The MP-40: History’s Most Infamous SMG

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  • čas přidán 23. 05. 2022
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    Today we go over one of the most easily recognizable submachine guns ever designed: The MP-40.
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  • @BrandonHerrera
    @BrandonHerrera  Před 2 lety +3496

    Thanks for watching guys! Big thanks to Administrative Results for helping me with “The Forbidden Larp”. Be sure to check out his channel, and give suggestions for what you’d like to see next!
    Thanks to CannaDips for sponsoring! Head to cannadipscbd.com/collections/herrera-pack - USE CODE LETSGOBRANDON for 30% Off and get that FREE CAN of Horchata as well!

  • @DonutOperator
    @DonutOperator Před 2 lety +20395

    It’s like me and all my friends are playing a heated game of “Who Gets Cancelled First”

  • @jtl-en4yx
    @jtl-en4yx Před 2 lety +1571

    The "Erika" in the song actually has a double meaning, it is a girl's name but it is also the German name for the heather plant. So the song is about sweethearts and the fields and meadows back home. The old accordion player at my favorite German restaurant used to play it every time I went there. Brandon has truly excellent taste in music!

    • @billybobjoe2641
      @billybobjoe2641 Před 2 lety +49

      Literally when I heard it I thought of the game hell let loose

    • @jtl-en4yx
      @jtl-en4yx Před 2 lety +18

      @Edohiguma I'm glad that it is! I really like how songs have a way of transcending times and places, like the British writing Yankee Doodle and the American Colonists appropriating it, or that the Union Army loved Dixieland, and it is still in the US Army songbook today.

    • @KelgorothTheFinalShape
      @KelgorothTheFinalShape Před 2 lety +1

      @Edohiguma is it really?

    • @carved6749
      @carved6749 Před 2 lety +18

      Erika is the fortunate son of ww2 everyone has heard its the base song to play when showcasing anything ww2 german hes doesn’t have a good taste in music when the song is very common

    • @jtl-en4yx
      @jtl-en4yx Před 2 lety +17

      @@carved6749 Brandon does have excellent taste in music, the fact that he understands the meaning of the song and that it is not "just" a "Nazi song" shows that. Also Brandon plays many other excellent song on this channel besides this one.

  • @TWIZTEDJC
    @TWIZTEDJC Před 2 měsíci +284

    So happy this video "resurfaced" Congressman Herrera!

    • @rubber_man647
      @rubber_man647 Před 2 měsíci +5

      Don’t tell the rhinos

    • @jonahl6447
      @jonahl6447 Před měsícem +3

      Lol

    • @TheRogueEmpire
      @TheRogueEmpire Před měsícem +3

      @@rubber_man647 lol so anyone who isnt a goose stepping fascist is a rhino lol

    • @hughjass1976
      @hughjass1976 Před 18 dny

      ​@TheRogueEmpire are you implying that Brandon is a nazi?

    • @JJ-ki6sv
      @JJ-ki6sv Před 16 dny

      @@TheRogueEmpire After looking at your weird channel of little girl anime p0rn loving gamer stuff, you shouldn't be throwing stones. He made VERY clear in the video he is opposed to Fascism. He's also opposed to Communism but loves AKs. And yes the majority of his opponents are rhinos.

  • @Dibbo_
    @Dibbo_ Před 2 lety +2418

    Absolutely love seeing the comedy between you and Administrative Results, it’s absolutely hilarious. Hope to see more of you two!!

    • @ianmedford4855
      @ianmedford4855 Před 2 lety +57

      Yup. But I think "Original ghetto blaster" went right over most peoples heads, which may be for the best....
      and that Erika timing was perfect.

    • @romeosgenericchannel3971
      @romeosgenericchannel3971 Před 2 lety +5

      Yup, great duo

    • @romeosgenericchannel3971
      @romeosgenericchannel3971 Před 2 lety +6

      @@ianmedford4855 sadly the irony wasn't lost on me either, Dark humour XD , don't ya love it lol

    • @emc_1992
      @emc_1992 Před 2 lety +8

      @@ianmedford4855 I just about broke my rib laughing at that. 😅

    • @bodyzalone
      @bodyzalone Před 2 lety +8

      @@ianmedford4855 that joke was so fuck up that I felt bad laughing at it. lol

  • @Izayuukan
    @Izayuukan Před 2 lety +955

    Even when Brandon is goofing around, his level of muzzle discipline is always super high. Thank you for setting a good example for your viewers!

  • @rhvette
    @rhvette Před měsícem +45

    Ernest Anthony "Eats corn the long way" Gonzalez trying to use this video as fodder is hilarious. Everyone knows Brandon has Katyusha and Korobeiniki on repeat in his shop.

    • @Gamfluent
      @Gamfluent Před 23 dny +2

      When half of his comments are filled with sympathizers it’s sad, they’re doing Tonys work for him

  • @michigangeezer3950
    @michigangeezer3950 Před rokem +170

    A classmate of mine back in the 80s had his granddad's WW2 bringback MP-40 with a couple full mags in a gym bag in our geology class one morning. His family was dead-assed broke and he'd poach deer on the expanse of forested land across from the school and have his brother come get the deer later in the day. He was an odd duck, but I never felt uncomfortable with him having it in the school.

    • @Mr-Trox
      @Mr-Trox Před 9 měsíci +1

      ​@@EarlOSandwichThe 80s were a different fuckin time man. Kids bringing their rifles to school just cause.
      I remember a story about a shooting threat on a high school in the 80s, and the teachers and students just went and grabbed their rifles from their trucks, sat by the doors, and just waited.
      The shooting didn't happen, by the way.

    • @justinmishler6758
      @justinmishler6758 Před 6 měsíci +15

      That’s nuts

    • @Chris-sf7ug
      @Chris-sf7ug Před 4 měsíci +16

      Damn the 80's were crazy.

    • @weswolever7477
      @weswolever7477 Před 3 měsíci +24

      When my dad was a kid, one day he brought a .32 revolver loaded with blanks to school. During an assembly that day he popped off a couple of rounds. The principal just told him to knock it off.

    • @mrgrass1232
      @mrgrass1232 Před měsícem +2

      Bro took an mp-40 to school?!

  • @Sidioustms
    @Sidioustms Před 2 lety +2476

    As a German, I can confirm the historical accuracy of the montage

    • @santasl
      @santasl Před 2 lety +42

      Also as a German, I second your comment.

    • @Gungame-gb2qo
      @Gungame-gb2qo Před 2 lety +32

      Als Deutscher stimme ich zu

    • @je97ns59
      @je97ns59 Před 2 lety

      Ah ein weiterer sauerkraut virtuose

    • @n.fussel5673
      @n.fussel5673 Před 2 lety +21

      Zuspruch!

