Videos tagged with 1930s Firearms

This review details the rare SIG MKPO, a factory semi-automatic variant of a 1930s submachine gun. It highlights the unique folding magazine, tilting bolt mechanism, and various caliber options. Production was limited, with notable users including the Vatican's Swiss Guard and the Finnish military.

This video segment from "American Rifleman Television" focuses on the Colt Police Positive revolver. It highlights Colt's historical significance in revolver development and the challenges faced from competitors like Smith & Wesson. The Police Positive is presented as an innovative firearm designed to capture the law enforcement market. Despite being overlooked by some collectors, the description emphasizes the exceptional fit, finish, and the renowned "royal Colt blue" of revolvers made in the 1920s and 30s, describing them as works of art. The video encourages viewers to explore more segments of American Rifleman TV and tune into new episodes on the Outdoor Channel.

This video focuses on the Smith & Wesson K22 Outdoorsman, a revolver manufactured in the 1930s. The description provides links to various shooting targets, including those for timed/rapid fire and slow fire at different distances, along with steel targets and target stands. It also lists links to a chronograph and snap caps for 9mm and .38 Special, suggesting potential range testing or performance evaluation of the firearm. The inclusion of an eye patch/occluder points towards a focus on shooting accuracy or a specific shooting style.

This video explores the JP Sauer Pre-K98k rifle, a crucial precursor to the iconic Kar 98k, detailing its development during Germany's 1930s rearmament. It highlights technical improvements over the Gewehr 98, such as a shortened barrel and a new tangent rear sight, and discusses the 'post office' rifle scheme used to circumvent WWI treaty restrictions. Key production features like the bolt hold-open follower and unique barrel band retention methods are examined, distinguishing Sauer's design from Mauser's eventual K98k standard.

This review details the Estonian Defense League's Browning High Power pistols, procured from FN in the late 1930s. Key features include early commercial traits like a squared ejection port and a 500-meter tangent sight. Distinctive backstrap markings 'EV' or 'KL' denote Republic of Estonia or Home Guard issue, respectively. While equipped for holster stocks, Estonia produced these locally.

The Walther KKW was Nazi Germany's standardized .22 caliber training rifle, designed to mimic the handling of the Kar98k service rifle for military marksmanship programs. Development was complex, involving collaboration between Walther, Mauser, and BSW to create a unified design. Despite its trainer role, the KKW featured identical external dimensions and features to the Kar98k, including stock profile and sights, albeit with reduced range graduations.

This video explores a rare Walther Olympia prototype from the early 1930s, featuring a hybrid design with a Colt Woodsman-style grip angle. Walther experimented with this steeper grip to compete with Colt's popular target pistol, modifying the frame and magazine feed angle. Despite the prototype's features, including modular barrel weights and a heel magazine release, Walther ultimately stuck with their original grip angle for production models.

This video dives into the CZ 38/39, a 1930s handgun that the creator suggests might be the least ergonomic ever designed. The description details the pistol's history, including its Czech designation as the vz.38 and its German designation as the P-39 or model 39 after Germany occupied Czechoslovakia during WWII. Production was taken over by the Germans but ceased relatively quickly due to their dissatisfaction with the design. The video also includes promotional links for various firearm-related companies.