Arguably the best submachine gun of WW2 was the Owen, particularly suited to very harsh jungle conditions. It had a separate compartment inside the receiver, which isolated the small-diameter bolt from its retracting handle using a bulkhead. It could be deeply and completely immersed in mud, withdrawn and still function. As far as I know it's the only automatic weapon that had that ability. It also saw use in Vietnam.
@michaelcoulter17257 ай бұрын
Well during the Cold War the best submachine gun ever used was the H&K MP5 it was one of the greatest submachine guns ever and is still used today
@drboris017 ай бұрын
I was about to ask where the Owen gun was.
@davekrab33637 ай бұрын
@@michaelcoulter1725 The father of the Owen gun was teenaged when he designed it. 🇦🇺 ✌️
@trungbao84527 ай бұрын
Oh I was think that must be PPS - 43
@badiuzzamansatti63917 ай бұрын
Owen gun is quite similar to British sten gun , than Russians used ppsh in bulk and Germans used STG 44
@DeaconBlu7 ай бұрын
“And This…is Triggers!” 😆😆😆 LOVED this show. My wife did as well. Super cool stuff. ❤😎👍❤
@dimethylethios49127 ай бұрын
LMAOOO at 36:37 you can see they were just shooting the dummy with the gun not the suitcase
@JamesBrown-hp5ul6 ай бұрын
Lmao you're right
@RyanMellor5 ай бұрын
I was just about to leave a comment about that and wanted to see how many other people noticed it and already said something about it 😂
@mikematusek42337 ай бұрын
Didn't mention the Sterling/Sten from the UK. I think there was also one (Reisen) used by Marine Raiders and the SSF.
@archiveseeker7 ай бұрын
I've fired the Thompson, MP40, Uzi, and MP5. My favorite is the MP5!
@ghostofcpast88937 ай бұрын
Me too. It's why I own one
@johnfeliciano5857 ай бұрын
I like the FN P90
@michaelsix96847 ай бұрын
yes, MP5 is great weapon
@benj.deguzman07046 ай бұрын
Most of them are famous Submachine Guns
@requiscatinpace73927 ай бұрын
I love how understated the SAS guy was, totally matter of fact and not interested in shooting pickleball jars or green grocers stalls.
@janfwagner7 ай бұрын
What an iconic and thrilling show! Thanks to this channel for running Triggers
@mrjockt7 ай бұрын
“You don’t get anything cheaper or simpler than this sub machine gun, the M3 Grease Gun”, I think the British Sten gun might take issue with that comment.
@JoaoSoares-rs6ec7 ай бұрын
yes it will, the sten is cheaper and simpler, but then again so would the russian pps43, its even simpler and cheaper.
@leoa4c7 ай бұрын
This guy says right at the beginning of the video that "SMGs are the preferred weapons of terrorists". We never see a terrorist carrying an AK. Absolutely never. So, this guy, as well as this entire series is full of BS. Watch it for entertainment. Do not watch it for its veracity.
@mattmansell42386 ай бұрын
Your 100% right! Sten is easily the simplest.
@sid__vicious6 ай бұрын
Sten-wool's worth gun
@mrjockt6 ай бұрын
@@sid__vicious Yes, it became known as the ‘Woolworths’ gun because you couldn’t get it any cheaper.
@leoa4c7 ай бұрын
"The SMG is the preferred weapon of terrorists" Is this guy eating the wrong type of mushrooms? Picture a terrorist in your mind. Any terrorist! What weapon will he be carrying? Yes, you're right! Of course he will be carrying an AK rifle!
@evilfingers43026 ай бұрын
It's been years since I've watched this video when it was first aired on the History Channel.
@mattwarner76827 ай бұрын
The German mp 18 was the first submachine gun
@terrisommella7207 ай бұрын
Yup.
@apersonyoudontknow54927 ай бұрын
It is, though the term sub machine gun was used by Thompson
@sweracoon79316 ай бұрын
@@apersonyoudontknow5492This is correct, the Germans used the term "machine pistol" (machinpistole). But for all intents and purposes, the weapons were meant to fullfill the same role. The MP18 was the first SMG to see active battlefield service.
