This video dives into the history and details of the Swiss MP43/44 submachine gun, a firearm adopted by Switzerland as an alternative to the Adolf Furrer MP41. The description highlights the Suomi's reliability and availability, leading to its swift adoption by the Swiss military. It details the origins, including Finnish imports and Swiss production under license, and points out distinctive features of the Swiss-made variants such as an aluminum buttplate, two-position sights, and a bayonet lug for the K31 bayonet. The video aims to educate viewers on this lesser-known firearms history.
This video delves into the mechanics of toggle-action firearms, a unique locking system. It highlights its presence in iconic firearms like the Luger and Maxim/Vickers, while also acknowledging its application in shotguns, military rifles, sporting rifles, and submachine guns. The description explains that toggle actions typically function as a locked breech system, often unlocked by a secondary operating mechanism such as short recoil, but can also be the foundation for delayed blowback actions, exemplified by the Pedersen rifle. The video aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of this less common but historically significant firearm mechanism.
This video explores the Bern Prototype Carbine, an early 1920s experiment in intermediate cartridge technology designed by Adolf Furrer. It highlights the carbine's long recoil semi-automatic action and under-barrel tube magazine, a blend of historical and modern features. The discussion covers the experimental Swiss 7.65x27mm and 7.65x35mm cartridges, noting the evolution to spitzer bullets in later prototypes. The video also touches on Furrer's role as director of the WF Bern factory and the subsequent development and eventual rejection of the design by Swiss armed forces, including a post-WWII revisit before the adoption of the Stgw-57.
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