MP18 Sub Machine Gun
MP18
Antiqued English Pewter 1/6 mounted replica of the MP18 sub machine gun and 9mm round (deactivated) with a short information panel.
On black baize, with green mount and housed in a walnut coloured frame.
size (glass) 222mm x 206mm
Panel Reads :-
The MP18 was manufactured by Bergmann Waffenfabrik . It was the first practical submachine gun used in combat. In 1915, the German Rifle Testing Commission at Spandau decided to develop a new weapon for trench warfare. An attempt to modify existing semi-automatic pistols, failed, as accurate aimed fire in full automatic mode was impossible due to their light weight and high rate of fire of 1,200 rounds per minute. They determined that a completely new kind of weapon was needed to fulfill the requirements, thus the Maschinenpistole 18/I came about. Full scale production did not begin until early 1918. It was introduced into service in 1918 by the German Army during World War I as the primary weapon of the Stosstruppen, assault groups specialized in trench combat. The MP18 was produced in two calibres, the 9x19mm Parabellum and the 7.63x25 Mauser.
