The MP-40: History’s Most Infamous SMG

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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]

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[@u2beuser714]

When you spot a commie..

[@pyeitme508]

Wow

[@EricEVera]

Fucking love this gun! #akgnotificationsquad

[@glizzyglaz1963]

Would love to see admin. on the channel more, especially for meme review

[@Sam_the_Spinosaurus]

Brandon where Galil video

[@DonutOperator]

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

[@ygkojo1289]

This group is IMPOSSIBLE to cancel!

[@Lunch_box]

Let's cancel Dave first

[@sirquacksalot7149]

lol

[@brelaxed13]

LOL

[@Rurik_Luci]

One of you needs to dye your hair blond and reach for something with your right hand

[@Sidioustms]

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

[@santasl]

Also as a German, I second your comment.

[@Gungame-gb2qo]

Als Deutscher stimme ich zu

[@je97ns59]

Ah ein weiterer sauerkraut virtuose

[@n.fussel5673]

Zuspruch!

[@armorer94]

@Monochromatikkann das nicht anfassen!

[@Dibbo_]

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

[@ianmedford4855]

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]

Yup, great duo

[@romeosgenericchannel3971]

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

[@emc_1992]

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

[@bodyzalone]

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

[@TWIZTEDJC]

So happy this video "resurfaced" Congressman Herrera!

[@rubber_man647]

Don’t tell the rhinos

[@jonahl6447]

Lol

[@TheRogueEmpire]

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

[@hughjass1976]

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

[@JJ-ki6sv]

@@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.

[@Izayuukan]

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!

[@gitmochimkins]

Nerd

[@7thhokage87]

@@gitmochimkins nerd

[@gitmochimkins]

@@7thhokage87 no u

[@panzerabwerkanone]

@@7thhokage87 nurd.

[@bustybobbuttertits3981]

@@panzerabwerkanone terd

[@AdministrativeResults]

POV: you have bit into the forbidden larp fruit

[@matchxxgrade2974]

My sides are in a geosynchronous orbit.

[@sir_socr8s]

I enjoyed it

[@kangah807]

We need a Forbidden Eagle patch

[@MalachiHealey]

BUM BUM BUM. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . ERRRRRIIIKA

[@Michael-kn2kw]

Forbidden flecktarn.

[@jtl-en4yx]

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]

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

[@jtl-en4yx]

@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.

[@Lady_Amelia-Eloise]

@Edohiguma is it really?

[@carved6749]

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]

@@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.

[@Quacktical]

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]

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

[@georgkre]

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]

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

[@generalilbis]

@@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]

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).

[@Maj_Problem]

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

[@xavi-kun]

I love how accurate this is.

[@SirDankleberry]

But less communist.

[@Dinitroflurbenzol]

a KK-MPi 69 would be nice

[@dukeofbanfe]

Damn that’s so true! I hadn’t even thought of it.

[@sovietred7371]

Needs RPD

[@sirascaron]

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

[@olafbuddenberg4787]

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

[@Techno_202]

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

[@yologamer146lp5]

Das deutsche Volk dankt

[@sirascaron]

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

[@rebel4466]

@@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

[@michigangeezer3950]

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]

​@@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]

That’s nuts

[@Chris-sf7ug]

Damn the 80's were crazy.

[@weswolever7477]

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]

Bro took an mp-40 to school?!

[@titan_o7]

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

[@Dude4134]

As a German I can confirm this is 100% historically correct

[@You_Cant_See_Me_Anymore]

As a German i say yes

[@mariosambar8470]

As a German i say ab Morgen wird zurück geschossen

[@Waffelrecht]

ze germanz approve

[@7.62x25-x]

And your last name is Müller🙄

[@hurrikane3740]

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_]

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

[@Romanus-]

This but unironically

[@HansKlopek]

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

[@LordSluggo]

No one who speaks German could be an evil man

[@mercedes_nuts]

69th like, nice

[@izdigi25]

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]

Does it look like 34 to you?!

[@custom13.]

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

[@AlmostSickBoy]

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

[@DanielFrederick_Main]

Both MG34 and MG42

[@custom13.]

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

[@luckypyjamastv1473]

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]

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

[@HyperScorpio8688]

Me at 105k thinking the same

[@matchesburn]

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]

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

[@david-468]

Cannadips dislikes the feds..I’m shocked lol

[@w.reidripley1968]

"Your winnings, sir."

[@RT-qd8yl]

@@junioraltamontent.7582 Got my vote, always support your home

[@unbeatable209]

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

[@iamReddington]

@@stacheoperator Shut up trumper.

