridge, the U.K. developed one and both the U.K. and Belgium developed rifles to use it, but the U.S. was adamant that they wanted to stick with a round as powerful as their then current .30-06.
The title is certainly misleading but also i think in my personal opinion that this list isn't remotely correct even for just WW2 (and stuff slightly before that) alone. My top 7 would be M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, MG34/42, Sten, PPSH-41, PPS-43 and STG-44. M1 Garand because it a successful semi auto M1 Carbine because it a successful PDW MG34 and 42 for introducing the concept of GPMG and also being a good system/gun Sten because it was cheap and good enough, not a great gun but it was the right tools for that situation. PPS-43 is the same as the sten except it was actually a good gun while still being very cheap. PPSH-41 was very significant for soviet tactics moving forward, one of the many cog that help turn the tide of the war. STG44 because it was the first successful assault rifle, pave the path for new assault rifle to be created. Most bolt action rifle, pistol and smg during ww2 while good, wasn't significant enough or influential enough to really have a great impact on the war. A gun could have a vital from start to end of the war but that doesn't mean it really change the tide of warfare. Example being Mp38/40, Thompson,Bren, BAR....,all bolt action rifle of the war, all handgun.
The Belgin did NOT invent the staggered magazine! Not even close! The staggered Box Magazine was invented by James Paris Lee, of Lee Navy Rifle fame way back in the 1880's IIRC!
I used to like Hegshot87 videos, but he has fallen into the "click bait" category, especially with his current event-political videos. Often the title is "sensational" or misleading to say the least.
The only think that was really influtental with the hi-power was the magazine design. The 1911 was far more influential in that the Browning locking design was copied by just about everyone.
You do need a tool to take the gas plug out of the Garand which is part of the field strip but the tool was carried in the stock. You can use the trigger guard if you really need to but I wouldn't recommend it.
As for the M1 Garand, every nation worth mentioning was developing semi-auto rifles for standard issue, before the Garand saw combat. Germany, imperial Russia, the Soviet Union, France and Mexico, all used semi-auto rifles in combat before the M1 Garand. Technically the M1 Garand was a simplified Mondragon rifle and the part that was innovative (the clips) was a dead end. As for the High Power the lockwork was highly influential, but the twin stack magazine (that wasn't an innovation that originated with the High Power) didn't take of until 30 years after the war. As for the M1 Carbine, it was far from the first PDW (France and Italy designed and fielded PDW's before the war, and many nations had PDW's during the first world war in the form av carbines, and stocked pistols) and the concept chosen with a dedicated PDW-cartridge died out with the M1 Carbine, never to resurrected, as the intermediate cartridge, made a dedicated PDW-cartridge redundant. The SKS was far from the first semi-auto rifles, it included no technical innovations, and characteristics like a tilting bolt, and feed via stripper clips, rather makes it a dated and unmodern design, even when it was introduced.
Well if all these nations had all these guns ready why did they not see any action during the ww2? Let´s take France you say that they where developing a semi-auto as a standard issue. If you are correct why where it´s soldiers fighting with old useless wepons? I mean it took the germans only 6 weeks to conquer France witch is a quit large country. Sorry but the French where a shamble and where in evry single regard caught sleeping. The arrogance of the French almost ended up costing the allied the war. Had Hitler listent to his generals and pressed on at Dunkirk the war would have turned out very differently. The hardware the french army was useing was useless against the Germans and I do not for a second belive that they had or almost had any form of semi auto wepon
@@bogisimonsen471 And yet the french army did hade RSC 1917 semi-autorifles left in service in 1940, as well as the first MAS-40's straight of the production line. The reason why france hadn't equipped all their soldiers with semi-autorifles in 1940 is the same as to why the USMC landed on Guadalcanal with bolt action rifles. It took time to rearm a multi million man army. And much like Mexico, the french had realised that the semi-auto was the future for rifles back in the 1890 (back when the US Army still had black powder single shots and hadn't adopted their forst bolt action rifle yet) And much like Mexico with the forefather of the M1 Garand (Mondragon with US patent number No. 557,079) war interupted production for the french, as production of the Meunier rifle was ramping up, just as the germans invaded in 1914. In the end only about 1000 Meunier rifles where made before the first world war, and most of them were lost in the trenches. As for usage of semi-auto rifles in war, France, Germany, UK, Italy, Russian (imperial), the USSR, Finland all used them before the M1 Garand. Most of them in the first world war.
It's interesting that the MP40 was, for many years during and after the war, called the Schmeisser. If you look at the photos of the Sturmgewehr(s) in this video, they are labeled Schmeisser. Hugo Schmeisser was a major German gun manufacturer responsible for both.
I own 2 Browning HPs. One from Canada and one from Belgium... Both will give you "Hammer Bite" If you chocke up too much... Other than that... Great hand gun.