    • @armorer94
      @armorer94 Před 2 lety +15

      @@Blubbstockkann das nicht anfassen!

  • @AdministrativeResults
    @AdministrativeResults Před 2 lety +431

    POV: you have bit into the forbidden larp fruit

  • @youtubesucks69420
    @youtubesucks69420 Před měsícem +44

    Here now that this has "Resurfaced" 🤣

  • @thegoalie5233
    @thegoalie5233 Před rokem +53

    The fact that the beat in Erika and the MP40 slow mo match up is fucking glorious

    • @LootFreak
      @LootFreak Před 19 dny

      That would have been purposely matched by the editor bro...
      Slow mo is whatever speed you set it at, so it was on purpose but no less awesome!

  • @MSM4U2POM
    @MSM4U2POM Před 10 měsíci +48

    The "constant recoil" mechanism used in the MPs 38, 40 and 41 allowed the mainspring to totally overcome bolt momentum before it struck the back of the receiver, which made the weapon very stable when it was fired. Jerry Baber used the same principle in the AA12 full-auto 12 gauge, resulting in a shoulder-fired 12-bore machine gun with a cyclic rate of about 350-400 rpm, which had so little recoil that even complete beginners could easily control it with full-power buckshot and slugs!

    • @ratgobbler
      @ratgobbler Před 7 měsíci +3

      Nice job remembering the MP41. I’d do unspeakable actions to get my hands on a 41.

    • @MSM4U2POM
      @MSM4U2POM Před 7 měsíci +2

      @@ratgobblerMe too! Rare as hen's teeth: the things must be worth a fortune.

    • @ratgobbler
      @ratgobbler Před 7 měsíci +2

      @@MSM4U2POM I saw one on Rock Island Auction a couple months ago, for about $40,000. That’s about as much as four Barretts, or one (1) round of 7mm Remington Magnum.

    • @MSM4U2POM
      @MSM4U2POM Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@ratgobblerBloody Hell! Just as I thought: a second mortgage job!

  • @Quacktical
    @Quacktical Před 2 lety +2144

    Can we just appreciate the first joke dropped within 20 seconds, “the original ghetto blaster”. Holy shit I laughed for 30 seconds straight afterwards 😂

    • @oraiseno
      @oraiseno Před 2 lety +109

      oooooooohhhh that one flew right past me for some reason, holy moly i love brandons humor

    • @georgkre
      @georgkre Před 2 lety +26

      That flew be me, too. But now my left corner of the mouth is meeting the right one some where on the backside of my head. xD

    • @dontreallyknowwhatmynamesh5538
      @dontreallyknowwhatmynamesh5538 Před 2 lety +6

      It's funny, I'm pretty sure the Thompson is about 2 decades older than the mp40 though

    • @generalilbis
      @generalilbis Před 2 lety +10

      @@dontreallyknowwhatmynamesh5538 Oh, it is. But the Thompson was meant as a "trench broom" for CQB work to clear out enemy trenches after you've managed to go over the top, cross No Man's Land and reach the enemy trench without getting gunned down by machine gun fire. And it didn't see combat service until WW2, when Lend-Lease ones got used by the Brits.

    • @504WorldWar1
      @504WorldWar1 Před 2 lety +26

      It’s certainly “edgy” to make Holocaust jokes (“original ghetto blaster” and “concentrate” comments). It’s also interesting that he’s making these comments while LARPing as a fascist (not commenting on the song FYI) and simultaneously claiming to hate fascists.
      I get the edgy nature of his jokes generally, and find many of them funny/harmless, but this fell flat for me.
      Will he change because I commented? No, and I don’t expect him to. I’m not the content police. Will I still watch his videos? Yes. Many of them are funny. I just want the channel to stick around and grow on merit instead of self destructing because of preventable injury (potential social media TOS violations).

  • @nikolai60
    @nikolai60 Před 2 lety +498

    For the barrel threads, MP40s also had a simpler cone shaped flash hider, to keep the repeated flashes from blinding the shooter. In low light and night fighting in particular this would be invaluable to keeping the weapon from blinding their own soldiers with it's flash every time it let off a burst.

    • @thekamotodragon
      @thekamotodragon Před 2 lety +11

      yea, for that part I'm surprised they didn't know the exact history behind the threading or other features considering Gun Jesus over at FW has a video on this exact subject from 2017 ( because of course he does lol), i watched it the other day, he explains both the mp38 and mp40's reasons for having certain features (and how the mp38 is a much nicer version of this gun in every way) and that a lot of these features are there because they're carry-overs from the mp-18 and mp-36 designs.

    • @phoenixrider4622
      @phoenixrider4622 Před 2 lety +6

      @@thekamotodragonNerd.

    • @thekamotodragon
      @thekamotodragon Před 2 lety +8

      @@phoenixrider4622 ok.

    • @djketoldaluusbkabel585
      @djketoldaluusbkabel585 Před 2 lety +2

      @@phoenixrider4622 no u

    • @flyhtz
      @flyhtz Před 2 lety +1

      @@phoenixrider4622 hes amazing and explaining smth to someone and being a nice and kind human being if u dont like the fact hes smarter than u than maybe u should just get a book and read it or watch videos about stuff to learn smth so maybe one day u could actually be useful instead of living in ur moms basement crying to stranger on the internet that have probably achieved more in life than u would ever be capable of

  • @GameTavern2224
    @GameTavern2224 Před měsícem +15

    If you're hear because this video "resurfaced" than boy do I have a historical landmark to sell you

  • @eliaswiren5057
    @eliaswiren5057 Před rokem +77

    This generation needs more humor like this, this is just perfection

  • @Maj_Problem
    @Maj_Problem Před 2 lety +722

    I love how Brandon's collection is now basically a typical East Germany military armory

  • @VexChoccyMilk
    @VexChoccyMilk Před 2 lety +517

    Brandon out here literally finishing ANYTHING before getting around to the PPSH-41! A man has needs, you know...

    • @kurokaze511
      @kurokaze511 Před 2 lety +9

      If you're talking about the Commie Tommy, he did a video on that a few months ago.

    • @VexChoccyMilk
      @VexChoccyMilk Před 2 lety +13

      @@kurokaze511 A video on one yes, but he has a parts kit for one kicking around and hasn't had one on the channel yet.

    • @kurokaze511
      @kurokaze511 Před 2 lety +2

      @@VexChoccyMilk yeah he did. A month ago he did a video about the one he made. Go to his channel it's the 12th video down in his uploads.

