I don't think I have ever seen a person on the internet with as many grown men that are in love with him as Ian from Forgotten Weapons has. You guys have some hot and heavy crushes on him that would make anyone blush.
Jesus that gun looks like something from the '70s. We were fighting with M14s until Vietnam, meanwhile Germans had a proper Assault rifle with scope decades earlier.
The two versions of the Sturmgewehr that you mention,"H" and "W", were not both designed by Hugo Schmeisser. H was the designation for the Haenel design whose design team was led by Hugo Schmeisser. W was the designation for the Walther design based on work done by Karl Brauning. Reference "Sturmgewehr!" Handrich
Also reference some old school Gun Jesus Forgotten Weapons videos that cover the topic and designs quite well for short videos 👍 Also big shout out and thanks to RIA for allowing Ian access to so many awesome pieces of history over the years! 👏👍
Indeed. Both are still manufacturing weapons to this day. Haenel and Walther that is. Obviously old Hugo is long gone. Haenel has some really nice stuff.
I don't even speak English very well and I already thought he was saying something wrong while I was watching the video. Though there's an exceptional example of John Browning in America and Belgium, having guns designed by a same designer in two different companies is an odd thing to see in war time Germany, I think. Thank you for the correct information.
@@liamg1706 I guess it really depends of what you appreciate or consider artwork doesn't it ?? I have my opinion...you have yours, I just happen to appreciate German engineering from that time period !
The STG-44 was ahead of it's time, it created a new class of firearm and even had an optic like nearly every issued rifle today. If only more countries saw to power of a low powered optic on the gun of every rifleman.
WoW.... The last STG I seen for sale was 10,000 dollars,... This one is probably a one of one, with its scope mount and scope... 20-30 thousand estimated price... Due to the fact that there will be so many people who want it for their collection...
That is the crown jewel of the museum of handheld modern warfare tools! No wonder I'd love to buy one of the new replicas of that design.. in a modern caliber😂 ... Lucky for me, it's all possible today! Silenced 300 blackout STG 44 anyone??? ❤
That's the one that started it all absolute work of art the Sturmgewehr! It is an absolute Beauty! And a side note I haven't made enough money in my lifetime to purchase this piece of military perfection! Lol
Looking forward to watching RIA's channel now that the algorithm smiled on me lol! Thanks for allowing Ian access to show us so much history and awesome content over the years! You guys are legends! What some may call a disciple of sorts 😉👍
I never understand why people would press dislike on these kind of videos What're they disliking it for? Are they angry that the guns aren't pristine and with zero scratches? Sad that they aren't firing the gun?
@@activatekruger446nah. We’d still win the war but at a greater cost. These weren’t as reliable as you would think. The Allies, particularly the US, still had the logistics and factory power to outmatch the Germans by 100 fold. Plus they couldn’t fight a multiple front war
@@activatekruger446 Really? Do Germans speak English or Russian now because Germany was defeated? Can't force the people to change language they speak except if done gradually for a century or so. Not losing control over the territory for that long is next to impossible though.
man that STG-44 is beautiful, and the aesthetics are out of this world. the STG-44 is the epitome of everything I think the AR platform should be. As much as I would love to have an original STG-44, I cannot wait for PSA to release their version of the retro STG-44 chambered in various different calibers, wil probably be the closest think that I could remotely afford and to be honest It will be an act of God if I can get a PSA version of the STG 44
I might just have to nab one at tax return time after they release, but it may be an act of God if i can convince my wife why i need a gun that cost 3x what building my AR15 did lol.
Insane how ahead of its time this thing was, this thing up against a bolt action or even something like an M1 would be like a Corolla up against an Aventador
-adding to my 3 pre-speakers. Plus am crying rn. Plus am sad, another time, at that it seems to me as if all weapons had been swept out of my beloved homeland Germany, where I grew up and live(Bavaria), neither my two Grandpas had any equip left, nor did I ever see stuff from ww2 anywhere here. Tho, I had the opportunity to shoot, disassemble, assemble and practice with P1, G3A3 and MG3 when I served in the Bundeswehr 2001 - 2004. Stg44 shown as here is a dream, I wouldn't need more, ever.
Great video! Just one note. I would not translate it "Storm"rifle even though Sturm does translate to storm. Sturm also means attack/assault, especially in this case. Example, the attacking position in football/soccer is also called Sturm. So it is, quite litteraly, the first Assault rifle. Keep up the fantastic work guys and greetings from Germany.
