Unusual German Small Arms and Infantry Weapons of World War II

[SUBMAN1]

MKB-42 - best gun of WWII and precursor to the AK-47.

http://greyfalcon.us/Weapons.htm

The rest is still neat.

-S

[rifleman13]

Hey SUBMAN1, I've been :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:all the way to the bank with this one!

REVENGE OF THE PACK MULE!
http://strangevehicles.greyfalcon.us/Picturesc/image059.png

[HunterICX]

:o ...holy shi....

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/6739/w31mf3.jpg

HunterICX

[AntEater]

Actually most of the experimental rifles remind me of the G-3 rather than the AK-47.
Which is hardly a suprise as Mr. Heckler and Mr. Koch worked for Mauser in WW2.
But there's some really bad german in that article: "Wehrspartigewein" could mean "Wehrsportgewehr", which would be "military sports rifle".
But my favorite is this:
http://greyfalcon.us/picturesw/w24.jpg
3 kg Rollbombe. In order put the bowling skills of many germans to good use...
Actually it was a sapper weapon, for use against Bunkers, and came in various sizes up to 10 kgs.

The "Einstossflammenwerfer" had a worthy successor in oscurity with the "Handflammpatrone" of the Bundeswehr, some kind of oversized one shot flare gun that fired a phosphorous charge up to 30 meters. I've never seen one and I don't know anyone who has ever seen one, but supposedly this one-shot one hand flamethrower was in service until 2001. Maybe sapper units had them...

[rifleman13]

:o ...holy shi....

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/6739/w31mf3.jpg

HunterICX
When a WWII veteran saw a TOW launcher in the first Gulf War on CNN, he almost freaked out!
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[stabiz]

I like this one, you have all you need for a day at work:

http://strangevehicles.greyfalcon.us/Picturesc/image047.png

[TLAM Strike]

I noticed they didn't have the German "Cornner Shot" I saw on the History Channel. Basicly it was a MP-44 with a curved barrel attachment. There was a 90 degree one for CQB and a 30 degree one for shooting though the hatch of a tank. It even had a little periscope for aiming.

Speaking of Periscopes I like that Pazerfaust with a scope! I really could have use a few of those in the Pegusus Bridge mission in Call of Duty! :lol:

[UnderseaLcpl]

Don't forget the Vampir thermal imaging scope, designed for use with the Stg44.

[TLAM Strike]

Don't forget the Vampir thermal imaging scope, designed for use with the Stg44. Didn't the US devlop a simaler system around the same time?

Or it might have been a Low Light system like the old Starlight Scopes used in Vietnam. :hmm:

[Oberon]

http://weapons.greyfalcon.us/picturesa/c1.jpg
Chocolate Bar Grenade?!

Now that's just cruel!

[TLAM Strike]

http://weapons.greyfalcon.us/picturesa/c1.jpg
Chocolate Bar Grenade?!

Now that's just cruel!

Now was in ment to be a boobytrap or something for a POW to use for an escape?

[antikristuseke]

http://weapons.greyfalcon.us/picturesa/c1.jpg
Chocolate Bar Grenade?!

Now that's just cruel!

speaking of cruelty
http://www.darrenbarefoot.com/hall/main.php?g2_itemId=92

[mrbeast]

How about the bicycle with 'spring' tyres? :roll:

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/8415/image045zg8.png

[Stealth Hunter]

Hey SUBMAN1, I've been :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:all the way to the bank with this one!

REVENGE OF THE PACK MULE!
http://strangevehicles.greyfalcon.us/Picturesc/image059.png

Sweet Jesus... it has the potential to become the greatest weapon of ALL TIME (and please make good note of the word potential).

[bookworm_020]

Always liked the 7.92mm STG-44 with Krummlauf bent-barrel attachment:up:

Had see a few of them before, but a couple were new to me.

[UnderseaLcpl]

Don't forget the Vampir thermal imaging scope, designed for use with the Stg44. Didn't the US devlop a simaler system around the same time?

Or it might have been a Low Light system like the old Starlight Scopes used in Vietnam. :hmm:


I'm not sure but I wouldn't put the allies far behind in similar developments.

[Jimbuna]

Look how far we've evolved since :lol:

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/2887/donkeysoldierrifletn300in7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[jpm1]

i shot with a 7.62 mm Galil long time ago in a Colombian army shooting range

[mrbeast]

Look how far we've evolved since :lol:

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/2887/donkeysoldierrifletn300in7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

WHAT! :huh:

Were did you get that photograph?