. Brown Bess Musket (18. Jahrhundert) Deutsch: Die Brown Bess war das berühmteste Infanteriegewehr des 18. Jahrhunderts, genutzt von der britischen Armee. Mit Minie-Kugeln ausgestattet, ermöglichte sie präzise Weitschüsse und dominierte die Schlachtfelder der Kolonialzeit. Englisch: The Brown Bess was the most famous infantry rifle of the 18th century, used by the British Army. Equipped with Minié balls, it allowed for precise long-range shots and dominated the battlefields of the colonial era. 2. Zündnadelgewehr (Preußen, 19. Jahrhundert) Deutsch: Das Zündnadelgewehr war revolutionär für seine Zeit, da es das erste Gewehr war, das eine Patrone in einem Stück abfeuerte. Es gab den Preußen einen signifikanten Vorteil in der Feuerkraft. Englisch: The Needle Gun was revolutionary for its time, being the first rifle to fire a cartridge in a single piece. It gave the Prussians a significant advantage in firepower. 3. Mauser Gewehr (19. Jahrhundert) Deutsch: Das Mauser Gewehr war bekannt für seine fortschrittliche Technik und Zuverlässigkeit. Es setzte den Standard für Repetiergewehre und wurde weltweit kopiert. Englisch: The Mauser Rifle was known for its advanced technology and reliability. It set the standard for bolt-action rifles and was copied worldwide. 4. M1 Garand (Zweiter Weltkrieg) Deutsch: Das M1 Garand war das erste halbautomatische Gewehr, das im Zweiten Weltkrieg in großer Zahl eingesetzt wurde. Es verschaffte den amerikanischen Truppen einen erheblichen Vorteil in der Feuerkraft. Englisch: The M1 Garand was the first semi-automatic rifle widely used in World War II. It gave American troops a significant advantage in firepower. 5. AK-47 (Nachkriegszeit) Deutsch: Die AK-47 ist eine der weltweit bekanntesten und am weitesten verbreiteten Sturmgewehre. Sie ist wegen ihrer Einfachheit, Zuverlässigkeit und leichten Verfügbarkeit geschätzt. Englisch: The AK-47 is one of the world's most recognized and widely used assault rifles. It is valued for its simplicity, reliability, and ease of availability. 6. M60 Maschinengewehr Deutsch: Das M60 Maschinengewehr wurde berühmt durch seine Nutzung im Vietnamkrieg und ist bekannt für seine hohe Feuerkraft und seinen Einsatz in verschiedenen Konflikten. Englisch: The M60 machine gun became famous through its use in the Vietnam War, known for its high firepower and deployment in various conflicts. 7. AR-15 Deutsch: Die AR-15 ist eine moderne, vielseitige Waffe, die als Grundlage für das M16 und andere militärische Sturmgewehre dient. Sie ist aufgrund ihrer Anpassungsfähigkeit und Präzision sehr beliebt. Englisch: The AR-15 is a modern, versatile weapon that serves as the basis for the M16 and other military assault rifles. It is highly popular for its adaptability and precision.
My understanding is the M1 Carbine was designed to effectively replace the 1911 for use by rear area troops. Hitting any enemy with a pistol required lots of training and practice. A rifle or carbine is more effective for use by rear area troops than a pistol.
I mean this is a list of influential guns of 20th centrury and fowards. Surely the Brownbess, The Kentucky Long Rifle, and the Needle Gun should be considered for MOST influential of ALL time!
The Brown Bess was the weapon that was used in Great Britain's many conquests,it should be on the list. The Kentucky Rifle and matchlock(the grandfather of all guns) also deserve to be on the list. Tales of the gun,the ten guns that changed the world was much better. No Mauser either? This is a WWll list.
Europe was a leader in firearms innovation since the wheel lock, flintlock, the bolt action rifle,the semiautomatic pistol. Honestly,the matchlock musket and rifle are also European innovations as well,so are certain projectiles. Most notable would be the minne ball of the Civil war,and the bolt used in the Witworth rifle. Can't forget smokeless powder,the Lebell rifle was the first rifle to use smokeless powder.
I would say AK was most influental gun of all time. In different form factors it has indeed substituted rifles, carbines, LMGs and SMGs. Super simple, super robust, super affordable, AK established and toplled more dictators and regimes than any other gun. It is THE MOST influental fun so far
I don’t understand why the SKS was listed? How was it influential??? Who copied it??? I just don’t understand that one ditto for the SVT-40? Not the worst guns. However I don’t see what they influenced or inspired?
I go with the last ditch German rifle the "Volksgewehr. Very cheap to produce, suitable for mass production, could be produced with the limited resources Germany had at the time. but very effective.
The sights on the PP / PPK were of the period - small and shrunken compared to modern practice. At least they didn't catch on anything. Nice P.38 you have - with the AC code, a Walther manufactured arm. I have an AC41, still shoots better than I can. The wedge unlocks by being pushed down by a small free-floating pin located in the block under the barrel, allowing the slide to continue to cycle whilst the barrel is now stopped. Nice video! Cool.
The actions of the Mr Garand and the M-14 are very much alike. To say the M-14 action is an updated version with changes would be closer to the reality. FN High Power. Dieudonne Saive was a close co-worker with Mr. Browning. He also worked for Fabrique Nationale (FN). In the position of designer Browning worked for FN, so I doubt the patent problem. Saive did in fact finish up the design of the HP (which refers to round count, not the power of the cartridge). Yes they are pretty decent pistols, but I have reservatopms regarding the caliber. "M" stands for 'model'. The change in 1925 or so was to change from year of adoption (like M1911 or M1903) to a sequential numbering system. Instead of continuing this, I will just encourage all parties involved in this video and a all viewers to read up on the subject if interested. It may seem boring but it has much to do with the development of both mechanical devices and how to operate a functional military.
Wait you start with the high power abd not the forerunners like the iconic 1911? The Brownings set the standard for a full slide with a tilting locked breach design. It seems more influential to me???
The ARVN used M-1 Garands And mainly M-1 Carbines for most of the war, because of their small stature the Garand was just to big and heavy for most of their soldiers to use effectively same with M-14...
❤ I got most of the guns used in the European theater. I really enjoyed your video but from my point of view the grand daddy of the browning design is missing Colt 1911.❤ because the big fat slow still does the job
I’ve wondered why Colt didn’t get the contract instead of Beretta? Unless the 3 round burst was patented so no one else could use it. And I know: 9mm like everyone else
I'm remember seeing a video on RUclips with Mikael Kalashnikov, he was in WW2 when he came home he said during the war Soviet weapons were shit. So that's why he went to work designing something better for his country, the result was the AK-47. Whitch lead to AKM, and AK-74 later.
