Evolution of the Submachine Gun: Three Distinct Generations
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Published 2020-10-20
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Submachine guns have gone through a distinct evolution over the past one hundred years. Today we will look at these changes, specifically identifying:
- 1st Generation guns from World War One and through the 1930s
- 2nd Generation guns of World War Two
- 2nd Generation guns after World War Two
- 2nd Generation guns adapter to modern polymer manufacturing
- 3rd Generations guns in the form of rifle actions scaled down to pistol calibers
Full videos on the guns shown in this video:
00:52 - MP-18,I: • Schmeisser's MP-18,I - The First True...
01:08 - M1915 Villar Perosa: • M1915 Villar Perosa
Shooting: • WW1 Villar Perosa SMG at the Range
01:28 - OVP-1918: • OVP 1918: Italy's first WW1 Submachin...
02:16 - Thompson Model 1921:
04:25 - Steyr-Solothurn MP30/MP34:
05:20 - Erma EMP: • Erma EMP: Heinrich Vollmer's Interwar...
06:38 - Bergmann MP35: • Bergmann's MP35 Submachine Gun: It Fe...
Shooting: • Shooting the MP35: Germany's Left-Han...
07:25 - Beretta Model 38A: • Italy's Sleeper Submachine Gun: The B...
09:28 - MP38/MP40: • The German WWII Standby: The MP38 and...
10:05 - M3 Grease Gun: • M3 and M3A1 Grease Gun SMGs
11:10 - PPD-40: • Soviet PPD-40: Degtyarev's Submachine...
11:21 - PPSh-41: • Shpagin's Simplified Subgun: The PPSh-41
Shooting: • The Iconic "Burp Gun" - Shooting the ...
11:45 - PPS-43: • Sudayev's PPS-43: Submachine Gun Simp...
12:10 - Beretta M38/42: • SMG Comparison: Bernardelli VB vs Ber...
12:55 - Suomi kp/31: • Suomi m/31 - Finland's Excellent Subm...
13:53 - Madsen M50: • Madsen M1950 SMG - Disassembly and Sh...
14:16 - Walther MPK/MPL: • Walther MPL Submachine Gun
14:38 - Beretta PM12: • The Beretta PM-12S Submachine Gun
14:47 - Czech SA vz.26: • Czech Sa vz. 26 SMG
15:00 - Uzi: • The Uzi Submachine Gun: Excellent or ...
15:30 - H&K UMP: • H&K UMP: An H&K SMG Made for .40 and .45
16:18 - H&K MP5: • H&K's New SP5 - A Civilian Semiauto M...
Shooting: • At the Range with the Iconic MP5A3
17:20 - Vityaz/KP-9: • Kalashnikov USA KP-9: A Perfect Copy ...
Shooting: • Kalashnikov USA KP-9 (Semiauto Vityaz...
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All Comments (21)
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Gen 1: fancy and expensive Gen 2: lets literally weld pipes together Gen 3: ok we aren’t poor anymore, let’s not be as cheap Gen 2
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Start of WW2: "Well, we machined this complicated heavy steel charging handle that mimics a k98" End of WW2: "Just stick your finger in the there"
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Generation 1: What you make when you've spent the last 30 years obsessing over 1000 yard accuracy and have bolt-action rifles on the brain. Generation 2: What you make when you have to arm a million men by a week-next-Wednesday...
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“The Sten [...] a pipe, another pipe, and a whole lot of hope” - Anton Hand
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Gen 1: Gorgeous guns, and beautifully crafted. Gen 2: Fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down. "Be thankful you have gun!"
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The US Ammunition shortage continues. Meanwhile, a bearded man is seen with an armful of SMG's heading outside with a large grin on his face.
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We go from Gen 1's fancy guns that were needlessly expensive to Gen 2, which asks "How little gun can you have while still technically having a gun?"
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1st generation: More elegant weapons for a more civilized age
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When Gun Jesus classifies the sub-machine gun into three generations you just nod your head and agree with him.
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"They're designed largely to be compact, be cheap, and easy to produce. However, I think there is a third generation of submachinegun" Fade to Gen 3 Title Me: He's gonna pull out an MP5. Fade Back In MP5
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"The US Department of Energy decided to adopt a AR-15 derived 9mm smg" Those squirrels have chewed through the power lines for the last time..... (Yeah I know it's for security of power plants, specifically nuclear, but that sentence just seems hilarious to me)
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9 SMGs for WW1, 7 made for WW2, 3 made for the post war years, and then one MP5 made to rule them all!
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I love how all of the US government departments have guns. Department of stationery:- paperclips, post-it notes, M-4 Carbine....
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I like this type of content where it shows the advancement/evolution of a type of weaponry.
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The grease gun looks like something someone made in their garage or in a post apocalypse future. Offensively cost effective, is my spontaneous impression.
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Something I think you missed was the third generations re-shift towards ergonomics. You can see with the second generation, ergonomics are thrown out the door with terrible wire stocks, uncomfortable grips, stuff like that.
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Gen 1: Complicated, overly optimistic, and wood. Gen 2: Stamped, rough, utilitarian. Gen 3: Modular and highly adaptable.
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How the concept of the Sten was thought of: ‘Allright lads! Weaponize this bicycle!’
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"The Sten - a bunch of parts that fell off a plumbing truck." Just about right. The SOE supplied French Resistance fighters with plans for the Sten, designed so that any rural workshop could knock one or a dozen up in a barn.
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Thats the most beautiful Thompson I've ever seen.