I hope whoever wins the auction phones up Gun Jesus and some firearms antiquities experts and asks them how best to preserve (note: not restore) this weapon, or decides to donate it to a renowned firearms museum. If this gun were restored to shooting condition, I think we'd all be in an uproar. You just don't find rare pieces like this with 90% of the finish and matching serials everyday.
this beauty is in shooting condition and ready to go. Guns of this rarity are often just investment pieces. You want a shooter you find a lesser example and a handful of mags and enjoy.
It really is crazy how advanced germany was at the time, imagine if they had all the resources they needed to sustain the war and hadn't attacked russia
The ZF4 scopes and scope mounts were never widely used in the field. Their use was abandoned after trials proved that the accuracy using the scope was far below expectations. The fact that many MP-44/StG-44's still had scope mounts on their receivers was either due to the Germans not wanting to make another design change to the production line to remove it, or the expectation that the mounts could later be used with vampir infrared night vision, if vampir would be made in numbers great enough to be widely issued for the rifles. RUclips videographers need to delve deeper into research so they don't present a false impression, such as the use of ZF4's in field service on the MP-43/44/StG-44 series of rifles.
After watching Gun Jesus for so many years, RIA's official channel is FINALLY recommended to me! Great presentation!
Welcome!
Same
Dont mock the Lord
Same here, algorythm things i guess
I don't think I have ever seen a person on the internet with as many grown men that are in love with him as Ian from Forgotten Weapons has. You guys have some hot and heavy crushes on him that would make anyone blush.
I can't even imagine how much that will go for!!
6 figures for sure
"Do I want a house or a cool gun?"
@@activatekruger446 its a REALLY cool gun though
STG-44......... 0000000000000
$1299.99 plus tax retail
Perfect condition way ahead for its time classic with scope 🍀
Krout space magic.
That's exactly what I thought - these guys were so ahead of the pack on this one.
Jesus that gun looks like something from the '70s. We were fighting with M14s until Vietnam, meanwhile Germans had a proper Assault rifle with scope decades earlier.
Haha he presented the rifle like a sommelier a wine.
Nice Video
The two versions of the Sturmgewehr that you mention,"H" and "W", were not both designed by Hugo Schmeisser. H was the designation for the Haenel design whose design team was led by Hugo Schmeisser. W was the designation for the Walther design based on work done by Karl Brauning. Reference "Sturmgewehr!" Handrich
Thank you for the correction!
Also reference some old school Gun Jesus Forgotten Weapons videos that cover the topic and designs quite well for short videos 👍 Also big shout out and thanks to RIA for allowing Ian access to so many awesome pieces of history over the years! 👏👍
Indeed. Both are still manufacturing weapons to this day. Haenel and Walther that is. Obviously old Hugo is long gone. Haenel has some really nice stuff.
I don't even speak English very well and I already thought he was saying something wrong while I was watching the video. Though there's an exceptional example of John Browning in America and Belgium, having guns designed by a same designer in two different companies is an odd thing to see in war time Germany, I think. Thank you for the correct information.
Absolutely gorgeous.
Thanks for showing us!
The most beautiful and influential rifle ever made.
A beautiful piece of artwork !!
It's a gun not the sistine chapel
@@liamg1706 I guess it really depends of what you appreciate or consider artwork doesn't it ?? I have my opinion...you have yours, I just happen to appreciate German engineering from that time period !
I never knew I needed an stg with that coloring
The STG-44 was ahead of it's time, it created a new class of firearm and even had an optic like nearly every issued rifle today.
If only more countries saw to power of a low powered optic on the gun of every rifleman.
The most beautiful weapon in the world
The aesthetics are just flawless
Wow, i'd love it if you guys could give us a glimpse of this rifle being fired and also a look through the scope.
This rifle will probably never be fired again, it is to rare if had the money and bought it I will still pry shoot it lol
I was hoping to see what it looks like to view down range with that scope, what the reticule looks like, etc.
That's really interesting, thanks for showing off this historical oddity.
WoW....
The last STG I seen for sale was 10,000 dollars,...
This one is probably a one of one, with its scope mount and scope...
20-30 thousand estimated price...
Due to the fact that there will be so many people who want it for their collection...
What a beauty! I’m sure it will hit high six figures.
Not quickly impressed but this is something special, the rifle with mount and matching scope you don't just find another one.