Misleading video title, as it is about WWII guns, not all-time guns.
Maybe the title should have been the most influential of WW2
Great minds think alike. I was going to say this.
@carlpaladino427 yes! I stopped the video after the intro.
Yeah. I don't know how you can talk about the most influential guns of all time and not mention a glock 17, a Mauser 1889, or a Winchester 1893.
Correction:
Sturmgewehr correctly translates to Assault Rifle, NOT Storm Rifle.
"Sturm" means "storm", that is correct.
But not in this context.
"Eine feindliche Position >stürmenAssaulting< an enemy position."
Source: I'm German.
@@simons1120 👍as in Sturmgeschütz, Sturmtruppen
@@simons1120 so isn’t the word “sturm” then serving essentially as a synonym for “assault”?
In English it would be perfectly fine to say either “they stormed the position” or “they assaulted the position”, in either case it denotes that they advanced on the position with intensified aggression.
Admittedly “storm rifle” comes off as a peculiar translation to English and “assault rifle” works rather better.
@@TheSulross Well yes, exactly.
You understood it.
It can be used interchangably in both languages. But saying "assault" instead of "sturm" is more technical and more appropiate.
I often have the impression that "storm" is being taken quite literally.
Actually the Soviets entered WWII with a semi auto. The SVT 38/40
Well nobody had it lol
@@jason200912 I think they had about half a million by the star of operation Barbarossa. But that was far from enough to arme anyone. But they were losing them fast.
Even before that was the AVS 36 and it was select fire for AA use😂
After the German invasion, production shifted back to the Mosin but correct the US was not the only army with a semi.
Sks too
It's fascinating to see how these designs have shaped modern firearms.
German "Sturm" in a military context means "assault" in english. So the Sturmgewehr was literally an assault rifle. Any assault and battle rifle is called Sturmgewehr in german today.
M-1 Carbine's DID see front line service, I knew and know WWII Vet's that carried them as a front line weapon. It's was NOT meant to replace the M-1911A1, it was meant to supplement it.
Yeah, my father started in AAA then moved to a squad leader protecting forward artillery spotters. As a youngster, I saw one in a movie and asked if he carried one. I don't know which units carried them, but he said lots of front line officers carried them and some higher ranking NCOs.
@@TerryKeever the M1 carbine was issued to mortar units, machine gun teams, drivers, and were used by artillery spotters.
The M1 Carbine deserves the title of being the first rifle of the military assault rifle pattern. It became available in a select fire variant, magazines were made in detachable 15, 20, and 30 round capacity. There was a folding stock variant, it fired a .30 caliber cartridge at close to 2000 fps so was more potent than any of the pistol cartridges used by any of the sub machine guns as used in WW2. The Germans should not get this particular achievement as being the first - should go to the US instead.
Germany and Russia had semiautomatic rifles in WWII with external box magazines, and even automatic rifles...
The garand already had a box mag kinda like a m14 but sadly army wanted clips only no mag.
Ordinance Corp being fudds for you
@@jason200912 Money talks I guess, the same everywhere in the world. Otoh, there might not have a been a way to produce cheap and consistent magazines.
@@RuBearUSA mag production worked fine for the Thompson, mp40, 1911, bar, smle 1 mag + clips
He is good at eating pickles and telling women about his emotional problems.
Arisaka t99 first chrome line bore as standard. Was amazing for using the standard salty corrosive ammo. Ak47 and ppsh43 also had chrome bores
“Seven most influential guns of all time”
Kentucky long rifle - introduced sniping to the battlefield
Brown Bess - first with interchangeable standardised parts and in extensive use for almost 100 years
Martini Henry - first breach loader in extensive use - still used today in Afghanistan
Henry repeater - first workable multiple shot rifle from a magazine
Lee Enfield .303 - most widely used rifle (until the AK47) - from 1895 to present day.
M1 Garrand - first semi auto in extensive use
StG44 - first assault rifle in extensive use - all others, AK47, M16, HK etc, follow this.
Just my opinion.
I would go even further back and include the first hand gonnes and arquebuses, as these were the first personal firearms, that changed warfare for centuries to come.
The Brown Bess conquered an empire. The Dreyse needle gun - first issued breached loader and first bolt action.
The Lebel 8mm - smokeless powder.
The 98 Mauser action in all its variations.
@@erikschultz7166 Yes, I was deliberating over the Dreyse - but thought it was too basic - requiring a combination of powder cartridge, ball and percussion cap. No doubt it was influential though, and there was a lot of rifle development in the early 19th century which led from the needle gun - but I think the Martini Henry's .577/450 cartridge was a game-changer.
@@reality-cheque the Dreyse used a self contained cartridge. The primer was at the base of the cartridge so the needle was pushed through the cartridge on loading and struck the primer when fired. This was first issued in 1848. The Martini was obsolete the day it was adopted. The Brits used the Snyder with a centerfire cartridge before the Martini. The 1869 Swiss Vetterli was a breach loading, magazine fed rifle with a metallic cartridge. The French had the 1871 Gras, a metallic cartridge update of the Chassepot, while the Germans had the 1871 Mauser. The Spencer had far greater impact than the Henry.
I would argue the Gewehr 88 over the Lee Enfield as the Mauser action is probably the most widely used bolt action style ever
7 most influential guns of all time, seems to translate as 7 influential guns of WW II, with an American bias, Fg42, MG42? 🤔
Colt Paterson revolver. Truly revolutionary for it's time.
and this was immediately proven by john coffe hayes and his texas rangers against the commanche's, who ruled the southern plains untill each ranger armed with two colt pattersons matched their firepower and mobility, at last turning the tide on the texas plains.....................................
