Many German fighter pilots carried them in their cockpits.
It couldnt have been a bad weapon to use. Many photos of Allies troops shown using them as their personal wep.
It was never a Schmeisser except for the magazine
Had a chance to buy one that was er, not registered. I passed as I had no desire to end up in a Federal Pen....
The first paragraph can’t be true. Everyone knows that 9mm is a useless round. /s
There’s been a lot of debates about sub-machine guns of the World War II period. In my opinion, the best models were the Italian Baretta Model 38, the German MP40 and the Russian PPS.
The perfect thing for home defense.
Good weapon for close quarters combat and room cleaning.
Ah, the star of Frederick Forsyth’s 1970s novel, “The Dogs of War”.
Idiot question, maybe, but what the heck is in all of that mass behind the chamber? Is there a huge block of iron in there to absorb the blow-back?
It sure does look large and heavy for a 9mm machine “pistol”, which is certainly what it looks like.
Another swing and a miss from ASJ.
The MP-40 was made by Steyr-Mannlicher, not Schmeisser.
What a bunch of buffoons.