    • @gmodiscool14
      @gmodiscool14 Před 2 lety

      theres a pps 41 on the wall

    • @Drakes_lair
      @Drakes_lair Před 2 lety +5

      @@kurokaze511 that was an AK not a PPSH-41, Brandon actually has a parts kit for a PPSH-41which he still hasn't put together in two years

  • @miguelisaurusbruh1158
    @miguelisaurusbruh1158 Před rokem +22

    1:02 LMAO I LOST MY SHIT AT THE INSPECTING ANIMATION

  • @johnstraub7494
    @johnstraub7494 Před 2 měsíci +14

    Just saw your video with Langley Outdoors Academy talking about this video. Saw it once, and since it "resurfaced" LMAFO. decided to watch it again.

  • @marshallwiese5788
    @marshallwiese5788 Před 2 lety +233

    The energy these two have is just plain awesome 😂

  • @matchesburn
    @matchesburn Před 2 lety +192

    Brandon: "So can I use the code 'LETSGOBRANDON' in a video where I fire full-auto MP-40s while mocking the Germans while 'Erica' plays in the background?"
    Cannadips: "Uh, sure."
    *_BASED._*

    • @junioraltamontent.7582
      @junioraltamontent.7582 Před 2 lety +12

      My buddy works for them. Great people, they get all their stuff from locally owned mom and pop farms.

    • @david-468
      @david-468 Před 2 lety +3

      Cannadips dislikes the feds..I’m shocked lol

    • @w.reidripley1968
      @w.reidripley1968 Před měsícem

      "Your winnings, sir."

  • @HavensAbyss
    @HavensAbyss Před 10 měsíci +111

    As a German, seeing you prevent the hitler salute and then just waving was absolutely hilarious lmao

    • @gerdipediaTV
      @gerdipediaTV Před 8 měsíci

      Hätte nur noch ein Heil-Kreuter dazu gefehlt 😂😂😂

    • @toytacambery9427
      @toytacambery9427 Před 6 měsíci +4

      As someone with an anime pfp, you should be exiled to Antarctica.

    • @HavensAbyss
      @HavensAbyss Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@toytacambery9427 k bro

    • @archerious1972
      @archerious1972 Před 5 měsíci +6

      A German weeb. Dangerous combination.

    • @chadmix1738
      @chadmix1738 Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@toytacambery9427 Stay mad for no reason

  • @tonytaskforce3465
    @tonytaskforce3465 Před 21 dnem +3

    It seems that everyone in WW2 had one of these, the only difference being where the big, long magazine sticks in.

  • @hurrikane3740
    @hurrikane3740 Před 2 lety +720

    what a lovely fire arm, I'm sure it has an absolutely stellar track record, being used by only the most moral of nations

    • @Dibbo_
      @Dibbo_ Před 2 lety +80

      Absolutely! No nation would ever make such a nice gun and use it for nefarious purposes!

    • @Romanus-
      @Romanus- Před 2 lety +59

      This but unironically

    • @HansKlopek
      @HansKlopek Před 2 lety +73

      It's cute when the allies think they're moral.

    • @LordSluggo
      @LordSluggo Před 2 lety +2

      No one who speaks German could be an evil man

    • @mercedes_nuts
      @mercedes_nuts Před 2 lety +3

      69th like, nice

  • @sirascaron
    @sirascaron Před 2 lety +885

    Such a beautiful piece of history and machinery.
    Danke, Kamerade. Sehr gut

    • @olafbuddenberg4787
      @olafbuddenberg4787 Před 2 lety +27

      It's "Kamerad", male singular, "Kameradin", female singular. Kein Problem, gern geschehen (no problem, you're welcome).

    • @Techno_202
      @Techno_202 Před 2 lety +7

      Das nenne ich doch mal deutsche Ingenieurskunst…
      That is what I call German engineering…

    • @yologamer146lp5
      @yologamer146lp5 Před 2 lety +12

      Das deutsche Volk dankt

    • @sirascaron
      @sirascaron Před 2 lety +8

      @@olafbuddenberg4787 Tut mir Leid. Ich sprech schon seit einiger Zeit kein Deutsch mehr und Grammatik war nie wirklich mein Ding

    • @rebel4466
      @rebel4466 Před 2 lety +10

      @@sirascaron for not speaking German, that sentence was pretty much perfect. Don't listen to the grammar... germans... though. Writing a youtube comment without 100% perfection is still a thing lol

  • @robertwastakenwastaken
    @robertwastakenwastaken Před 12 dny +3

    The Inglourious Basterds reference at the end was amazing

  • @Andrew_ngl6969
    @Andrew_ngl6969 Před rokem +16

    2:12 im dead💀

  • @mntmantimes
    @mntmantimes Před 2 lety +412

    These administrative results collabs are priceless! Feel like you guys should always make videos together

  • @THF117
    @THF117 Před 2 lety +469

    I always thought the MP40 was way more complicated then it actually is, that's pretty wild

    • @DonPatrono
      @DonPatrono Před 2 lety +27

      the MP40 was truly a SMG of its generation, when people realized having a mastercrafted artisanal SMG didn't grant enough firepower, so they went with the concept of "if it's stupid but works then it ain't stupid"
      For further implements of the generation, please see the STEN, M3, PPS43, Vigneron, MAT49 and basically any SMG made until the creation of the Uzi, the MP5 and the Beretta PM12

    • @THF117
      @THF117 Před 2 lety +5

      @@DonPatrono I definitely feel the Sten and M3 are the main ones, children of wartime production

    • @Kardia_of_Rhodes
      @Kardia_of_Rhodes Před 2 lety +2

      @@DonPatrono Kiraly 43m crying in the corner

    • @marcosaruca5283
      @marcosaruca5283 Před 2 lety +2

      Tube guns are awesome i also love the grease gun

    • @mfree80286
      @mfree80286 Před 2 lety +1

      @@marcosaruca5283 And the M3 is about as tube gun as tube gun gets.

  • @luckypyjamastv1473
    @luckypyjamastv1473 Před rokem +103

    2:16 "If you're one of the few people out there that realize that there is absolutely nothing wrong with the song we just use, hit the like button."
    Me: click on the button and it is precisely 88k likes.
    Me on the inside: "hold up, bro..."

    • @angspb78
      @angspb78 Před 4 měsíci

      Erica has the spirit of Nazism, she was popular among the Wehrmacht soldiers

    • @HyperScorpio8688
      @HyperScorpio8688 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Me at 105k thinking the same

  • @rt-wj8bl
    @rt-wj8bl Před měsícem +5

    i finally found the resurfaced video

  • @austint7533
    @austint7533 Před 2 lety +211

    The fact that these were designed almost 100 years ago is sooooo amazing. And comedy was 110% on point with this video.