The P-38 is an incredible weapon. One of the easiest pistols to just pick up and fire I have ever seen. It is heavy by todays standards, but it is a gem of a shooter and it is as accurate as anything ever made.
I have a Springfield P-35
"Hi Power" clone on the way to a gunshop for my possesion. A friend of mine went from 'terrible shooter', to 'exellent shooter' with a Browning "Hi Power". I hope this purchase enables me to "cover all bases" , for the 24/7 all purpose carry weapon. My loopis- beaten body needs a break. ❤
Thanks for doing these videos! I love learning about the history of firearms and you really do a great job of explaining and educating people about them
Thanks man
I could’ve swore that the M1 grand was originally chambered in 276 Peterson to compete with the P Peterson rifle. Which is why it has an oddball number of rounds at eight. It was originally chambered in 10 rounds of the 276 and then when he was told that he was the forerunner, but it needed to be in 30 Calber he changed it to 30 odd six, which is why it’s only eight rounds.
No it never was , I was issued an M1 in basic training at Fort Dix NJ , there were many classes about the M1 and the subject your talking about never was mentioned. That was in 1962 and I also but not issued was the M15 which was a very good rifle also was fully automatic.
@@robertlosasso4222I believe you mean M14 not M15? I honestly don’t know what the M15 was? I’m sure Ian on Forgotten weapons has a video?
@@robertlosasso4222 the original design for the M1 Garand was in 276. But since the army had the Springfield 03 in 30-06 and stockpiles of 06 they required the change.
@@danielcurtis1434 The M15 rifle was intended to replace the BAR as the squad automatic weapon when the M14 replaced the Garand. Both weapons used the same basic receiver, but the M15 never really saw service as the M60 became the squad automatic weapon of the US Army/USMC.
@@kentr2424 thanks for the context it’s been awhile since I watched Ian’s video on all the different lesser known “Ms”.
So was it a longer heavier barrel version of the M14 or a completely different design/concept?
ever other country entered ww2 at the begining not half way in.
Gun jesus said Hitler didn't like the mp43 only because he wanted only 2 calibers for the army and no more new calibers
Would be great to have a really modernized variant of the M1 carbine. I think the most significant improvement would be newly designed magazines as the originals were their weak link in functional reliability.
Had Germany gone with the STG in '42, earlier, when they had field-able prototypes or focused on making more, sooner, they could've fielded 750K+/- STGs and there, likely, would've been a different outcome in WWII and Germany may have been able to "hold out." The German Army already had STG units devised, but not enough arms. Their Mk IV tanks were fine, but always building stronger, bigger... More to add, but... Thank God "the leader" was an idiot!
Hello there,
Just to amend a little inaccuracy - the AK-47 was pushed (and produced under licence) onto almost every Warsaw’s pact countries apart from Czechoslovakia which was using their own VZ-58. This rifle resembles the AK-47 however apart from the round it fires, no other part is exchangeable.
Nice to see the Hi-Power on this list. Odd it never shows up in WW2 games 😂
Awesome list.
Its in Day of Infamy (it sucks in that game tho, unfortunately).
As far as i know, german Bundeswehr still has a large number of P1 ( after war P38) in storage, even a number of PPK. Those PPK pistols had been up to early 90s used by pilots, and soldiers in civilian dress ( members of military police, military intelligence, couriers and socalled , Wallmeister '. This Wallmeister had to controll prepared positions, which they had to blastoff in a starrting war , to create obstacles of heavy concrete parts or flooded terrain.)
The small arms guns that change everything were the 1851 colt navy . And the 1849 pocket . Look at the numbers on the 1849
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both the M-1' C &
the M-1' D saw service in south east asia ( the nam to those that were their ) attached with the M-84' scope , ho'ho'7' carried the Walter ppk in 7:65mm , not the pp model , the us M-9' ( beretta-92' ) originates from the 1951' eye'talian bertta brigadier
Just a bit of nitpicking, Sturm, depending on the context and word combination, can mean either storm, or assault. The German army at the time used the definition as an assault rifle. Obviously though the propaganda opted to use both definitions.
Perhaps read some specialized literature? This video contains several incorrect things that have been circulating on the internet for years. But they are simply not correct.
The 7.62x39 was only developed in 1947 (end of WW2 was 1945), together with the AK47, hence the 47 in the AK. This 7.62x39 cartridge did not exist before that!! First produktion of 7.62x39 was 1948/49.
The SKS was built with the 7.62x41, which is logically not the same as the one in the AK47/AKM. Only after the introduction of the AK47 was the SKS converted to 7.62x39, and the 7.62x41 was discontinued. The SKS was originally developed for the 7.62x54R... before WW2! However, the design was rejected in favor of the SWT-38 and later the SWT-40. Consequently, the SKS was developed for the 7.62x41.
Ummm ma Duce. And mg42
The most unpleasant feature of the P35 Browning are the magazine safety. It is as vital a feature as a screen door in a submarine.
@@tonylam9548 a screen door IN a submarine? That could be useful
Can't imagine why you'd leave out the S.M.L.E Lee Enfield No1 Mk3. Over 17 million produced. In use from WWI to Korea with British Commonwealth countries. Still in use in some. And that's before you see the No 4 Mks 1 and 2. Perhaps the best and fastest bolt and action military rifle and with a standard 10 round magazine
wow, nearly 7" of plywood, after traveling 500 yards. that sounds like a lot. I think you should fact check that. it sounds like a lot from a 7.62x39.