@lt.pineapples87726 ай бұрын
Y'all not watch or listen to what they say after the 4 minute mark haven't ya?
@YedolfWesler5 ай бұрын
America can't accept that
@HamanKarn5677 ай бұрын
Hopefully one day one of these history channels that upload older documentaries will upload tales of the gun.
@patriot17764th7 ай бұрын
I'd love that myself.
@jakebocskovits74267 ай бұрын
Father of all Submachine guns is actually the Mp-18, but I digress. The Chicago Typewriter is iconic for being the most recognizable and recognized best early(ist) Smg.
@patriot17764th7 ай бұрын
Mp-18s where even used by China.
@patriot17764th7 ай бұрын
Mp-18s where used by China too.
@sweracoon79316 ай бұрын
For sure the Tommy is far more recognizable and iconic, but any serious historian wouldn't make the claim that it's the "father of submachineguns".
@freecypias3026Ай бұрын
@@sweracoon7931 Villar Perosa 1915
@redarcher14167 ай бұрын
Love the way you gave the other guy a bottle twice the size. Lol
@Micha04107 ай бұрын
OhOh :) 36:36 Briefcase MP5 . . . and in the lower left Corner...😉 But very interesting Documentary at all
@crusaderone17015 ай бұрын
Yes, the MP-5, wish i had one as a civilian, used one back in 2003!
@archnissel85967 ай бұрын
What happened at 36.35 min the brief case break open and eject the brass? Or was Will needing help by a MP-5 A3? M3A1 Greese Gun vs M3 Greese Gun?
@shadowind98566 ай бұрын
I noticed that aswell I think they put in a different clip on purpose or by accident I'm not sure
@andwelovearpsychopat78207 ай бұрын
Any idiot could hit those bottles that close...its like being at the fairground as a kid...someone just have give them a teddy bear ar the end😅
@crusaderone17015 ай бұрын
the BAR is so beautiful.
@rajbiswas90777 ай бұрын
Well Thompson was hands down the best even by today's standard .45 acp in a close range cqb is absolute devastating
@seanlander93217 ай бұрын
So long as it didn’t jam, it was notoriously unreliable due to its complexity.
@8MADJACK7 ай бұрын
It has it's flaws but reliability isn't one
@rajbiswas90776 ай бұрын
@@8MADJACK the m1928 and the a1 models had the jamming issues.. they cleared that in the m1a1s later
@CinimodNorton7 ай бұрын
My father was Army, Vietnam happened while he was serving. They issued him a Tommy, he hated it but, it saved his life a few times while he was there.
@andybreglia94315 ай бұрын
In the Army, my primary weapon was the M1 Garand. I was also trained on the M1911. 45 ACP pistol. Also the BAR, Ma Deuce, 3.5 inch rocket launcher (bazooka). Saved the M3 grease gun for last. Nobody mentioned that with the M3, it feels like two recoil impulses every time it fires. The first one when it fires. The second one when the breechblock hits the snubber at the end of its travel. The .45 ACP cartridge is already subsonic (less than 1100 feet per second) in its standard form. In operations requiring suppressed fire, it is far more effective than anything with subsonic forms of .355 Parabellum. Please note that I am American in CHARACTER as well as nationality and am actively purging Metricrap from my use of the English language. Metricrap is a foriegn language being crammed down our throats by anti-Americans bent on turning us into all the places our ancestors fled from. We are a world LEADER and need to ACT like it instead of kissing up to these (people of illegitimate birth).
@ramon91997 ай бұрын
@ war stories your awesome thanks again
@donjaybe71457 ай бұрын
Un the Philippines we used to call it the criss cross gun
@monkey234ize7 ай бұрын
Keep these coming
@seanlander93217 ай бұрын
Australia’s Owen Gun was the ultimate in submachine guns due to its simplicity and reliability.
@jarock90-two867 ай бұрын
I’ve fired the 1928 A1 and M3. Both were awesome!
@alamagordoingordo30477 ай бұрын
And the Sten !!!
@maureencora13 күн бұрын
My Favorite is the M-3 Grease Gun.