  • @izdigi25
    @izdigi25 Před 2 lety +672

    Watching you guys with both an MP40 and MG34, in the Waffen SS fall camo, Erika in the background , and Admin almost getting you guys completely cancelled is a masterpiece
    Edit: and a 42. That’s on me I didn’t see the 42

    • @AlmostSickBoy
      @AlmostSickBoy Před 2 lety +6

      Does it look like 34 to you?!

    • @custom13.
      @custom13. Před 2 lety

      ​@@AlmostSickBoy i would have said too but i am unsure because of the barrel.....

    • @AlmostSickBoy
      @AlmostSickBoy Před 2 lety +5

      @@custom13. as for me, firing rate speaks quite loud about that is MG 42

    • @DanielFrederick_Main
      @DanielFrederick_Main Před 2 lety +16

      Both MG34 and MG42

    • @custom13.
      @custom13. Před 2 lety +1

      @@AlmostSickBoy like i said i am unsure about it but now that you mentioned that yeah i think you are onto something

  • @dogabuserslayer8341
    @dogabuserslayer8341 Před rokem +10

    i love how when they did the LARP the mp40 was perfectly in sync

  • @GageLetbetter
    @GageLetbetter Před rokem +22

    y'all clearly had to much fun in making this.

  • @titan_o7
    @titan_o7 Před 2 lety +763

    As a non-German I can confirm that this video is 100% historically accurate.

  • @kellywright540
    @kellywright540 Před 2 lety +1209

    My Dad carried an MP40 during the fall of 1944. His unit had captured a German supply dump and besides the ton of champagne they snagged, they also captured a bunch of German arms. He saw a crate of MP40's and a bunch of preloaded magazines and said why not? He was a scout for the 66th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 4th Armored Division of Patton's Third Army. He said it was lighter the the Thompson submachine gun and just as reliable as well. He ended up tossing it after he ran out of magazines for it.

    • @rrjk229
      @rrjk229 Před rokem +52

      Thanks for his service these mp40s are for sure reliable

    • @simonnachreiner8380
      @simonnachreiner8380 Před rokem +141

      Shame he didn’t keep it as war spoils. An original captured MP-40 would be worth bank today, or even just be one of the most awesome legacy guns a person could ask for.

    • @BokiXI
      @BokiXI Před rokem +18

      Great men, thanks to your father for his help! General Patton is resting here in Luxembourg where I live now and my people, Serbs, suffered a lot from the nazi germany as we allied with the US & Allies, same as in the 1st world war. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Halyard).

    • @robertdeen8741
      @robertdeen8741 Před rokem +31

      I know why not. There was a case of friendly fire when an a in American unit got shelled because a guy used an MP40. The guys next to them, if memory serves correct, part of the big red 1,called in the fire mission because they knew the sound of an MP40 and assumed they must be Germans.

    • @Evaunit98
      @Evaunit98 Před rokem +7

      I’ve heard of stories that are like that (cuckoo the US Panther tank) but I only thought is was with vehicles, I wouldn’t have expected it with firearms due to ammo and mag incompatibility but your mad lad of a father clearly didn’t care, he gave them a taste of their own medicine

  • @pointman2
    @pointman2 Před rokem +19

    "How do you say montage in german?" *erika starts playing in the backround as they run around and shoot german ww2 guns*

    • @columbiawarmachine9795
      @columbiawarmachine9795 Před rokem

      You will like my mp 40 video as well , czcams.com/video/mnf0vWruaO0/video.html

  • @martthesling
    @martthesling Před 9 měsíci +2

    The simplicity, the symmetry, the sublimeness of the MP-40 submachine gun is superb.

  • @redmedic1266
    @redmedic1266 Před 2 lety +235

    As a German I can appreciate the intro very much I especially liked the part where he said jawohl it actually was pretty good and not as butchered as expected

    • @kaffeetasse1238
      @kaffeetasse1238 Před 2 lety +5

      Good day fellow german

    • @peterpan41
      @peterpan41 Před 2 lety +7

      Then as a German, what the hell did he shout at 1:40?
      Sounded fukin legit and clean.

    • @kaffeetasse1238
      @kaffeetasse1238 Před 2 lety +7

      Davorne kammeraden oder so musik war zu laut

    • @MaNu-hu4om
      @MaNu-hu4om Před 2 lety +1

      @@peterpan41 cant understand it music is too loud or he says only non sense

    • @redmedic1266
      @redmedic1266 Před 2 lety +1

      @@peterpan41 something with Kameraden idk but I think it's not even him saying it I think a line from a movie maybe

  • @familyaccount3501
    @familyaccount3501 Před 2 lety +81

    Thanks Brandon, My Dad carried one of those. He went all through North Africa, Sicily and all the way to Northern Italy. He loved his M1, but he was a Engineer and it was to long and heavy to carry around during his normal work.
    I asked him where he got it, he said he “found it”, along with magazines, ammo etc.
    I asked what happened to it, In 1945 he was going home at wars end, and he said he sold it along with 2 Lugers for $100 each. He had been at war for 4 years and was done with all of it. He said later he wished he had kept it all.

    • @simonnachreiner8380
      @simonnachreiner8380 Před 2 lety +11

      Biiiiiiiigggg ooof

    • @familyaccount3501
      @familyaccount3501 Před 2 lety +5

      @V3lthan I don’t believe so, I know he was in the 19th Engineers in 2 corps under Patton

    • @familyaccount3501
      @familyaccount3501 Před 2 lety +3

      He did tell me one of the Lugers had a date of 1918 on it. I cant even imagine how much that might be worth today.
      They were told there would be an inspection and to get rid of “whatever”, the next day he got on the troop ship home. They never looked at anything.
      $100 may not seem like much, but a privates pay was $21 a month.

    • @ryanbrennan4634
      @ryanbrennan4634 Před 2 lety +1

      This might be his Mp40

    • @colemanmoore9871
      @colemanmoore9871 Před 2 lety

      @@familyaccount3501 I don't know what they would have checked for either. It is well known that troops were allowed to take or send guns home, especially if they had capture papers. I have a crate in my garage that I found set out with a neighbors trash the says in giant white lettering: "Contents: One Jap Rifle". It was from a Marine mailing a rifle and bayonet home to Arkansas. (sadly, the items were no longer in the crate)

  • @alanluscombe8a553
    @alanluscombe8a553 Před rokem

    This is fantastic. I’m happy for you Brandon. You put a lot of effort into doing what you love and it’s good to see it working for you.