Heres a better list. 1.mg42, cause yknow. Badman's buzzsaw, known to be more humane than Badman's summer camp. but still terrifying. 2. maxim Machine gun, first automatic gun. sold to several countries making WW1 the bloodbath it became. still used over 100 years later. 3.stg44, the very first assault rifle. influenced a whole new method of weapon operating systems. 4. AK47, engineering marvel. cheap, hardy, easily obtained. the rifle of choice for many Countries and wars. 5. m16. created by the us for the us. made to whip commie ass. and many rifles still wanna be it. 6. m2 browning. over 100 years old. chambered in the notorious .50 BMG. goes through anything, cars, cinderblocks and terrorist Timmy 7. A-10 thunderbolt, NOT a plane but a Hell sent machine bestowed upon terrorist like an angel of death. made to crack tanks like a lobster. and the only thing Russia fears more is the democrat party. and maybe an effective economy
They reason it took Russia so long to "copy" the STG-44 was that they didn't have the ability to reproduce the quality of components and mainly quality of alloys and quality control.
the idea of assault rifle (=automatic with lighter cartridge) came from WWI - see Fedorov Avtomat 1916 6.5 mm. No need to copy from losers. But the Germans' experience was certainly taken into account.
Actually, they didn't copy it.
It is over 80 years now and they still have not copy StG. How long we have to wait?
- Well..... Officially, US wasn't the only country to enter the conflict with semi-auto as the Russians were also, at one point, trying to standardizing their army with their new Tokarev rifle, the SVT-30 and 40. The SVT-38 and its competitor, the Simonov's AVS-36, saw action during the Winter War with Finland but both guns were filled with issues that soon, both guns were dropped and subsequently cancelled. However, the Stavka still wanted a semi-auto rifle thus they asked Tokarev to retry in modifying the gun that they felt was better and the SVT-40 was made. In fact, the Soviet estimated that they would make 2 million rifles per year from June 1940 onwards with it being given to NCOs then slowly as production increases, to standard troops. However, Barbarossa kicked in and halted every plans and being that the Mosins was cheaper to make with lesser parts and the SMGs being even cheaper to make and more useful in the often urban and short range warfare witnessed on the Eastern Front, many factories and plants making the SVT-40s would be converted to churn out more Mosins and SMGs. However, on paper still, the SVT was supposed to be the standard rifle for the Red Army. Just that war suddenly killed that plan.
- The complaint of inefficient firepower didn't come from the Pacific tho but from the Korean War mostly. Marines who got the M1 Carbine actually felt it was okay as it gave them more accurate fire than the Thompson and M3 Grease Gun but also easier to move around with than the M1 Garand at times. However, of course, having the big round of .30-06 from a Garand was destructive but the M1 Carbine was still loved. The reason in Korea that the gun sucked was that when the Chinese came pouring across the borders, the UN and US forces were not ready and in the middle of the night, they obviously fired at anything that they deemed was moving thus with zero brightness, they thought they hit something but it was nothing thus they kept saying that the coat stopped the rounds thus making the M1 Carbine useless in stopping the thick winter coated Chinese which, modern reports stated to not be the case. Why they said that is still a mystery to this day. Also, the South Vietnamese would later on love the M2 Carbine which is the identical, select-fire variant of the M1 Carbine and that too is the jungles so that tells you something. Also, the French used a heck of these M1 Carbines whilst fighting the Viet Minh who themselves would capture tons of it and gift it to the Viet Congs during their struggles with the US later on and would love the M1 Carbine themselves.
- Hitler did not directly say he hated the gun but he just didn't want new rifle development as the Gewehr 43 was just okay and if they were to develop more newer rifles, it'll take the now scarce resources that Nazi Germany already didn't have into an extreme and with his obsession with the "Wunderwaffe" (Wonder Weapon) project, whatever material that's left would go to that thus when he kept hearing that it was a "gewher" (rifle in German), he instantly tossed it out countless times till the development team had to disguise it as an Michenenpistole (Machine pistol aka "Submachine gun") which, oddly, he accepted. Rumour was that during 1943, he had a frontline inspection and he asked a unit what the soldiers want and they excitedly shouted "We want more of the new rifles!". Hitler, being kept in the dark, was confused and asked back "What new rifles? We didn't make any new rifles since 1943..." and when the troops showed him what was then the MP-43, he requested a on-field test. Witnessing the prowess and the potential, he then relented and named it the "sturmgewehr" following late 1943 thus, the STG-44.
Some M2 and M3 Carbines were deployed in the Pacific late in the war it wasn't strictly post war. Although by Korea the M2 Carbine largely replaced the M1 Carbine.
The M1 carbine was and is still In police use in so many nations.
So many weapons use a short stroke piston with a rotating bolt..
The hi-power was in service well into the 2010s with the British military.
The MG42, alot was copied from it but the German tech of steel stampings. Steel case ammo and cold hammer forged barrels is still used and CHF outside the US is the standard way to produce a barrel.
MB42 was one of the first di guns and I forgot the name but some rifles used AR15 type barrel extensions and bolts.
The M2 machine gun has changed very little.
A roller delayed version of the STG that never made it to front line service pretty much started H&K
I think one overlooked gun is the arisaka bolt action rifle especially the type 99 as it was the first mass produced rifle to have a chrome lined bore (now a standard)
But also it used a Mauser style system with a push feed so alot of hunting rifles use this type of action and the howa 1500 sporting rifle made in Japan, they used to produce them.
Alot of Japanese company's like mitsubishi made weapons and such.
I feel if they made the M1 carbine in a more powerful caliber ranging from 6 - 7.62mm with a bottle necked case with the same or more power than 8mm kutz with a 20 - 30 round mag and an assault rifle layout it would have been the best for the average soldier.
The AK is mostly just an amaligmation of US semi auto rifles using German tech for its stampings. CHF barrels and a cartridge based on 8mm kutz then eventually chrome lining.
The magazine was overbuild and I think it took alot of inspiration from the ZB / bren MG.
It would have been cool to see an SKS with a 10 round en block M1 garland style system. Would be great in ban states.