Beautiful piece of kit
GET SOME !!!! Awesome rig....
That is the crown jewel of the museum of handheld modern warfare tools!
No wonder I'd love to buy one of the new replicas of that design.. in a modern caliber😂 ... Lucky for me, it's all possible today! Silenced 300 blackout STG 44 anyone??? ❤
Handheld modern warfare tools .ok
300 blackout STG 44 sounds cursed, 5.56 or .308 all the way
My dream gun ! Man im praying the PSA and HMG venture comes to fruition
Great video!
Well done. Great video and great Strumgewehr.
“I have three dollars”- Patrick Star
lol
That is the coolest thing ever I thought it was a modern add on from the thumbnail, but geez
Exceptional weapon of war.
Excellent presentation for an exceptional piece of history.
That's the one that started it all absolute work of art the Sturmgewehr! It is an absolute Beauty! And a side note I haven't made enough money in my lifetime to purchase this piece of military perfection! Lol
Hopefully the buyer makes content. Never seen one with an OG scope
thats amazing
Wow those are beautiful Stuff you got there.
Wowza what a neat gun, the Germans are certainly good engineers!
Looking forward to watching RIA's channel now that the algorithm smiled on me lol! Thanks for allowing Ian access to show us so much history and awesome content over the years! You guys are legends! What some may call a disciple of sorts 😉👍
I never understand why people would press dislike on these kind of videos
What're they disliking it for? Are they angry that the guns aren't pristine and with zero scratches? Sad that they aren't firing the gun?
Legendary love the love the stories amazing thank you
Huh. I heard somewhere that Hitler hated the STG44. Maybe I'm confusing guns.
Work of art
a literal dream gun
Imagine if they had these a few years earlier
Imagine if they had these at the start of the war. We'd be speaking German!!
I can guarantee you there wouldn’t be drag queen story hours right now
@@activatekruger446nah. We’d still win the war but at a greater cost. These weren’t as reliable as you would think. The Allies, particularly the US, still had the logistics and factory power to outmatch the Germans by 100 fold. Plus they couldn’t fight a multiple front war
@@activatekruger446 Really? Do Germans speak English or Russian now because Germany was defeated? Can't force the people to change language they speak except if done gradually for a century or so. Not losing control over the territory for that long is next to impossible though.
_Imagine if they had these a few years earlier_
Absolutely nothing would have changed.
Ja schöne Waffe 😍
There's 100% gonna be some boomer screenshotting this and putting it on GunBroker with the caption "I know wut I got"
does it come with the vampire night vision?
I'll see you guys there, I gotta get started on my mortgage paperwork.
How come the lower is blued while the rest of the gun has a phosphate finish? Is that how it came from the factory?
Awesome piece of history
man that STG-44 is beautiful, and the aesthetics are out of this world. the STG-44 is the epitome of everything I think the AR platform should be. As much as I would love to have an original STG-44, I cannot wait for PSA to release their version of the retro STG-44 chambered in various different calibers, wil probably be the closest think that I could remotely afford and to be honest It will be an act of God if I can get a PSA version of the STG 44
I might just have to nab one at tax return time after they release, but it may be an act of God if i can convince my wife why i need a gun that cost 3x what building my AR15 did lol.
I want one!!
The MP-44/STG-44 was the first place Stoner and Sullivan saw constant recoil..Stoner called it that run out thing...
I've always wanted to win a big lottery jackpot but now I know what I'd buy with that vast expanse of funds.
You can tell the HK G3 was aesthetically designed after it
And from the STG-45 internally
Insane how ahead of its time this thing was, this thing up against a bolt action or even something like an M1 would be like a Corolla up against an Aventador
This is the exact gun i would have if i ever win the lottery. I love me a battle rifle with an ACOG, and this is the forefather of them all.
Where is Gun Jesus at when you need him the most?
I held one in 91...dude wanted 1500 for it.....😢 who knew???
That would haunt me to this day.
I just got sick reading that
My thoughts and prayers
You slept bro
-adding to my 3 pre-speakers. Plus am crying rn.
Plus am sad, another time, at that it seems to me as if all weapons had been swept out of my beloved homeland Germany, where I grew up and live(Bavaria), neither my two Grandpas had any equip left, nor did I ever see stuff from ww2 anywhere here.
Tho, I had the opportunity to shoot, disassemble, assemble and practice with P1, G3A3 and MG3 when I served in the Bundeswehr 2001 - 2004.