  • @mmtoss6530
    @mmtoss6530 Před 8 měsíci +2

    “The original ghetto blaster” 💀💀💀💀

  • @unbeatable209
    @unbeatable209 Před 2 lety +267

    Finally the phrase “Lets go Brandon” actually talking about supporting a guy named Brandon

  • @TheBucketDealer
    @TheBucketDealer Před 2 lety +69

    The way brandon had to hold back admin results after "Erika" as done playing really made me glad I subscribed.

    • @osiris4457
      @osiris4457 Před 2 lety

      Same here, such a little lovely detail.

  • @SignedGraph499
    @SignedGraph499 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Erika has been a daily listen from me science the video came out, really great tune. It really helps me concentrate on my work.

  • @theegendcks4330
    @theegendcks4330 Před 8 měsíci +1

    at the beginning when the slowed shots matched the marching was legendary

  • @ghstsamurai-4172
    @ghstsamurai-4172 Před 2 lety +974

    bro, the forbidden montage was glorious. also, couldnt stop laughing when i saw brandon stop the "eastern front salute" and just hear the most surprised "oh" in the history of man

    • @patronv8344
      @patronv8344 Před rokem +19

      Its not the eastern front salute its the basic hitlergruß which was a salute often used to greet higher ranked officers than urself

    • @haydene4960
      @haydene4960 Před rokem

      300 like

    • @paulfrancistorres7144
      @paulfrancistorres7144 Před rokem +1

      @@patronv8344 r/whoosh

    • @MiGLifeCrisis
      @MiGLifeCrisis Před rokem +4

      @@paulfrancistorres7144 not really

    • @Rspsand07
      @Rspsand07 Před rokem +6

      Roman Salute

  • @TheMlerich30
    @TheMlerich30 Před 2 lety +220

    "The original ghetto blaster." Holy shit Brandon! That's dark, even for you.

    • @tt2000hp
      @tt2000hp Před rokem +21

      I loved it tho, or the are you hiding any whiteclaws underneath the floorboards?

    • @vidard9863
      @vidard9863 Před rokem +21

      you must *concentrate* better...

    • @kingofbrutaltheocracy9201
      @kingofbrutaltheocracy9201 Před rokem +10

      They had camps for that.

    • @michaelschlesener282
      @michaelschlesener282 Před rokem +2

      please mind your german audience and don't make them laugh about that stuff next time

    • @dosidicusgigas1376
      @dosidicusgigas1376 Před rokem

      @@michaelschlesener282 its funny dont be a negative nancy

  • @canuckguns
    @canuckguns Před rokem +10

    MP40 - hands down the most iconic submachine gun of WW2. And the reason is.. it is very controllable and accurate. The lower rate of fire combined with a long slide and barrel mean that your bullets go where you want them to. This is 9mm pistol caliber so I wouldn't use it past 100 yards and pen power isn't something you can bank on. Fires from an open bolt.

  • @jackmuns
    @jackmuns Před rokem

    Loved the video Brandon. Best MP-40 video. I liked the part where you and Admin acted during the song "Erika"

  • @chrisg8680
    @chrisg8680 Před 2 lety +375

    I love the rate of fire on this bad boy, slow and low recoil. Its a dream to shoot, plus german stamped metal guns always look sexy as fuck.

    • @ianmedford4855
      @ianmedford4855 Před 2 lety +29

      "Original Ghetto Blaster"

    • @chaosreigns7386
      @chaosreigns7386 Před 2 lety +9

      You god-damned right brother, you god-damned right!

    • @ExpatriotSilencers
      @ExpatriotSilencers Před 2 lety +6

      The Sten and Grease Gun also have as slow or slower rates of fire but the MP40 is smoother than both.

    • @chrisg8680
      @chrisg8680 Před 2 lety +1

      @@ExpatriotSilencers never shot either of those but having shot the mp40 the ergos are pretty good for a subgun of the era, personally i think the sten guns are god awful ugly but the brits did churn out alot of them so they had to of been a decent gun in a pinch. Grease guns grew on me, that simple collapsible wire stock is iconic, its next on my list of ww2 subguns after the ppsh.

  • @brahtrumpwonbigly7309
    @brahtrumpwonbigly7309 Před 2 lety +89

    "The original ghettoblaster"
    I'm pretty sure I just literally died.

    • @benross7580
      @benross7580 Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah I figured that was coming, I just wasn't expecting it right off the bat. Made me choke on my food

    • @Dea7hWarran7
      @Dea7hWarran7 Před 2 lety +3

      Unlike Anne Frank…?

    • @1991apfel
      @1991apfel Před 2 lety +9

      Polish remover....

    • @cavalieroutdoors6036
      @cavalieroutdoors6036 Před 2 lety

      It took way too long for the weight of that joke to hit me. Man that is dark. I love it lol

    • @fieldmarshalbaltimore1329
      @fieldmarshalbaltimore1329 Před 2 lety

      Damn I missed that, but that's hilarious lmao

  • @user-gj5ni9gh3d
    @user-gj5ni9gh3d Před 4 měsíci

    You make taking guns apart look effortless. You do super quick takedowns. Your knowledge of firearms is vast. It's always great seeing your vids.

  • @musicbyrid3n
    @musicbyrid3n Před 8 měsíci

    Loved the reference at the end, great video! 🤍

  • @KaiserBecks
    @KaiserBecks Před rokem +1412

    "The original ghetto blaster". I'm German and I feel incredibly guilty for laughing at this fantastic joke.

    • @6995di
      @6995di Před rokem +78

      lel why are you feeling guilty you weren't even born back then. Just a joke you laughed at.

    • @smudger1973
      @smudger1973 Před rokem +26

      Tbf I've only just got the 'joke' 😂
      And yes I chuckled.

    • @JohnDoe-wt9ek
      @JohnDoe-wt9ek Před rokem +33

      I didn't even think twice until I realized "ghetto" meant more than today's modern nomenclature...
      Sometimes... I am not smart...

    • @krieg4857
      @krieg4857 Před rokem +31

      You should be proud of your history.

    • @krieg4857
      @krieg4857 Před rokem +34

      The Defenders of Europa will never be forgotten.

  • @shred1894
    @shred1894 Před 2 lety +165

    I was talking to a dude online who had an eastern-bloc accent, he told me to guess where he was from. I told him he sounded like eastern German, he told me he was Austrian. I said 'ah, just like Germany's most successful leader'. Then we both laughed.

    • @TheSoulReaver
      @TheSoulReaver Před 2 lety +7

      So successful he multiplied the number of Germanies by two!