@hiddentruth19827 ай бұрын
What I heard about the tommygun during ww2 is the more experienced guys would trade it to a new person for their Garand. I don't know how true that is as it's something I heard second hand so take that for what you will. I have also heard they were really particular to reload.
@jamesbarry62487 ай бұрын
and no mention of the M1 carbine which later in the war could be fired full auto.
@chelittle64333 ай бұрын
You have been misinformed on both
@manricobianchini52766 ай бұрын
Absolutely love the Greaser!
@ryanmrowka89707 ай бұрын
My best friend was a Palestinian radio dj in Miami in 1980 he was killed at a disco in our old Neighborhood. By a tvstar with an uzi . This episode hit home
@brencole70927 ай бұрын
very good watch
@crusaderone17015 ай бұрын
27:15 AMAZING! ❤
@thatbeme7 ай бұрын
The 300 blackout with a silencer might be the future.
@chelittle64333 ай бұрын
Thompson is the best of WW2. Nothing compares.
@Octopussyist6 ай бұрын
I'd still prefer the Swedish K. For more modern guns, anything from H&K.
@peterwilliams98927 ай бұрын
Wil the host easily has the best sideburns on KZbin
@TheSonicfrog7 ай бұрын
How is it possible to talk about the "evolution" of the submachine gun and leave out the iconic Russian PPsh and PPS-43, weapons which were instrumental in the Russian defeat of the Nazis during WWII, remember?
@454FatJack7 ай бұрын
🇫🇮kp-1926/7,65mm 🇫🇮kp-1931/9mm Drum magazine. Soviet drum,, Thompson type ,or Mp-18?? No 🚩copy Finn magazine. 🇫🇮Mil HQ was in old Imp secret Police main Office Helsinki /Ohrana building Vilho Pentikäinen. Punanotkonkatu /Korkeavuorenkatu . Google maps❤ 🤫🇫🇮kp-44 9mm is ( Sudajev Pps) DUX series West Germany 1950’s
@clavididk12367 ай бұрын
There's one in the background 😆
@nathanhale95726 ай бұрын
The suppressor does not in fact slow down the bullet! Is he sure he's army ranger? A suppressor suppresses the sound or gas. The ammunition has to be subsonic in order for it not to break the sound barrier.
@rubberduck057 ай бұрын
STEN??
@davidjones5357 ай бұрын
You forgot the British Sten and the German MP 18 do better next time .
@badiuzzamansatti63917 ай бұрын
Please also include Russian PPSH and German STG 44 of that time
@RJM10117 ай бұрын
@@badiuzzamansatti6391 STG 44 is NOT a sub machine gun !
@johnfeliciano5857 ай бұрын
And the Sterling AKA E-11 Blaster of Star Wars franchise
@OperatorMax19937 ай бұрын
@@RJM1011 MP-44 MP stands for "maschinenpistole" (machine pistol), funny enough in the East German army they also called AKs "MPiK" (Maschinenpistole Kalashnikov)
@RJM10117 ай бұрын
@@OperatorMax1993 Still does not mean it's a sub machine gun !
@smallies71547 ай бұрын
Thought that was tim Kennedy for a second lol
@RJM10117 ай бұрын
Thank f**k it was NOT !
@M73S7 ай бұрын
Where is the swedish K?
@neilperry22245 ай бұрын
You forgot your leather gloves that german soldiers wore when using the Schmiesser.
@alexanderkidonakis91857 ай бұрын
For the grease gun being the cheapest gun it’s very expensive to purchase these days. I think last time I saw one in person for sale it was 3000$(which was 14 years ago) Also taping another magazine to a gun makes much more sense if they pointed opposite each other so you don’t fiddle around looking for the top of the other magazine.
@dalepak195522 күн бұрын
I never thought of a bar-1918 as a sub machine gun.
@johnhardy77646 ай бұрын
Sten woulda been nice too. Or the type 100. Glad to see mp40. Deadliest one has to be the MP7 though. She’s beautiful
@castleanthrax18337 ай бұрын
I thought it was just called the Medal of Honor.🎖
@muhammadfahmi71595 ай бұрын
37:15 In Singapore 🇸🇬, a company known as Singapore Technologies (Engineering) which help to develop and design local military platforms and firearms for Singapore military is currently developing their own version of the PDW, CPW (Compact Personal Weapon). It is say it is able to fire rounds range from 9mm, 45ACP, 4.6mm and the 5.7mm.