They had all of the tech to make pretty much modern firearms before WW2 it's just they did not know how to optimise everything.
Honestly the best invention that came out of WW2 was the mass production of penicillin. Sure penicillin was discovered long before that but mass producing it was a nightmare.
Amps of allied produced penicillin where highly suaght after by the axis.
I would say the worst thing to come out of WW2 was methamphetamine but that was discovered sndbordiuced in Japan long before WW2 I think maybe even before WW1
So I would say the worst thing to come out of WW2 medication wise is methadone as Germany had very limited access to opium (morphine) and it was cheaper to produce than pethidine (demerol the first man made Opiod) but it's totally not suitable for anything in modern medicine apart from if someone has an allergy to every other painkiller.
Apart from radar the best mechanical invention to come out of WW2 was the Jet engine and technically it was invented and first produced in the UK but they did not make use of it, but after the war they did.
Alot of useful stuff we take for granted was invented wartime as it seems that nations are more willing to fund science.
I've got all mentioned here (plus a lot more....) but the StG 44.... love 'em all. Maybe someday I'll find & get the '44. 😄
Sturmgewehr. Yes, Sturm does mean "storm", but it also means "assault". As an example, the Sturmgeschutz is translated as Assault Gun. Maybe not so unlikely, a name coined by Hitler is the left's favorite word to attack firearms.
1911 - Browning Tilting barrel was copied by everyone, including by Browning himself in the P35.
Mauser 98 - Everyone copied the 98 with minor changes and improvements, and to this day the best bolt guns are derived from the 98.
Stg44 - both in function, and in the 8mm Kurtz round. Mechanically the AK and StG are completely different, but the functionality and the 7.62x39 were absolutely inspired and influenced by the StG.
M1 Garand - Influenced every full bore battle rifle that followed it. And the AK-47 action is copied directly, just upside down. Often overlooked, the fabulous precision sights that clearly influenced every single US military rifle that followed.
AR-18 - Not the 16, the 18. Just about every military rifle in the past 2 decades uses an AR-18 derived bolt and gas system.
Glock 17 - yes Glock copied the poly frame from the H&K VP70, and the striker from the Ortiges (and VP70), but Glock is responsible for the god-damned trigger dingus everyone puts on the trigger of their striker guns these days, so Glock gets the blame for that one.
And my controversial 7th pick... Grendel P10, which then begat the KelTec P3AT that created the entire market of small, flat, deep concealment autopistols. Which... wait for it... also use a Browning tilting barrel action.
It’s unfortunate that the one major country that didn’t take the lesson of the StG44 to heart was the U.S., after World War 2 the Soviets adopted an intermediate cartridge, the U.K. developed one and both the U.K. and Belgium developed rifles to use it, but the U.S. was adamant that they wanted to stick with a round as powerful as their then current .30-06.
Better read some more history, because the StG-44 would not have made the slightest difference in the outcome of the war! Nada, Zip, nothing!
The title is certainly misleading but also i think in my personal opinion that this list isn't remotely correct even for just WW2 (and stuff slightly before that) alone.
My top 7 would be M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, MG34/42, Sten, PPSH-41, PPS-43 and STG-44.
M1 Garand because it a successful semi auto
M1 Carbine because it a successful PDW
MG34 and 42 for introducing the concept of GPMG and also being a good system/gun
Sten because it was cheap and good enough, not a great gun but it was the right tools for that situation.
PPS-43 is the same as the sten except it was actually a good gun while still being very cheap.
PPSH-41 was very significant for soviet tactics moving forward, one of the many cog that help turn the tide of the war.
STG44 because it was the first successful assault rifle, pave the path for new assault rifle to be created.
Most bolt action rifle, pistol and smg during ww2 while good, wasn't significant enough or influential enough to really have a great impact on the war. A gun could have a vital from start to end of the war but that doesn't mean it really change the tide of warfare. Example being Mp38/40, Thompson,Bren, BAR....,all bolt action rifle of the war, all handgun.
The Belgin did NOT invent the staggered magazine! Not even close! The staggered Box Magazine was invented by James Paris Lee, of Lee Navy Rifle fame way back in the 1880's IIRC!
I used to like Hegshot87 videos, but he has fallen into the "click bait" category, especially with his current event-political videos. Often the title is "sensational" or misleading to say the least.
They need to bring the P5 back, with updates to make it even better.
The StG-44 does not weigh less than any other Military rifle of WW-II! Heck, it even weighs more than my M-14E2!
of all time? no WW2 maybe. the harquebus, the flint lock, the rifle, the maxium.....so many more had a greater influence on history
The m1 was a good and revolutionary rifle, but I'm just getting so f****** tired of people glazing the s*** out of it.
The only think that was really influtental with the hi-power was the magazine design. The 1911 was far more influential in that the Browning locking design was copied by just about everyone.
You do need a tool to take the gas plug out of the Garand which is part of the field strip but the tool was carried in the stock. You can use the trigger guard if you really need to but I wouldn't recommend it.
My dad's service pistol 9mm browning hipower cdn navy Korea era.
That young lady shooting the M1 has the oddest position. Always taught nose touching the back of the receiver.
Just remember the M2 was also the Browning 50 cal. machine gun
What about early Makarov pistols. Way to many Walter's
The TT33 should have been on the list, very powerful pistol. 7.62x25 Tok is very hot, almost like .357 sig, but a lighter projectile.