    • @thekraken1173
      @thekraken1173 Před 2 lety +6

      Wtf is an eastern bloc accent?

    • @connorohoare7470
      @connorohoare7470 Před 2 lety +2

      @@thekraken1173 it’s usually what Americans call Eastern European’s

    • @thekraken1173
      @thekraken1173 Před 2 lety +1

      @@connorohoare7470 Eastern European accent doesn’t make any sense though. Albanian accent has nothing in common with Lithuanian accent for example.

    • @connorohoare7470
      @connorohoare7470 Před 2 lety +4

      @@thekraken1173 I didn’t say anything about accents for a start but Eastern European is what Western European people use. Which is a generalisation for usually former members of the ussr. So as a general rule of thumb anything east of Germany.

  • @michaelbreckshot6589
    @michaelbreckshot6589 Před měsícem +2

    I never realized how many puns there are

  • @themidwesternboi9399
    @themidwesternboi9399 Před 17 dny +1

    I love how in the montage the MP40 goes along with the beat of the music

  • @grantspaete3677
    @grantspaete3677 Před 2 lety +18

    2:12 I had a sneaking suspicion that was gonna happen

  • @spudssss123
    @spudssss123 Před 2 lety +241

    On the 'controversial' take, Lemmy from motorhead had a massive collection of German ww2 stuff from uniforms to tanks and his answer to people that had something negative to say was always "if the Russians had the nicest looking stuff I'd collect that, or if the Italians did, or the British"

    • @tlshortyshorty5810
      @tlshortyshorty5810 Před 2 lety +26

      all of them had cool stuff too
      except the Italians
      ew
      Only thing I’d like from them are probably uniforms, webbing and pistols

    • @TurnupsREVENGE
      @TurnupsREVENGE Před 2 lety +16

      I miss Lemmy

    • @Flarexxxx
      @Flarexxxx Před 2 lety +17

      Lemmy is an absolute legend

    • @lilrobi45xxx42
      @lilrobi45xxx42 Před 2 lety +31

      Yeah you don’t have to like the ideology or their beliefs to like their weaponry. I like com block weaponry because of how sexy they can look and how simple and highly effective they are but that doesn’t mean I support communism or any similar ideology

    • @Oberkommando
      @Oberkommando Před 2 lety +9

      @@tlshortyshorty5810 true, however I think anyone can agree that the german Uniform's and Camo patterns were by far the most awesome/beautiful.

  • @ThatGenericDude
    @ThatGenericDude Před rokem +1

    I'm loving the editing skills of how the firing to the beat of the song lmao

  • @skytangoxx749
    @skytangoxx749 Před rokem +1

    Oh my god was that the "GREETINGSSSS!!" halo 2 elite meme???
    I love this channel even more

  • @beansinacan500
    @beansinacan500 Před 2 lety +231

    I don't think there's a single firearm from either side of WW2 I dislike. They all are amazing pieces of history

    • @commissarlugh1040
      @commissarlugh1040 Před 2 lety +28

      Piat and nambo pistol bothered trash .

    • @Dover78
      @Dover78 Před 2 lety +13

      I find the Sten a bit...challenging.

    • @princessapplestrach6327
      @princessapplestrach6327 Před 2 lety +2

      The Erma EMP the tube machine gun

    • @lilrobi45xxx42
      @lilrobi45xxx42 Před 2 lety +17

      @@Dover78 I think the sten is cool but it sucks that it isn’t really good and has some problems

    • @lilrobi45xxx42
      @lilrobi45xxx42 Před 2 lety +10

      @@commissarlugh1040 nambu for sure was garbage

  • @simonkormendy849
    @simonkormendy849 Před měsícem +1

    Note: 9mm Luger is actually known as 9mm Parabellum, which is what the Luger fired.

  • @MarkSmith-js2pu
    @MarkSmith-js2pu Před 18 dny +1

    My dad used to play German Beer Drinking music often decades ago. Good stuff.

  • @johnbeauvais3159
    @johnbeauvais3159 Před 2 lety +226

    The forward safety notch was added later, as an interim solution to the issue of being dropped the Germans issued a leather bolt handle keeper that attached to the front of the barrel.

    • @phoenixrider4622
      @phoenixrider4622 Před 2 lety +5

      nerd

    • @Gurkenpudding
      @Gurkenpudding Před 2 lety +2

      actually its not realy a dropping safety - more like an unintentionally discharge safety by klimbing in and out of Tanks. This gun was designed for vehicle crews espacially for tank. Sometimes it happened that the charging handle got caught on the vehicle and pulled back the bold far enough to loosen a round. The leather band was the first try to keep it safe and improove it later like they did with the notch - but you can still find MP40s without notch.

    • @CrizzyEyes
      @CrizzyEyes Před 2 lety

      @@Gurkenpudding I thought the ones without the notches were MP38s, I've also seen it written as "MP38/40"

    • @Gurkenpudding
      @Gurkenpudding Před 2 lety

      @@CrizzyEyes Kind of - MP40s are just updated MP38s. The forward notch should be standard by the times of MP41s/43s. You can easily spot an MP38 by the ripped ejection/Magweld part (MP40s are flat). If you are interested in these guns i suggest you a start at Forgotten Weappons video on this topic.

    • @amclips2995
      @amclips2995 Před 2 lety

      The Bolt closed safety is refered to as a transportsafety on the M45 Carl-Gustav (Swedish K). When the gun is unloaded, the safety is supposed to stop the bolt from bouncing around. Never to be used with a loaded magazine, it does also stop gunk/debris from getting in through the ejection port. Makes you wonder if the Swedes got the idea from the MP40. The M45 is just a mix of Sten, MP40, Suomi and PPS/PPSh.

  • @IIIAnchani
    @IIIAnchani Před 2 lety +2002

    As a german I can confirm that "Erika" is a song about a girl that is named after a flower and it is NOT a Nazi song, it is still sung today at some occasions by soldiers.
    Let me know if you need a complete translation of the lyrics, so I'll provide that. Beautiful montage, I have to say! It looked absolutely fun to shoot (pun intended) ^^

  • @rowancoggins9638
    @rowancoggins9638 Před měsícem +2

    Video was great, the goosestepping quality, not so much. :) The number of lines you walked so finely in this video has made me a fan. Large balls indeed.