@juandemarko83487 ай бұрын
I love the greaser
@QuincyVincey7 ай бұрын
Bar is not a submachine gun like what? 30 06
@87GNX6 ай бұрын
I'm glad I'm not the only one to notice that.
@ketchman82997 ай бұрын
THE Father of the submachine gun is the Mp 18 from WWI.
@johnhardy77646 ай бұрын
Would’ve loved to see the type 100. Mp40 my favorite hands down of ww2. Mp7 is my 1 B
@24934637Ай бұрын
The 'Father of all Sub-machineguns isn't the Thompson, it's the Bergman MP18! The Bergman preceeded the Thompson by 3 years. Just because it's not American doesn't mean that it doesn't exist!
@george2177 ай бұрын
The first US government entity to purchase the Thompson was the US Postal Service...
@RogerDierАй бұрын
The thompson was the first to be called 'submachine gun'
@mohammedsaysrashid35877 ай бұрын
Nice introduction video about submachines..
@podsmpsg17 ай бұрын
I'd use Tommy Gun over the MP-40. More powerful and higher rate of fire. Tommy Gun is an effective and fearsome weapon.
@Railhog21027 ай бұрын
Same, My friend August carried one in the 7th Army 1944-1945 as Sgt
@podsmpsg17 ай бұрын
@@Railhog2102 Wow. Nice.
@motonut0077 ай бұрын
39:19 MP7 shooting the door.... That's not a 100 yrds. More like 30-50 yrds Love the grease gun and micro uzi though.
@SeanDahle7 ай бұрын
One thing they should've gone over is why drum magazines are not practical. Heavy, bulky, not very reliable, time-consuming to load, and they rattle when on the move. Hence why militaries don't use them.
@nobilismaximus7 ай бұрын
Well, look who got some zoom whitening after forged in fire
@CinimodNorton7 ай бұрын
38:14 try about 1150 fps for the 9mm, unless you are stating sub-sonic rounds.
@thomascoy31956 ай бұрын
They are showing the best, sorry if it hurts your feelings
@davidliddle90335 ай бұрын
He didn't mention the mini-Uzi, in between the full-size & Micro Uzi.
@Mrgunsngear7 ай бұрын
🇺🇸
@step777gali5 ай бұрын
gave me a bit of anxiety that dude with the camera wore the same clothes as the targets when they cleared the house with the micro uzi😬😆
@DSS-jj2cw7 ай бұрын
When my engineer battalion was visiting Ft. Bliss in 1985 I saw an M60 tanker with a grease gun . He commented it was not very accurate
@davidstrother4967 ай бұрын
I used one for many years as an M60 tank crewman. They are just as accurate as any other submachine gun, and quite easy to control. No submachine gun is really going to do much more than hit a human size target at around 50 yds.
@mrjockt7 ай бұрын
Tank crews were still carrying the M3 during the Gulf War in 1991.
@DefunctYompelvert7 ай бұрын
It was in service from 1942-1992. The official replacement was the M4 which didn't come around until 1994 so tankers had to use M16s. National Guard in some cases had them as late as 2008. Even some regular army had them after 2000.
@mrjockt7 ай бұрын
@@DefunctYompelvert I was actually very surprised when I saw tank crews carrying them at Dhahran back in ‘90/‘91, never realised they still had them in service.
@DSS-jj2cw7 ай бұрын
@@DefunctYompelvert wow! I did not realize they were in service so long!
@sweracoon79316 ай бұрын
"The father of all sub-machineguns is the Thompson." I imagine the MP18 Bergmann might take issue with that statement. EDIT: They do actually mention the MP18! My bad for not watching the entire video before commenting -.-
@leowashington89912 ай бұрын
No Wonder the Mafia and Gangsters from the 1920's Loved them
@earlsammesios86966 ай бұрын
The nice sub machingun thommson
@BWeManX7 ай бұрын
Hey it's Whiskey Whiskey!