[@realmacabreyt]

@@stacheoperator i wonder what that stands for 😏

[@torgranael]

I will eventually get one of those shirts.

[@unbeatable209]

@@stacheoperator fucking seriously lmao

[@w.reidripley1968]

And arch as a McDonalds sign.

[@mntmantimes]

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

[@HeadShot50xp]

Couldn’t agree more lol

[@andrewleger37]

I agree! They really just build off each other with their goofiness, nerdiness, etc.

[@Frank7489]

BIG AGREE

[@lancerutherford3933]

Eh

[@HK416A5-]

Best kind of collab

[@GameTavern2224]

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

[@THF117]

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

[@DonPatrono]

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]

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

[@Kardia_of_Rhodes]

@@DonPatrono Kiraly 43m crying in the corner

[@marcosaruca5283]

Tube guns are awesome i also love the grease gun

[@mfree80286]

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

[@marshallwiese5788]

The energy these two have is just plain awesome 😂

[@VexChoccyMilk]

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

[@kurokaze511]

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

[@VexChoccyMilk]

@@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]

@@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]

theres a pps 41 on the wall

[@Drakes_lair]

@@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

[@TheKalashnidude]

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

[@gerdipediaTV]

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

[@toytacambery9427]

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

[@TheKalashnidude]

@@toytacambery9427 k bro

[@archerious1972]

A German weeb. Dangerous combination.

[@chadmix1738]

@@toytacambery9427 Stay mad for no reason

[@nikolai60]

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]

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]

@@thekamotodragonNerd.

[@thekamotodragon]

@@phoenixrider4622 ok.

[@PistaZOV]

@@phoenixrider4622 no u

[@flyhtz]

@@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

[@redmedic1266]

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]

Good day fellow german

[@peterpan41]

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

[@kaffeetasse1238]

Davorne kammeraden oder so musik war zu laut

[@MaNu-hu4om]

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

[@redmedic1266]

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

[@youtubesucks69420]

Here now that this has "Resurfaced" 🤣

[@KaiserBecks]

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

[@6995di]

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

[@smudger1973]

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

[@JohnDoe-wt9ek]

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

[@1TruNub]

German humor is no laughing matter

[@florislok]

More a sick joke

[@thegoalie5233]

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

[@LootFreak]

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!

[@ghstsamurai-4172]

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

[@HimyNamesN]

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

[@haydene4960]

300 like

[@paulfrancistorres7144]

@@HimyNamesN r/whoosh

[@MiGLifeCrisis]

@@paulfrancistorres7144 not really

[@Rspsand07]

Roman Salute

[@chrisg8680]

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]

"Original Ghetto Blaster"

[@chaosreigns7386]

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

[@ExpatriotSilencers]

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

[@chrisg8680]

@@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.

[@MSM4U2POM]

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]

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

[@MSM4U2POM]

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

[@ratgobbler]

@@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]

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

[@kellywright540]

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]

Thanks for his service these mp40s are for sure reliable

[@simonnachreiner8380]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@ToxicityD-Day]

Brandon: "Im not political, I just love guns!" Every extremist: "FUUUUCK!"

[@alphawolfgang173]

he's just hiding his power level to maintain the youtube cash flow.

[@shred1894]

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]

So successful he multiplied the number of Germanies by two!

[@thekraken1173]

Wtf is an eastern bloc accent?

[@connorohoare7470]

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

[@thekraken1173]

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

[@connorohoare7470]

@@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.

[@eliaswiren5057]

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

[@austint7533]

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

[@spudssss123]

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]

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]

I miss Lemmy

[@Flarexxxx]

Lemmy is an absolute legend

[@lilrobi45xxx42]

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]

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

[@TheMlerich30]

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

[@tt2000hp]

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

[@vidard9863]

you must *concentrate* better...

[@kingofbrutaltheocracy9201]

They had camps for that.

[@michaelschlesener282]

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

[@dosidicusgigas1376]

@@michaelschlesener282 its funny dont be a negative nancy

[@johnstraub7494]

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.

[@fabiangamerxxx4410]

For me as a German this is very funny P.S. German word for Montage is "Zusammenstellung" Keep up the nice vids

[@DerWaidmann_]

For those wanting the pronunciation: "Tsu-zahmen-shtelloong"

[@enclavesoldierusa]

@@DerWaidmann_ as an American who has had a German friend and never properly learned much German, I read the word as it was pronounced without knowing.