  • @aidanantlers7350
    @aidanantlers7350 Před rokem +33

    that was the most german montage ever

  • @Dibbo_
    @Dibbo_ Před 2 lety +122

    Hell yeah, been wanting to see you cover more funny mustache man Germany guns

  • @texaspatriot2038
    @texaspatriot2038 Před 2 lety +67

    The montage of yall laying some hatred down range set to Erika is the greatest thing I've watched on CZcams

  • @armink4071
    @armink4071 Před rokem +1

    one of the best episodes thank u

    • @columbiawarmachine9795
      @columbiawarmachine9795 Před rokem

      You will like my mp 40 video as well , MP-40 BEST MP-40 VIDEO EVER MADE!!!
      czcams.com/video/mnf0vWruaO0/video.html

  • @annhilater1985
    @annhilater1985 Před 2 měsíci +1

    So glad i "rediscovered" this

  • @muddyram
    @muddyram Před 2 lety +131

    I laughed way more than I should have at “the first ghetto blaster”. That’s technically 100% accurate lol

    • @smb.4900
      @smb.4900 Před 2 lety +12

      Caught me off guard. Damn that's a good one 😂

    • @komradekobra
      @komradekobra Před 2 lety +9

      Haha my mind went straight the same way lol

    • @IanCaine4728
      @IanCaine4728 Před 2 lety +7

      So dark, so funny.

    • @muddyram
      @muddyram Před 2 lety +2

      @Robert Sears at least you’ll be in good company when we get there haha

    • @chrisoffutt8968
      @chrisoffutt8968 Před 2 lety +18

      I feel like that joke is going to go over a lot of people's heads. For those of us who understood it I'll see you in that special place we're gonna wind up.

  • @apenguininthemist855
    @apenguininthemist855 Před 2 lety +185

    The MP-40 has such an Art Deco vibe. It'd be difficult to be disappointed to see a repro or digital version of the gun done up in the red gold and black of the style. But damned be any who would do it to a real original.

    • @catapultking8861
      @catapultking8861 Před 2 lety +10

      Art Deco? Actually that’s a pretty good description. It’s design does resemble that style rather well. Yeah I’m gonna use that description for it.

    • @kevindokter9456
      @kevindokter9456 Před 2 lety +4

      The Luty one might be Bauhaus then. Anything keltec makes surrealisme and the Mac 10 kubisme. Art and firearms design would make a great video. PS: Read the colors you mentioned, look at the german flag. (The modern one)

  • @MarvHeemeyer2004
    @MarvHeemeyer2004 Před rokem

    1:21 I love how the rounds come out at the beat

  • @pmp1337
    @pmp1337 Před 2 lety +70

    The MP40 is such a design icon. The various art deco features make it so unique and fashionable, so often overlooked.

  • @wyattl.4023
    @wyattl.4023 Před 2 lety +33

    I love how the beat of Erika goes perfectly with the sound of MP40. Don’t know if that’s on purpose or by chance, but it’s phenomenal.

  • @wasntmeXYZ
    @wasntmeXYZ Před 11 měsíci

    Those are loads of fun to unload, I’ve had one about 20 years now and it’s the last of my class three collection. I sold my MP44 just a few years ago pre-Covid. Sweet!

  • @MasterK9Trainer
    @MasterK9Trainer Před 10 měsíci +3

    Fantastic shooter. I tired to buy one, but it didn't work out. I did get to use it at a re-enactment and it was not hard at all to shoot single rounds.
    I loved that Clint Eastwood used it in "Where Eagles Dare" which incidentally is one of the best, most accurate WW2 movies ever made.
    Due to the silly ninnies in Washington, I think I might get one of the airgun replicas that shoot BB's just to fulfill my craving for one of these.
    You're very lucky to shoot some of the firearms you feature. And I appreciate that you realize it.

  • @seymorekrappenschitz193
    @seymorekrappenschitz193 Před 2 lety +341

    The slow-motion cycling of the action was in perfect rhythm with, "Erick!"
    I love all the "Inglorious Basterds" references... I did, "Natzee" that coming either!
    Great vid!

    • @weswolever7477
      @weswolever7477 Před 2 lety +7

      “And I want my scalps”

    • @entengrutze1717
      @entengrutze1717 Před 2 lety +14

      The song is called Erika not Erick

    • @WuCSquad
      @WuCSquad Před 2 lety +7

      @@entengrutze1717 Erick was a song especially made for the gay guy in the unit... Hops on Kettenrad and drives away

    • @flammenwaffenfries3039
      @flammenwaffenfries3039 Před 2 lety

      Garbage movie

    • @Telogor
      @Telogor Před 2 lety +1

      It was actually a hair off tempo, unfortunately.

  • @beeweb1137
    @beeweb1137 Před 2 lety +191

    I read somewhere the "Bent barrels" (Barrels with a bend to them" Threaded on the MP-40 the same way they threaded on a MP44 but were never put into mass production.

    • @Kr0noZ
      @Kr0noZ Před 2 lety +29

      The "Krummlauf" was meant to be a screw-on attachment, but they basically never went anywhere. A few have been made for trial purposes, some (with a reduced bend-angle of 30° instead of the extreme 90° that was also trialed) were even given out to army units in small numbers but they were rare back then and these days you need to visit museums to find one.
      Didn't help that the idea itself, while understandable, was painfully dumb in practical terms - design a barrel extension with an intentional "obstruction" and pray your gun can handle it. Service life also was rather limited, as they tended to blow out after a few bursts, plus there was no simple way to aim (there was an aiming device with mirrors, but it was fragile and cumbersome) meaning you likely didn't hit jack...

    • @Trebyha
      @Trebyha Před 2 lety +5

      Они ограниченно применялись в конце войны, а автор сказал, что комплектующие 42 года

    • @cursedhawkins1305
      @cursedhawkins1305 Před 2 lety +4

      Because the "bent barrels" were along with the other last-ditch effort of the war for both Germany and Japan, they didn't have the resources to mass produce something like that.

    • @_-.-_-_.._--.-_-_----_-.--_._-
      @_-.-_-_.._--.-_-_----_-.--_._- Před 2 lety +4

      Gun Jesus had a good book on the Sturmgewehr, that has an entire section on experimental devices for the STG44, including the Krummlauf. Worth the price.

  • @ComradeInspector
    @ComradeInspector Před 10 měsíci +6

    9:07 I do believe certain elite stormtrooper units and handpicked SS units were given suppressors to use on their MP-40’s back then but it was very few and far between. Stealth and suppressors weren’t much understood at the time.

  • @therewillbeguitar8078
    @therewillbeguitar8078 Před rokem +2

    the part at the end of the montage killed me 😂😂

  • @vvvppp6021
    @vvvppp6021 Před 2 lety +67

    This is a great gun, I found one next to my grandparent electrician helmet!