As for the M1 Garand, every nation worth mentioning was developing semi-auto rifles for standard issue, before the Garand saw combat. Germany, imperial Russia, the Soviet Union, France and Mexico, all used semi-auto rifles in combat before the M1 Garand. Technically the M1 Garand was a simplified Mondragon rifle and the part that was innovative (the clips) was a dead end. As for the High Power the lockwork was highly influential, but the twin stack magazine (that wasn't an innovation that originated with the High Power) didn't take of until 30 years after the war. As for the M1 Carbine, it was far from the first PDW (France and Italy designed and fielded PDW's before the war, and many nations had PDW's during the first world war in the form av carbines, and stocked pistols) and the concept chosen with a dedicated PDW-cartridge died out with the M1 Carbine, never to resurrected, as the intermediate cartridge, made a dedicated PDW-cartridge redundant. The SKS was far from the first semi-auto rifles, it included no technical innovations, and characteristics like a tilting bolt, and feed via stripper clips, rather makes it a dated and unmodern design, even when it was introduced.
Well if all these nations had all these guns ready why did they not see any action during the ww2? Let´s take France you say that they where developing a semi-auto as a standard issue. If you are correct why where it´s soldiers fighting with old useless wepons? I mean it took the germans only 6 weeks to conquer France witch is a quit large country. Sorry but the French where a shamble and where in evry single regard caught sleeping. The arrogance of the French almost ended up costing the allied the war. Had Hitler listent to his generals and pressed on at Dunkirk the war would have turned out very differently.
The hardware the french army was useing was useless against the Germans and I do not for a second belive that they had or almost had any form of semi auto wepon
@@bogisimonsen471 And yet the french army did hade RSC 1917 semi-autorifles left in service in 1940, as well as the first MAS-40's straight of the production line. The reason why france hadn't equipped all their soldiers with semi-autorifles in 1940 is the same as to why the USMC landed on Guadalcanal with bolt action rifles. It took time to rearm a multi million man army. And much like Mexico, the french had realised that the semi-auto was the future for rifles back in the 1890 (back when the US Army still had black powder single shots and hadn't adopted their forst bolt action rifle yet) And much like Mexico with the forefather of the M1 Garand (Mondragon with US patent number No. 557,079) war interupted production for the french, as production of the Meunier rifle was ramping up, just as the germans invaded in 1914. In the end only about 1000 Meunier rifles where made before the first world war, and most of them were lost in the trenches. As for usage of semi-auto rifles in war, France, Germany, UK, Italy, Russian (imperial), the USSR, Finland all used them before the M1 Garand. Most of them in the first world war.
It's interesting that the MP40 was, for many years during and after the war, called the Schmeisser. If you look at the photos of the Sturmgewehr(s) in this video, they are labeled Schmeisser. Hugo Schmeisser was a major German gun manufacturer responsible for both.
i have a STV 40 - its a super gun... way in front of its time...
Have all of those except the last one. I might of added the Glock.
@brent, well USA did win WWII
Would HAVE
What is meant is a general issue weapon ! Of which the the US was well into and achieved !
i think britain spearheaded the development of suppressors and integerally suppressed weapons
@@tom33496 And many suppressed men with short guy complexes.
i would replace some of these guns with the first gun ever built, whatever that is, the ak47, colt revolver, glock 17 and ar15.
7 Most Influential Guns Of All Time for American*
My grandpa carried and used a M1 carbine in WW2 as a Marine fighting on Guadalcanal. In Korea he said he carried and used a M2 Carbine in combat.
Great video highlighting their impact!
Thumb nail said "of all time,not just ww2.
I own 2 Browning HPs. One from Canada and one from Belgium... Both will give you "Hammer Bite" If you chocke up too much... Other than that... Great hand gun.
. Brown Bess Musket (18. Jahrhundert)
Deutsch: Die Brown Bess war das berühmteste Infanteriegewehr des 18. Jahrhunderts, genutzt von der britischen Armee. Mit Minie-Kugeln ausgestattet, ermöglichte sie präzise Weitschüsse und dominierte die Schlachtfelder der Kolonialzeit.
Englisch: The Brown Bess was the most famous infantry rifle of the 18th century, used by the British Army. Equipped with Minié balls, it allowed for precise long-range shots and dominated the battlefields of the colonial era.
2. Zündnadelgewehr (Preußen, 19. Jahrhundert)
Deutsch: Das Zündnadelgewehr war revolutionär für seine Zeit, da es das erste Gewehr war, das eine Patrone in einem Stück abfeuerte. Es gab den Preußen einen signifikanten Vorteil in der Feuerkraft.
Englisch: The Needle Gun was revolutionary for its time, being the first rifle to fire a cartridge in a single piece. It gave the Prussians a significant advantage in firepower.
3. Mauser Gewehr (19. Jahrhundert)
Deutsch: Das Mauser Gewehr war bekannt für seine fortschrittliche Technik und Zuverlässigkeit. Es setzte den Standard für Repetiergewehre und wurde weltweit kopiert.
Englisch: The Mauser Rifle was known for its advanced technology and reliability. It set the standard for bolt-action rifles and was copied worldwide.
4. M1 Garand (Zweiter Weltkrieg)
Deutsch: Das M1 Garand war das erste halbautomatische Gewehr, das im Zweiten Weltkrieg in großer Zahl eingesetzt wurde. Es verschaffte den amerikanischen Truppen einen erheblichen Vorteil in der Feuerkraft.
Englisch: The M1 Garand was the first semi-automatic rifle widely used in World War II. It gave American troops a significant advantage in firepower.
5. AK-47 (Nachkriegszeit)
Deutsch: Die AK-47 ist eine der weltweit bekanntesten und am weitesten verbreiteten Sturmgewehre. Sie ist wegen ihrer Einfachheit, Zuverlässigkeit und leichten Verfügbarkeit geschätzt.
Englisch: The AK-47 is one of the world's most recognized and widely used assault rifles. It is valued for its simplicity, reliability, and ease of availability.