[@nopenopenopenopenotnow]

@@enclavesoldierusa high five

[@jopparoad4705]

I wish you guys won the war

[@enclavesoldierusa]

@@nopenopenopenopenotnow take it lol danke mein freund

[@Dibbo_]

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

[@aaronlasse3068]

Ikr Great guy und stylish beard

[@ianmedford4855]

"Original Ghetto Blaster"

[@robertwastakenwastaken]

The Inglourious Basterds reference at the end was amazing

[@beansinacan500]

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

[@commissarlugh1040]

Piat and nambo pistol bothered trash .

[@Dover78]

I find the Sten a bit...challenging.

[@princessapplestrach6327]

The Erma EMP the tube machine gun

[@lilrobi45xxx42]

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

[@lilrobi45xxx42]

@@commissarlugh1040 nambu for sure was garbage

[@deldrinov]

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*

[@cb41503]

Balaclava: Grabs Walther

[@remy6978]

1:30 Balaclava really got into character

[@HimyNamesN]

@@remy6978 at 2:12 he got into character even more

[@andymayeuxproductions]

@@HimyNamesN I really laughed at this

[@dontletyourmemesbedreams2355]

*USSR ANTHEM STARTS*

[@piratekingthaszar7912]

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.

[@rangehottv7254]

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]

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]

@Monochromatik 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]

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

[@Krieg-ch8ot]

@@franciszeklatinik889 yeah absolutely I'm not disagreeing with that, the way he put it, it sounded like he thought the Thompson was rare when it very much so wasn't

[@aidanantlers7350]

that was the most german montage ever

[@brahtrumpwonbigly7309]

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

[@Sandycheeks6699]

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

[@Dea7hWarran7]

Unlike Anne Frank…?

[@1991apfel]

Polish remover....

[@cavalieroutdoors6036]

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

[@fieldmarshalbaltimore1329]

Damn I missed that, but that's hilarious lmao

[@IIIAnchani]

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) ^^

[@raphaelroy4543]

So a bit like katyusha

[@Inconsistent_memes]

Es

[@Ironlegion_06]

My classmates sing it

[@patrickb1303]

This was a German army song long before the Nazis.

[@whatforaaron2494]

@@patrickb1303 Yep. They even sang it, during The Great War too.

[@samuelzuleger5134]

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]

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

[@brandoncoates1427]

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]

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

[@wes4522]

I prefer it.

[@rhvette]

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]

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

[@stratigangames508]

"Gestapo right there!" "They did Nazi that coming." "You need to concentrate better!" These jokes are going to kill me.

[@batuhanuyar3471]

Why, are you not German?

[@luwaldo22]

I want to like this but…

[@stratigangames508]

@@luwaldo22 Understandable

[@luwaldo22]

@@stratigangames508 that shit was funny

[@ChaplainPhantasm]

They won't kill you faster than a Russian Sniper, I tell you that much

[@TheBucketDealer]

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

[@osiris4457]

Same here, such a little lovely detail.

[@vvvppp6021]

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

[@akashmukherjee2405]

Underrated comment 🖐🏼

[@tlshortyshorty5810]

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

[@lilrobi45xxx42]

I hope a walther p38 came with the helmet and mp40

[@vvvppp6021]

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

[@1945Ace1]

Were is the “Nazi rifle,” I keep reading about from “the independent and “Daily Mail?”

[@youngthaiarfssoldier8732]

Calling a 9mm submachine gun a "Nazi rifle" is a bit of a scratch and... out of context, probably.

[@muddyram]

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

[@smb.4900]

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

[@komradekobra]

Haha my mind went straight the same way lol

[@IanCaine4728]

So dark, so funny.

[@muddyram]

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

[@chrisoffutt8968]

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.

[@blankpaper2576]

For the Germans seemingly over complicating everything the Mp-40 is quite simple

[@cycadaacolyte6349]

Helps that it was a pre-war design and not a prototype rushed into service like most everything the Germans fielded after 1941...

[@ISwearMyNameIsJohn]

Even simpler than a sten in terms of its trigger control group

[@CS-zn6pp]

@@ISwearMyNameIsJohn not quite the same build quality though.

[@jupnik5318]

NOPE it is not, remember the telescopic main spring xDDDDDDDDDD

[@milkman-im6jh]

He risked his entire channel for this legendary video

[@square7935]

how did he risk it

[@milkman-im6jh]

@@square7935 all the jokes 💀

[@columbiawarmachine9795]

See the video I did on mp 40 , you won’t be disappointed, kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5_JYamNp9qUhZI

[@TheJohnBrowningGunClub]

oh no the troons are gonna tattle...

