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Originally Posted by Gunmaster45
The incorrect name "Schmeisser" is because that's what was stamped on the magazine so American GIs who picked up the guns thought that that's who made them. Fun fact for everyone.
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hehehe. I thought it was because Hugo Schmeisser had designed or helped manufacture the previous German SMGs (MP18, MP28 etc) so the Yanks thought that all Guns were Hugo's guns, like thinking all cars are Ford. Poor Erma, never got the recognition from such a famous firearm.
02-14-2009, 05:01 AM
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