I thought Project Ass was TOP SECRET! :shifty:

Think there must be a leak in the Pentagon, leaking all the US army's latest equipment prototypes!! :oops:

[Jimbuna]

Look how far we've evolved since :lol:

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/2887/donkeysoldierrifletn300in7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

WHAT! :huh:

Were did you get that photograph?

I thought Project Ass was TOP SECRET! :shifty:

Think there must be a leak in the Pentagon, leaking all the US army's latest equipment prototypes!! :oops:

LOL :rotfl:

[Raptor1]

:rotfl:

Anyway, speaking of strange weapons, anyone remember the Goliath mine?

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/4994/781pxminitanksp012953sh5.jpg

[Letum]

How could they miss the STG44-Vampir?

The first personal nightvision scope.

http://www.achtungpanzer.com/articles/images/vampir.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y120/leibstandarte/zg1229lt.jpg

Or the P1000 'ratte'
http://strangevehicles.greyfalcon.us/Picturesc/ratte3.jpg

[Raptor1]

Or the P1000 'ratte'
http://strangevehicles.greyfalcon.us/Picturesc/ratte3.jpg

I likes the P.1500 Monster better, the one designed to mount the 80cm K (E) guns (The Schwerer Gustav/Dora guns)

[Letum]

Or the P1000 'ratte'

I likes the P.1500 Monster better, the one designed to mount the 80cm K (E) guns (The Schwerer Gustav/Dora guns)

Nah, I don't get as excited by artillery.
http://i.somethingawful.com/booklist/images/monster02.gif


you might want to edit out pics when you quote btw

[rifleman13]

Or the P1000 'ratte'

I likes the P.1500 Monster better, the one designed to mount the 80cm K (E) guns (The Schwerer Gustav/Dora guns)
Nah, I don't get as excited by artillery. You might not get as excited, but for me, The artillery conquers, the infantry occupies.

Look at this piece of craftsmanship! Ain't it beautiful?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/SchwererGustav.jpg

[UnderseaLcpl]

Some of these post contain the biggest "small arms" I've ever seen. Amazing.

[Wreford-Brown]

MG42 is a favourite - the principle is still being used in most medium machine guns to this day. The British General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) is a very close copy, as is the American M-60 with the same principle also being used in the SAW.

[Letum]

[pic]
Look at this piece of craftsmanship! Ain't it beautiful?



They lied a double railway line all the way from the Factory to Sevastopol and
Stalingrad so those giants could fire less than 50 shots at the Russians.


That was the idea behind the P.1500 (Drawing above). It was to take the same
cannon, but be more "mobile".

[JHuschke]

I like this one, you have all you need for a day at work:

http://strangevehicles.greyfalcon.us/Picturesc/image047.png LOL..Ride in the streets of U.K. with that! No need for a knife! :smug:

[Letum]

MG42 is a favourite - the principle is still being used in most medium machine guns to this day. The British General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) is a very close copy, as is the American M-60 with the same principle also being used in the SAW.


Not to mention the German M3, which is almost the same as the MG42 and still in use.

[mcf1]

the most fascinating ww2 weapon for me even if it's just a rumour for now, is the
"UFO"
http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/5689/ihaunebu2011413x236de5.jpg
The Hanebu 2
some links about that
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_UFOs
http://www.eyepod.org/Nazi-Disc-Photos.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sABpGFzxebQ

PLEASE NOTE: My intention was only to mention that rumor not to start
a quarrel about wether these existed or not.

[Schroeder]

Not to mention the German M3, which is almost the same as the MG42 and still in use. You mean MG3:D.
Yes that thing is very similar to the MG42. It looks like a MG 42, fires 1200 rounds a minute and weights 12.5 kg (:dead:).

[Jimbuna]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MG3

[Stealth Hunter]

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g17/Sgt-Smithy/facepunchWWII.jpg

[mcf1]

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g17/Sgt-Smithy/facepunchWWII.jpg
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
nice one

[U-84]

MKB-42 - best gun of WWII and precursor to the AK-47.

http://greyfalcon.us/Weapons.htm

The rest is still neat.

-S


is it me or does that MG45 on that link look just like the MG42?

[Schroeder]

The MG45 was just an improved MG42.
Just look at the current MG3. It also looks very similar to the MG42.