Furrer made an automatic ...
No, the title is not a typo. Just so, with two “ps” (Furrer), the last name of the now forgotten Swiss gunsmith was written, who in 1919 year constructed one of the world's first automatic weapons, more precisely - submachine guns. It is doubly funny that Furrer was called Adolf.
Adolf Furrer was the director of the Berne Arms Factory, which produced the famous Parabellum pistols. Based on the Parabellum artillery model with an elongated barrel, Furrer designed his own MP1919 submachine gun, remaking the firing mechanism for automatic fire in bursts.
The “Parabellum” in the Furrer’s machine seems to be laid on its side, so that the receiving window of the store began to be located on the right, rather than below. Accordingly, the shutter levers when recharging fold to the left, not up.
The barrel is completely covered with wooden lining, so that you can hold on to it when firing.
Close-up automatic shutter. Kinship with "Parabellum" (bottom photo) can be seen immediately.
Computer 3D-rendering of a Furrer’s automat with a side magazine for 40 7,65 Luger cartridges.
Another computer drawing MP1919 with the shutter in the rearmost position.
The Furrer submachine gun successfully passed the tests, however, it turned out to be much more difficult, heavier and more expensive than the German MP-18 / 1, which appeared a year earlier. As a result, the MP1919 was not accepted for service and was not mass-produced, and its German competitor from 1920 was produced in Switzerland under a license both for the needs of its own army and for export.
The submachine gun MP-18 / 1 was simple and cheap, but very effective in melee combat.
Adolf Furrer was the director of the Berne Arms Factory, which produced the famous Parabellum pistols. Based on the Parabellum artillery model with an elongated barrel, Furrer designed his own MP1919 submachine gun, remaking the firing mechanism for automatic fire in bursts.
The “Parabellum” in the Furrer’s machine seems to be laid on its side, so that the receiving window of the store began to be located on the right, rather than below. Accordingly, the shutter levers when recharging fold to the left, not up.
The barrel is completely covered with wooden lining, so that you can hold on to it when firing.
Close-up automatic shutter. Kinship with "Parabellum" (bottom photo) can be seen immediately.
Computer 3D-rendering of a Furrer’s automat with a side magazine for 40 7,65 Luger cartridges.
Another computer drawing MP1919 with the shutter in the rearmost position.
The Furrer submachine gun successfully passed the tests, however, it turned out to be much more difficult, heavier and more expensive than the German MP-18 / 1, which appeared a year earlier. As a result, the MP1919 was not accepted for service and was not mass-produced, and its German competitor from 1920 was produced in Switzerland under a license both for the needs of its own army and for export.
The submachine gun MP-18 / 1 was simple and cheap, but very effective in melee combat.
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