    • @akashmukherjee2405
      @akashmukherjee2405 Před 2 lety +4

      Underrated comment 🖐🏼

    • @tlshortyshorty5810
      @tlshortyshorty5810 Před 2 lety +7

      did the helmet and gun come with any cool gold nuggets or jewelry too

    • @lilrobi45xxx42
      @lilrobi45xxx42 Před 2 lety +2

      I hope a walther p38 came with the helmet and mp40

    • @vvvppp6021
      @vvvppp6021 Před 2 lety +5

      @@tlshortyshorty5810 No but it came with a picture of a weird looking factory with railways!

  • @samuelzuleger5134
    @samuelzuleger5134 Před 2 lety +300

    I feel kind of like this is a parody, albeit a serious one, of "Forgotten Weapons."
    Disassembly and explanation, but not with over-the-top details (ignored the proof marks)...on a very NOT forgotten weapon.
    And silly sketches for shits and giggles.
    I love it and want more of it!

    • @Stevarooni
      @Stevarooni Před 2 lety +3

      He didn't ignore the proof marks, he bitched about 'em. 😁

    • @brandoncoates1427
      @brandoncoates1427 Před 2 lety +8

      Imagine a world where Brandon was Forgotten Weapons but the whole thing was comedy and Adult Jokes, and Ian was a super serious AK enthusiast and owned his own AK shop

    • @brandoncoates1427
      @brandoncoates1427 Před 2 lety +4

      @@Stevarooni he saw the marks and was like "proofmarks....ughhh, cuz Germany!"

    • @wes4522
      @wes4522 Před 2 lety

      I prefer it.

  • @n.b.barnett5444
    @n.b.barnett5444 Před rokem

    Love the old stuff. Great video. Love the weird shit, too.

  • @lindsaygamble5276
    @lindsaygamble5276 Před rokem

    First time seeing you guys, hilarious historical jokes, keep it up

  • @Just2Epic4U
    @Just2Epic4U Před 2 lety +95

    The fact that Cannadips let you put “Let’s Go Brandon” as the code got my business. Also gotta love the MP40 man. What a dream.

    • @Zombiekiller-bc7ud
      @Zombiekiller-bc7ud Před 2 lety +5

      I sadly can't buy cannadips because I'm not 21 but if I was you bet your ass I would be buying some CBD.

    • @thatguy4087
      @thatguy4087 Před 2 lety +1

      LETS GO!!

    • @iamReddington
      @iamReddington Před 2 lety

      pure political stupidity. I sincerely hope Brandom isn't actually a mentally challenged trump supporter.

  • @jennwickers146
    @jennwickers146 Před 2 lety +73

    These rust-colored magazines are often mistakenly identified as being made of Bakelite (a phenolic resin), where in reality, they were fabricated from a two-part glass-reinforced polyethylene plastic molding, assembled using an epoxy resin adhesive. Noted for their durability, the magazines did however compromise the rifle's camouflage

    • @MrSolLeks
      @MrSolLeks Před 2 lety +1

      yep, true Bakelite is actually fairly brittle as well. I'v got a few items from ww2 that have it in it and they are not strong. that said I think the MP40's lower is a slightly stronger type of Bakelite and I would not be surprised if it had glass or some other reinforcement as it feels slightly different (have held a few and shot one).

    • @jennwickers146
      @jennwickers146 Před 2 lety

      @@MrSolLeks Yeah its a consistent myth that those mags are bakelite, I honestly dont know why its continiued for so long.

  • @mogadeet6857
    @mogadeet6857 Před 4 měsíci

    So hilarious that you played that song. Immense balls Brandon. I love you for it.

  • @RichyRichTu
    @RichyRichTu Před rokem

    Great episode, Brandon!

  • @trevorjallen1
    @trevorjallen1 Před 2 lety +63

    I have shot a authentic MP-40 and the recoil on full auto was super controllable. It was amazing.

    • @yodaevil
      @yodaevil Před 2 lety

      It is scary good isnt it? Can’t think of a better smg for ww2

  • @deldrinov
    @deldrinov Před 2 lety +506

    Alternative ending:
    Brandon: "... larp aspect of this video"
    Balaclava: "What do you mean larp?
    Brandon: "We were larping... You know, not for real"
    Balaclava: "..."
    Brandon: "..."
    Brandon: "You though we.. Were.. For real?"
    Balaclava: "..."
    Brandon: *grabs makarov*

  • @morganwiseman1
    @morganwiseman1 Před 11 měsíci

    Great video again my man!

  • @PanzerkommandantWeber

    I love how the casings eject on the beat at the beginning

  • @piratekingthaszar7912
    @piratekingthaszar7912 Před 2 lety +78

    Wouldn't the MP40 make a great civilian smg? Light, controllable, cheap to produce, chambered in 9mm and simple. Every citizen should have an MP40.

    • @Blubbstock
      @Blubbstock Před 2 lety +9

      The MP40 is not cheap to produce, this is why the americans had the grease gun and the britains the sten. Both were junk compared to the MP40. If the magazine would not be bad on the PPSh, i would have rated it as good as the MP40. Edit forgot to mention the Thompson SMG, which sadly only saw limited use by the americans. It also was a high quality SMG.

    • @rangehottv7254
      @rangehottv7254 Před 2 lety +7

      Yes and no. The issue is that afaik it uses stampings, and stamping is really expensive to set up. Furthermore open bolt guns are scary to the government. I guess it could be used if you wanted to arm every citizen Swiss-style but your country was very urban. But yes, open bolt designs are very simple and the go-to for the illegal "home made" SMG (Luty, Stens, etc.)

    • @dongilleo9743
      @dongilleo9743 Před 2 lety +17

      The irony is that law abiding citizens, who would never misuse one of these, are forbidden from having them. Meanwhile, criminals like drug cartels, drug smugglers, drug gangs, etc, who have no problem breaking the law and using weapons to kill the innocent and each other, can afford to buy all the automatic weapons they want.

    • @Krieg-ch8ot
      @Krieg-ch8ot Před 2 lety +9

      @@Blubbstock the Thompson saw fairly regular use by allied forces early on in the war. Commonwealth forces made fairly heavy use in Africa and early asia campaigns. Many Thompsons we're also sent to the USSR as lend lease it's just the Russians liked to cover up the west saved them Materially for a decent portion of the war. As far as U.S. service the Thompson saw use all the way through the war in various different variants and was even used in Korea and Vietnam by some units. To say the Thompson's use was rather limited is flat out false.

    • @franciszeklatinik889
      @franciszeklatinik889 Před 2 lety +3

      @@Krieg-ch8ot But the Thompson was rather expensive to make, hence why the M3 exists.