[@Vito_993]

He talks to damn much stfu and shoot the gun

[@miguelisaurusbruh1158]

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

[@apenguininthemist855]

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]

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]

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)

[@familyaccount3501]

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]

Biiiiiiiigggg ooof

[@familyaccount3501]

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

[@familyaccount3501]

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]

This might be his Mp40

[@colemanmoore9871]

@@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)

[@Just2Epic4U]

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]

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]

LETS GO!!

[@iamReddington]

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

[@pointman2]

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

[@columbiawarmachine9795]

You will like my mp 40 video as well , kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5_JYamNp9qUhZI

[@TheBuchi99]

"The germans where never ones to do something simply, when they could just do it right" - AK Guy

[@bucephalus14]

They did a few other things right too except the one thing they’re accused of

[@miguelgameiro8063]

@@bucephalus14 lol

[@rebel4466]

There's a german saying that translates to something like "why do it the easy way, when there's a complicated one available?"

[@DefinitelyNotEmma]

Neat AK-Guy wisdom

[@TheGM-20XX]

*Panther tank catches fire*

[@PolenarTactical]

*Erika!*

[@benjaminshort4169]

Brandon and Admin Results: *Shoot Montage using German gun and German music* KZbin moderators, ATF, and the DHS: "Interesting."

[@Andrew_ngl6969]

2:12 im dead💀

[@johnbeauvais3159]

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]

nerd

[@Gurkenpudding]

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]

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

[@Gurkenpudding]

@@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]

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.

[@grantspaete3677]

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

[@seymorekrappenschitz193]

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]

“And I want my scalps”

[@entengrutze1717]

The song is called Erika not Erick

[@WuCSquad]

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

[@flammenwaffenfries3039]

Garbage movie

[@Telogor]

It was actually a hair off tempo, unfortunately.

[@dsl32]

Who is here after the hard left smear of Brandon

[@kriskay5020]

I'm back here because of it

[@rajanfellows3343]

Me lol😂

[@low-polyhexagonalrat]

I’m out of the loop, what happened?

[@Ace_Rose023]

not me

[@youngthaiarfssoldier8732]

​@@low-polyhexagonalrat Tony Gonzales went on CNN and called Brandon Herrera "a known Neo-Nazi", and put this long on video as "resurfaced" Nazi propaganda

[@dirtyd2316]

When it comes to ww2 sub machine guns the MP40 is definitely at the top of my list. Its got a perfect rate of fire and is easily controllable and isn’t to overly complicated compared to other German firearms of the time. I would say the only other sub machine gun of the time that comes close to it as far as rate of fire would be the Russian PPS43. The PPS43 however,does have a slight advantage being easier to manufacture.

[@Phantom_Aspekt]

Didn't the PPS43 have issues with magazines between guns due to loose manufacturing tolerances? Or was that just the PPSH41?

[@CS-zn6pp]

@@Phantom_Aspekt Yes stoppages due to load issues were common with all Russian smg's in WW2 especially the classic drum mags. Forgotten weapons mentioned it in several of his videos. Basically, for the Russian smg's carrying soldier, if you found a mag that worked with your gun you held on to it. Your "good" mag probably wouldn't be a "good" mag in the guy next to you gun.

[@CS-zn6pp]

My wish list has the MP40, the Thompson and the Suomi KP/-31.

[@jupnik5318]

@@Phantom_Aspekt PPS43 didnt, you are mentioning all variants of PPSH

[@Oberkommando]

but when it comes to design the MP40 totally outclasses the PPS43. Now the PPSh41 looks more awesome than the MP40 ngl, however she's a heavy girl with all that wood, has a fire rate that is waaaaay too high, and was built with with soviet tolerances rather than the german perfection.

[@texaspatriot2038]

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

[@jakemocci3953]

I loved that hahaha

[@Andrew-zt3bf]

Mg-HAAAATTTEEEE

[@beeweb1137]

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]

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]

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

[@cursedhawkins1305]

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.

[@_-.-_-_.._--.-_-_----_-.--_._-]

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.

[@GageLetbetter]

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

[@wyattl.4023]

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.

[@trevorjallen1]

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

[@yodaevil]

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

[@BHGKURAMA]

Just when I think Brandon can’t get any more cool toys, he does. Totally not jealous or wish I could have some fun blasting some of those down the range.

[@rt-wj8bl]

i finally found the resurfaced video

[@Gladius_ZR2]

Iconic firearm with an iconic sound, if the Thompson was the American typewriter then the MP40 is the German version! Love the educational video as always and I look forward to the next one!