@454FatJack7 ай бұрын
Beretta 38 Mochetto.
@banbros19966 ай бұрын
nice
@alandavis96447 ай бұрын
My uncle was a gunner on a tank destroyer, used a grease gun and swore by it.
@herrcobblermachen7 ай бұрын
Yknow not bad at all. somehow I kept hearing John Walsh's voice.
@arthurneddysmith6 ай бұрын
26:32 Why is the guy on the right so determined to stare into the eyes of the other guy?
@bradjohnson47876 ай бұрын
The 30 caliber BAR was a brute it could go through walls so yeah BAR!
@andrewwood87065 ай бұрын
whats your thoughts on the british sten ?
@andrewholdaway8137 ай бұрын
🤣the swagger walk and bleach white teeth of a true hero.
@jackthunderbolt43076 ай бұрын
aside from bringing the zionist occupier on the show, this was a fun watch
@t0xic3713 ай бұрын
Cry
@leecrt9677 ай бұрын
1:27 "The Father of the sub machine gun is the Thompson." Absolutely incorrect. The first mass produced submachine gun was the Bergmann MP 1,8. I turned off the video right afterwards.
@ianbarkham50807 ай бұрын
Same here
@jurgenhilger69817 ай бұрын
Same here
@1Ringsmith7 ай бұрын
Lanchester, Sten, Sterling ? Superficial, out of order,
@8MADJACK7 ай бұрын
You turned it off too soon, they talked about the MP18 and the villa perosa, but the Thompson was the first one actually named submachine gun even if not the first submachine gun by type.
@leoa4c7 ай бұрын
Every video of this series is filled with biased or otherwise incorrect BS. I couldn't watch much of it in one go either.
@ZackeryStang7 ай бұрын
.45 acp with 9" drop at 200 yards... must be some that .45+p+ super powder 😂
@michaelsix96847 ай бұрын
Thompson is heavy and doesn't have long range, but it is reliable and rugged
@andrewholdaway8137 ай бұрын
Over engineered over weight over priced
@PwntiousАй бұрын
Set the same targets up for each gun.
@Thesecretlifeoddmh6 ай бұрын
SAS showed how to properly use the MP5
@abigailsaoirsefinnegan13 минут бұрын
the next evolution of the submachine gun is the FGC-9. they're currently being used in Myanmar.
@arthurneddysmith6 ай бұрын
36:37 You can see an ordinary gun, out of the briefcase, firing in the very bottom left of screen as well as ejected cases. Oops ...
@k7j0076 ай бұрын
Lol your right. I did not see or notice that. Good eye
@andrewstubbs96915 ай бұрын
We're having a conversation about submachine guns, but we're not going to mention the STEN??? Come on, now.
@aaronseet27386 ай бұрын
No mention of the Sten.
@dalehuff57407 ай бұрын
You also need to say that the Tompson fires from an open bolt.
@arthurneddysmith6 ай бұрын
33:03 This is dumb. The MP5SD doesn't change the velocity of the projectile. Certainly not to this extent without loading different cartridges.
@CaptainKarate7 ай бұрын
Sorry to burst your bubble, but the Germans actually got there first with the MP 18. Still love my Thompson though🥰
@themisfitsman776 ай бұрын
Bro, you got .45 acp and taking down aluminum can and gave the guy who had 9mm 750ml glass bottles. How is that fair in the slightest?
@MarkSmith-vy3tq5 ай бұрын
How come the MAC 10 didn't make it on this list?
@stevengreenland84927 ай бұрын
I was waiting for the Skorpion but it was a no show.
@YOUTUBER-by6ng6 ай бұрын
How did the Japanese miss on making SMGs on large scale for their troops during WW2
@sonnysantana54547 ай бұрын
and no 1' ever mentions the WW-1' imperial german army very underrated = Mp-18' submaching gyn which was small light and combat effective
@lionellloyd9003Ай бұрын
The Italians made the first submachinegun.
@colinw7327 ай бұрын
Justin Molar may be an " expert " but several times he was pointing his weapon at Wil . He seemed somewhat complacent about muzzle direction . A true expert would never do that.