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The modified version of the original MP 18 I which made its first appearance in 1918. It was modified after World War 1 by removing the magazine housing for the snail type magazine and fitting a housing for the Box-Type magazine. This modification was carried out by Haenel.
Weapon No 182
9 mm Parabellum MP 28 II (Schmeisser Designed)
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Further modifications to the MP 18 I resulted in the MP 28 II, the most important of these being the conversion to selective fire and the fitting of a Tangent type rear sight. This weapon was used extensively by the German Police including SS Units, although used by the German Army it was never officially adopted.
Weapon No 183
9 mm (Mauser) Steyr Solothurn MOD 1934
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Used by the German Army in World War 2 and known as the MP 34, this is a product of German design worked out at Waffenfabrik Solothurn AG, a Swiss plant owned by Rheinmetall of Germany during the period when the development of German military arms was restricted by the Versailles Treaty. The Germans took over the MP 34 when they took over Austria in 1938, calling it the MP 34 (O), Machinen Pistole 34 Osterreich. It was widely used by German Police and rear area units and was also offered commercially.
Weapon No 184
9 mm Parabellum MP 38 (ERMA Designed)
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The first sub-machine gun to be adopted by the German Army after the MP 18 I. This weapon was developed by the ERMA WERKE at the request of the German Army. This is often referred to as a Schmeiser, but it is doubtful if he had any connection with its design at all. It was, however, produced in some quantities by the Haenel firm of which Schmeiser was General Manager and used in World War 2.
Weapon No 185
30 inch Calibre Carbine US MI
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This was produced to replace the Pistols in use by non-commissioned officers, special troops and company grade officers. There were more Carbines produced than any other United States weapon. This series has quite an historical background.
Weapon No 186
9 mm Bergman Model 34/1 (Short Barrel)
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This German sub-machine gun was the next to be produced in quantity. This gun, unlike the earlier Bergmans, was not designed by Hugo Schmeisser. The prototypes were made in Denmark in about 1932 and production of the weapon in Germany was at the Walther plant in Zella Mehhs, since Bergman did not have production facilities. It was never adopted by the Army, but was exported on a limited scale. It can be recognised by being a manually operated bolt action. It has two triggers, pressure on the outer one produces semi-automatic fire until the inner trigger is engaged, when the gun will fire automatic. This model was produced in long and short barrel versions.
Weapon No 187
9 mm Parabellum Carbine Lanchester (Royal Navy)
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Designed by G H Lanchester and manufactured by the Sterling Engineering Company, the firm which developed the L2A3. The design is based on the German MP 28 II (Weapon No 182). The selector lever is positioned differently on this Lanchester and it has a stud for the attachment of the Mk 1 (Patt 1907) bayonet. This model was introduced in 1941. Later in the war a model firing auto only was introduced, which was called the Mk lx. The Lanchester was used by the Royal Navy and is now obsolete.
Weapon No 188
9 mm Parabellum Carbine Sten Mk III
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One of a family of eight models. Unlike other models, the barrel of this one is not detachable. The Mk III is probably the most cheaply made of all the Stens.
Weapon No 189
9 mm Parabellum Carbine Sten Mk V
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The last basic design of the Sten, which was the standard Sten until the adoption of the Sterling (Patchett), later to become the L2A3. The Mk V has a number of features not found on most of the earlier Stens. These include a wooden pistol grip and butt, the foresight and protectors are as for the No 4 Rifle, the barrel has lugs for the attachment of the No 7 Mk I and No 4 Mk II bayonet. Early models had a wooden vertical fore-grip.
Weapon No 190
9 mm Gun Sub-Machine L2A3 Selective Fire, Blowback
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Standard service gun.
Weapon No 191
7.65 mm (Long) Model 1938 SMG Auto only, Blowback (France)
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Commonly known as the MAS 38, this is a relatively simple blowback operated weapon. It does have a few unusual features, however, including the use of a folding trigger for safety and the angular travel of the bolt.
Weapon No 437
Carbine Machine Sten 9 mm Mk II
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There is a considerable difference between this model and the Mk 1, the modifications are as follows:
- It has a removable barrel retained by a catch on the magazine housing.
- The barrel projects 3 inches beyond the barrel unit.