[@milesipka]

You can call the MP40 "The German Sewing Machine" as many who fired it claim it is like firing a sewing machine (due to the controllable recoil). Even Brandon himself said so in an earlier video.

[@RTek1986]

@@milesipka The 'Berlin Sewing Machine'. I like it. Versus the 'Chicago Typewriter', lol.

[@edwardsummey8843]

It is nice to see you handle this subject with the sensitivity and consideration you are famous for. I could almost picture the metaphorical eggshells on the tightrope you were walking to keep this tasteful.

[@pmp1337]

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

[@michabiaek7981]

For some reason this "resurfaced" on my front page xDDD

[@brandon7219]

Such a beautiful montage! E R I K A !!! Two of the guns I want most in life. - MP40 and an STG-44

[@Anino_Makata]

Me: **eyes MG-34** _I'mma keep this, then..._

[@The_Mr._Biscuit]

I love open bolt guns. They're so incredibly simple. Almost like anybody with basic machining skills could make them in their garage or backyard shop.

[@alexdarcydestsimon3767]

Been there, done that ? :-)

[@redheadrambo]

@@alexdarcydestsimon3767 wouldn't you like to know fed boi

[@TacticalTerry]

@@alexdarcydestsimon3767 *frightened dog noises*

[@alexdarcydestsimon3767]

@@redheadrambo by no mean a fed. Not everybody can afford a pre86. Heavy Metal über alles ! Thanks god Elon Musk is buying the AFT anytime soon.

[@alexdarcydestsimon3767]

@@TacticalTerry a good one ! :-) Should be selling dog sized bullet proof vests. Worth it.

[@danny_d306]

Hans and Gunter on they're way to Moscow 2:00

[@iteststuff1197]

Yooo I'd vibe

[@danny_d306]

@@iteststuff1197same

[@MenGamer127]

Nein, Hans und Gunter auf dem Weg nach Moskau

[@Railhog2102]

The German MP-40 was the WW2 precursor of the modern MP5 popular now.

[@lunar_eclipse8999]

Oh, how I love this channel. This is an excellent duo here, covering a gun from my single most favorite time in history to learn about, with the edgy yet hilarious humor we all know and love. Loved the Hans reference at the end.

[@timo5005]

I as a German really enoyed it. Thank You Herr Herrera, for presenting this fine Maschinenpistole 40 to the world! (pls read with very strong German accent)

[@BrownPaperBrick]

The Mp40 has exactly the amount of clacky noises I enjoy.

[@canuckguns]

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.

[@pantherausf.f1118]

1:07 ,,How do you say montage in german?'' - well, pretty easy: VIDEOSEQUENZ NACHBEARBEITETER BILDBEWEGTAUFNAHMEN

[@DilsonRochedo]

Brandon: "I want to make an epic video with Garand Thumb". Guntubers Guild: "He is not available right now" Brandon: "How about Kentucky Ballistics?" Guntubers Guild: "Nope." Brandon: "Demolition Ranch?" Guntubers Guild: "Also...no. The best we can do is the Talking Balaclava."" Brandon: "Dammit..."

[@CS-zn6pp]

The folding stocks from '41 were made of lower quality steel due to shortages and tended to get looser as they went along. Still not bad for an 80yo gun...

[@dogabuserslayer8341]

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

[@jennwickers146]

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]

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]

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

[@Kemp1730]

One of those rare times in life when whatever you're watching starts coming to a close and you just don't want it to end. Hillarious and informative as always Brandon loved the cut away to the White Claw test just supremely placed and I had to go back and watch him toss it at you, I mean if you hadn't caught that it would have hit you in the face!! You guys have amazing chemistry and I love it, it would be cool to see like a every other week type thing or more.

[@LeadDelta]

Such an iconic SMG with a lot of value to gun owners, even in history standpoint. For the time it was such a well made SMG.

[@WhuDhat]

I used to be a little pissy about the 86 MG ban built then I remembered all the awesome stuff made before 86

[@sourrrrrrrr]

@@WhuDhat 86 mg ban made it so you can't buy a reproduction that is full auto so they are all really expensive.

[@iankennedy7048]

I'm rewatching this absolute awesome gem of a video, on what has to be one of my favorite submachine guns, and appropriately nicknamed, "The Original Ghetto Blaster." Plus, the Daily Wire thinks this is promoting Nazism for some... reason... I can't even... Idiots. This is quite the omegalol if I do say so myself! Love me MP-40. Simple as. Plus Erika is a traditional German folk song lmao. It had nothing to do with the Nazis whatsoever.

[@Chrissaful]

The synched shots. Literal chills. Greetings from germany.