6. M60 Maschinengewehr
Deutsch: Das M60 Maschinengewehr wurde berühmt durch seine Nutzung im Vietnamkrieg und ist bekannt für seine hohe Feuerkraft und seinen Einsatz in verschiedenen Konflikten.
Englisch: The M60 machine gun became famous through its use in the Vietnam War, known for its high firepower and deployment in various conflicts.
7. AR-15
Deutsch: Die AR-15 ist eine moderne, vielseitige Waffe, die als Grundlage für das M16 und andere militärische Sturmgewehre dient. Sie ist aufgrund ihrer Anpassungsfähigkeit und Präzision sehr beliebt.
Englisch: The AR-15 is a modern, versatile weapon that serves as the basis for the M16 and other military assault rifles. It is highly popular for its adaptability and precision.
More like guns i had , until my ex wife....
I’m AK 47 and who are these nobodies??
My understanding is the M1 Carbine was designed to effectively replace the 1911 for use by rear area troops. Hitting any enemy with a pistol required lots of training and practice.
A rifle or carbine is more effective for use by rear area troops than a pistol.
That is my understanding, too. It was never meant to be a front line infantry weapon.
was very happy when I saw the Hi power not a 911.
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Did the M-1 carbine use pistol ammo or it had one designed for it?
The .30 cal M1 Carbine cartridge was adapted from a .32 caliber cartridge used in a Remington rifle, if memory serves.
I mean this is a list of influential guns of 20th centrury and fowards.
Surely the Brownbess, The Kentucky Long Rifle, and the Needle Gun should be considered for MOST influential of ALL time!
Dreyse Needle Gun should have definitely up there, along with the Maxim Machine Gun and the Henry-Martini
The Brown Bess was the weapon that was used in Great Britain's many conquests,it should be on the list. The Kentucky Rifle and matchlock(the grandfather of all guns) also deserve to be on the list. Tales of the gun,the ten guns that changed the world was much better. No Mauser either? This is a WWll list.
The Minie ball and the rifled musket.
Great pistols lol they really are.
You can trace the entire arms race today to the 1841 Dreyse needle rifle
Europe was a leader in firearms innovation since the wheel lock, flintlock, the bolt action rifle,the semiautomatic pistol. Honestly,the matchlock musket and rifle are also European innovations as well,so are certain projectiles. Most notable would be the minne ball of the Civil war,and the bolt used in the Witworth rifle. Can't forget smokeless powder,the Lebell rifle was the first rifle to use smokeless powder.
you left out the MG42/43
my dad used one in Korea
I would say AK was most influental gun of all time. In different form factors it has indeed substituted rifles, carbines, LMGs and SMGs. Super simple, super robust, super affordable, AK established and toplled more dictators and regimes than any other gun. It is THE MOST influental fun so far
These videos are always biased asf to American firearms
@matty, USA did win WWII
I don’t understand why the SKS was listed? How was it influential??? Who copied it??? I just don’t understand that one ditto for the SVT-40? Not the worst guns. However I don’t see what they influenced or inspired?
Change the video title
I go with the last ditch German rifle the "Volksgewehr. Very cheap to produce, suitable for mass production, could be produced with the limited resources Germany had at the time. but very effective.
I believe MG34/MG42 is one of them. Concept of giving infantrymen belt fed MG, and belt feed mechanism itself, had a major influence on later designs.
CZ 75??
NOT of ALL TIME...
The sights on the PP / PPK were of the period - small and shrunken compared to modern practice. At least they didn't catch on anything.
Nice P.38 you have - with the AC code, a Walther manufactured arm. I have an AC41, still shoots better than I can. The wedge unlocks by being pushed down by a small free-floating pin located in the block under the barrel, allowing the slide to continue to cycle whilst the barrel is now stopped.
Nice video! Cool.
The actions of the Mr Garand and the M-14 are very much alike. To say the M-14 action is an updated version with changes would be closer to the reality.
FN High Power. Dieudonne Saive was a close co-worker with Mr. Browning. He also worked for Fabrique Nationale (FN). In the position of designer Browning worked for FN, so I doubt the patent problem. Saive did in fact finish up the design of the HP (which refers to round count, not the power of the cartridge). Yes they are pretty decent pistols, but I have reservatopms regarding the caliber.
"M" stands for 'model'. The change in 1925 or so was to change from year of adoption (like M1911 or M1903) to a sequential numbering system.
Instead of continuing this, I will just encourage all parties involved in this video and a all viewers to read up on the subject if interested. It may seem boring but it has much to do with the development of both mechanical devices and how to operate a functional military.
Wait you start with the high power abd not the forerunners like the iconic 1911? The Brownings set the standard for a full slide with a tilting locked breach design. It seems more influential to me???
13:40 more so, there wasn’t enough 1911 pistols for them and many felt the 1911 was inadequate , but the M1 Rifle was too much. Thus the carbine.
The ARVN used M-1 Garands And mainly M-1 Carbines for most of the war, because of their small stature the Garand was just to big and heavy for most of their soldiers to use effectively same with M-14...
❤ I got most of the guns used in the European theater. I really enjoyed your video but from my point of view the grand daddy of the browning design is missing Colt 1911.❤ because the big fat slow still does the job
I sonetimes carry my Hi-Power copy. I replaced the small thumb safety and grips, and thought about changing sights but haven't.
Well done sir!
I’ve wondered why Colt didn’t get the contract instead of Beretta? Unless the 3 round burst was patented so no one else could use it. And I know: 9mm like everyone else
The FN FAL/L1A! also known as the right arm of the free world, Also the HK G3
I'm remember seeing a video on RUclips with Mikael Kalashnikov, he was in WW2 when he came home he said during the war Soviet weapons were shit. So that's why he went to work designing something better for his country, the result was the AK-47. Whitch lead to AKM, and AK-74 later.