GERMAN manufactured StG45

Vlim · 12-27-2005, 04:32 PM

Hi,

The following was written about the MP45 in a 1945 British intelligence report:

Interrogation of Mr. Altenburger, chief constructor of light weapons up to 15mm:

...he had been working on the Infantry Pistol 7.9 mm. short cartrigde, the weapon being called MP 45 Mauser. Parts and models of this gun had been sent to ravensburg, but some parts were still in the factory. No drawings, he stated, were at Oberndorf. The principal advantage of this weapon was the ease with which it could be produced using only straight carbon steels. The time to make, when set up for production, was estimated to be 3 - 4 hours. Its weight was 4 kg. The rate of fire was 450 - 480 rounds per minute and the length of the barrel was 400mm., the muzzle velocity being 700 metres/sec. There were 45 - 50 parts in the gun, manily pressings, but with a forged locking system. The barrels were made by the ' dolly' method.

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12-27-2005, 04:32 PM	#7
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,991 Times in 1,205 Posts	Hi, The following was written about the MP45 in a 1945 British intelligence report: Interrogation of Mr. Altenburger, chief constructor of light weapons up to 15mm: ...he had been working on the Infantry Pistol 7.9 mm. short cartrigde, the weapon being called MP 45 Mauser. Parts and models of this gun had been sent to ravensburg, but some parts were still in the factory. No drawings, he stated, were at Oberndorf. The principal advantage of this weapon was the ease with which it could be produced using only straight carbon steels. The time to make, when set up for production, was estimated to be 3 - 4 hours. Its weight was 4 kg. The rate of fire was 450 - 480 rounds per minute and the length of the barrel was 400mm., the muzzle velocity being 700 metres/sec. There were 45 - 50 parts in the gun, manily pressings, but with a forged locking system. The barrels were made by the ' dolly' method.