Stg44 shown as here is a dream, I wouldn't need more, ever.
@@benjohnson5552 loved your Humor
Great video! Just one note. I would not translate it "Storm"rifle even though Sturm does translate to storm. Sturm also means attack/assault, especially in this case. Example, the attacking position in football/soccer is also called Sturm. So it is, quite litteraly, the first Assault rifle. Keep up the fantastic work guys and greetings from Germany.
Ian needs to review this
Its brown in colour, which is brilliant because it blends into the backgroubd better, or its just rusz
I would live to see Ian get his hands on this
I hope whoever wins the auction phones up Gun Jesus and some firearms antiquities experts and asks them how best to preserve (note: not restore) this weapon, or decides to donate it to a renowned firearms museum.
If this gun were restored to shooting condition, I think we'd all be in an uproar. You just don't find rare pieces like this with 90% of the finish and matching serials everyday.
this beauty is in shooting condition and ready to go. Guns of this rarity are often just investment pieces. You want a shooter you find a lesser example and a handful of mags and enjoy.
Dont you have a functional Fedorov Avtomat somewhere there?
Got an MP44 from 1945....serial number 3045y/45....late war production...my most prized possession and second comes my MG42... ❤
Damn man did you inherit those?
I want this for x- mas this year ! 😁😁😁
This is going to be expensive. How many known examples with matching scopes are there?
wonderful video！
So what did it sell for? I see prior auctions of STG 44‘s selling for between 43-70k
Is Ian going to review this one?
That's a bad ass weapon.
eat it IAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thats history
I definitely need a remade stg it’s so good looking
Stg44 22lr by Mauser. It looks identical and functions similar and it’s only $400
Good Lord. It's stunningly beautiful. Germany may have lost the war, but some of the equipment they created was revolutionary.
Exactly, along with the equipment they came up with evolutionary doctrine to go with it.
@@nilanjangupta763 That's one way to phrase it. Nobody has ever killed people faster.
Beautiful firearm.
Well said history man!
Love this content. ❤
Now that's a thing of Beauty An well out of my Price range...
Did they fit any of them with the Vampir night scope ?
Exact same scope attachment "most" of the stg44 with scope attachment today are in fact made for vampire one
Yes, and it needed a battery backpack. The scope model of the ZG229 (Zielgerat) can be seen in Call of Duty Vanguard.
Very cool!
I will be taking it now lol
Any idea what it sold for?
Daamn the scope is just there the whole video and we cant even see the reticle.
Yes please
It really is crazy how advanced germany was at the time, imagine if they had all the resources they needed to sustain the war and hadn't attacked russia
selling a stole piece of history.. love to see that
Hello from Sweden 🇸🇪
why not show us scope sight picture
when is the auction for this one ??
May 19-21! Look for the online catalog in the coming weeks.
@@RockIslandAuctionCompany tku, i will...
One Powerball win and I will be there
Amazing!!!
What was the final bid sir ?
I'm curious why the upper area and lower area a slightly off colored from one another, can anyone please explain?
I'm sorry If I sound dumb, I really am curious why
Can't say AK wasn't made after reverse engineering this
what is a rough guess for what this would go for? are we talking 7 figures?
Pre-auction estimate is $55,000 - $85,000.
It is not a PLATFORM, it is a rifle.
Amazing rifle
God I wish. Thats a collectors wet dream.
The ZF4 scopes and scope mounts were never widely used in the field. Their use was abandoned after trials proved that the accuracy using the scope was far below expectations. The fact that many MP-44/StG-44's still had scope mounts on their receivers was either due to the Germans not wanting to make another design change to the production line to remove it, or the expectation that the mounts could later be used with vampir infrared night vision, if vampir would be made in numbers great enough to be widely issued for the rifles. RUclips videographers need to delve deeper into research so they don't present a false impression, such as the use of ZF4's in field service on the MP-43/44/StG-44 series of rifles.
Now...can I get that in a white camo with a COD skull on it?
I really can’t guess what the closing price will be but I’m thinking $175,000?
This might be the best of its kind on the planet.
Let me mortgage my house and put a bid in
Good news: The bidding is free. It's the winning that gets expensive.
Probably worth more than your house tbh lol
Yeah no kidding. I appreciate the videos though.
Btw if PSA pulls it off finally, we all can have a STG, and yes... with a scope!😃
didn't know they had scopes for them
That is just the business