- The foresight blade is welded to the front end of the tube casing.
- The magazine housing rotates to form cover ejection opening.
- There is no flash eliminator, hand guard or grip.
- The cocking handle safety slot is positioned above the cocking handle slot.
A close combat weapon used during World War 2, it has been superseded by the SMG L2A3.
Weapon No 473
SMG 7.62 mm PPSH (Burp Gun)
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Details as for Weapon No 179.
Weapon No 482
SMG Halcon 9 mm
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This weapon was captured from the Argentinians during the Falkland Conflict in 1982. The Halcon factory in Buenos Aires produced a series of blowback operated submarine guns and this unusual looking gun with the folding stock is just one of the latest models.
Weapon No 483
SMG PAM 9 mm
Yet another one of Argentina's arsenal of weapons that was captured during the Falklands Conflict in 1982. The PAM (Pistola Ametralladora) is virtually identical to the United States US M3Al from which it derived. The only major differences lie in the fact that the Argentinian derivations are slightly shorter and lighter and that they are only made in 9 mm Parabellum calibre. The .45 calibre produced by the Americans bore a strong resemblance to a Grease Gun; hence the nick name to which M3Al and the PAM has derived.
Weapon No 524
Sten Gun Mk VI (S) Silenced
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The 9 mm Silenced Sten Mk VI is very similar to its predecessors (Weapons No 188 and 189), but it was of more robust construction. Experiments were carried out around 1944 and the Standard Mk 2 silencer was thus fitted to the Mk V which was then re-designated the Mk VI (S).
The silencer tended to heat rapidly so a canvas hand guard was laced over it. It was not considered advisable to fire bursts through the silencer except in extreme emergencies. The Mk Vl was used mainly by airborne forces and resistance fighters in World War 2 and as late as 1953.
Weapon No 525
Sten Gun Mk IIS
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This weapon was manufactured at the Birmingham Small Arms Company and remained in use until the Korean War. It was one of the few submachine guns which had a separate variant produced with an integral silencer (the majority of guns had a separate attachment that could be screwed onto the muzzle).
Although basically the same as the Mk II, the Mk IIS barrel was part of the silencer unit which screwed into the front of the receiver in the place of the usual barrel nut. The barrel was short and the bullet emerged at subsonic speed. The loudest noise when fired was of the bolt's movements as the silencer casing trapped and slowed the gases until they emerged silently from the muzzle.
Weapon No 536
SMG Czech 25 9 mm (VZ 25)
The VZ 25 was designed by Vaclav Holek and was produced in 1949 along with the VZ 23, VZ 24 and VZ 26. They differ only in cartridge and butt stock. The VZ 25 is a standard 9 mm x 19 Parabellum and has a folding metal stock. The VZ 23 and the VZ 25 were in service with the Czech army in 1951 and 1952 and were then replaced by the 7.62 mm VZ 24 and VZ 26 which remained in service until 1962. One innovation was the placing of the magazine inside the pistol grip. Two sizes were made, one holding 24 rounds and the other holding 40 rounds.
Weapon No 641
Submachine Gun Ingram Model 10 with Silencer
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Ingram developed this weapon for the Military Armament Corporation in 1970. The Model 10 is built of steel pressings and is compact. It has a telescoping bolt, enclosing the rear of the barrel when closed and the magazine feeds through the pistol grip. These features place the point of balance over the grip, making the gun steady and allowing single-handed firing. A cocking handle protrudes through the top of the receiver and is notched to allow the sight line to pass. To lock the bolt the handle is rotated. This obstructs the sight line indicating that the weapon is safe. The barrel is threaded to accept a 'sound suppressor', similar to a silencer, but which only muffles the sound of the discharge and does not reduce the bullet's velocity.
Manufactured by Military Armament Corp SWD Inc in the United States of America.
Weapon No 642
Submachine Gun Sterling L34A1 with Silencer
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The Sterling Engineering Company made their start in firarms by manufacturing the Lanchester submachine gun for the British Navy in World War 2. They then produced prototype models of the Patchett submachine gun and eventually adopted the gun as their own, producing it as the Sterling. The company is now known as the Sterling Armaments Company.
Manufactured by Sterling Engineering Company in the United Kingdom.