Videos tagged with MP38

The Erma EMP36 is a rare precursor to the MP38/MP40, showcasing early design elements like an underfolding stock and muzzle hook. Its complex bolt assembly and telescopic mainspring highlight its prototype nature, with many features later simplified for mass production. Only two examples are known to exist, making it a critical piece of firearms history.

This video delves into the Schmeisser MK-36,II, a prototype submachine gun that predated the MP38. It highlights the design's open-bolt blowback operation, unique magazine safety, and Hugo Schmeisser's inter-war design evolution. The review also contrasts a German trial variant with a Hungarian trial version, noting differences in caliber and charging handle.

This video provides an in-depth tour of Sport Systems Dittrich (SSD), a German manufacturer specializing in high-quality reproductions of rare WWII German firearms. The review highlights SSD's capabilities in producing models like the BD-38 (MP-38), BD-44 (StG-44), and various FG-42 patterns, emphasizing their historical accuracy and machining quality. The tour also showcases the factory's advanced CNC machining and stamping processes, concluding with a test fire of the BD-44.

This review details the DK Productions MP38 clone, a US-made, 1:1 semi-automatic replica of the iconic WWII German submachine gun. It highlights the use of authentic machining techniques and markings, a closed-bolt operation for modern safety, and a functional telescoping recoil spring assembly. While priced at $4,500 due to low-volume, US-based manufacturing, it offers collectors and reenactors a high-quality, historically accurate firearm.

This video features Brian Lanckiewicz of The Columbia War Machine showcasing the iconic MP-40. Beyond the primary focus on the MP-40, the video promises action footage of other notable firearms including the Thompson M1 A1, MG-42s, Kar 98 Mausers, and the M3 Grease Gun, as well as tanks. It also includes a historical lesson and culminates in an epic reenactment of the Battle of Stalingrad, aiming to provide a comprehensive and engaging experience for viewers.

Firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson reviews the Warpath II trailer, assessing the historical accuracy of depicted weaponry. He identifies numerous German and Soviet firearms, including the MG42, MP40, Mosin rifles, and DP-28, noting their historical context and surprising modern relevance. Ferguson also critiques unrealistic ballistic effects in the trailer, contrasting them with real-world impacts, and highlights a realistic weapon stoppage.

The Spanish MP41/44 is a licensed copy of the German Erma EMP, itself derived from Heinrich Vollmer's earlier designs. Key differences from German versions include Spanish markings and a unique safety plunger. Its disassembly method and bolt design significantly influenced the later MP38 and MP40 submachine guns. The firearm features a progressive trigger for controlled semi-automatic and full-automatic fire.

This video details the key differences between the German MP38 and MP40 submachine guns, often confused but with distinct manufacturing evolutions. The MP38 featured an expensive milled receiver, while the MP40 transitioned to a stamped sheet metal design for mass production. Specific features like the MP38's vehicle hook and the MP40's safety redesign are highlighted, along with internal mechanics like the telescoping recoil spring.

This expert-level review of 'The Schmeisser Myth' by Martin Helebrant, presented by Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons, delves into the complex history of German submachine guns. The book meticulously debunks the myth that Hugo Schmeisser designed the MP40, attributing its development to ERMA technicians and German trials officers, while clarifying Schmeisser's actual design of the MP41. It covers early WWI submachine guns, the impact of the Treaty of Versailles on German arms development, and provides extensive technical details on MP38/MP40 variants, magazines, and accessories, making it an invaluable resource for firearms collectors and historians.

The MP40, an iconic WWII German submachine gun, evolved from earlier designs like the MP38, featuring a stamped receiver for mass production. Despite its controllable cyclic rate and underfolding stock, its double-feed magazine was a significant weakness, prone to stoppages in harsh conditions. Originally developed to circumvent post-WWI arms limitations, it became a symbol of German forces and is now a sought-after NFA collector's item.