Name The Weapon!!!

[geo]

Interesting

fixture above the barrel jacket gives me think this was a waist gunner's gun - soo....
German MG34 bomber variant
7.92 x 57 mauser

 

[SteveB]

I think Wes' pic is of a German MG 15 in 7.92 x 57.  It was a aircraft defensive armament, in more than just the waist position, In fact, I don't think the Germans had much in the way of waist positions on other than on the He 111.  Also, I think it could be twin mounted and as such was called the MG 81.

Also, I'm still curious about MG 34's pic.

Steve

 

[geo]

yup... MG15 - sister or cousin to the MG34

 

[MG34]

OK this one seems to have stumped folks here it's a Direct Fire Support Weapon made by Precision Rifle Systems

http://www.users.bigpond.com/pdunnprs/default.html

 

[geo]

interesting
another one?

 

[SteveB]

I miss wrote earlier.  The MG 15 is distinct from the MG 81.  The MG 15 is a Rheinmetal design, replaced by the Mauser MG 81, a development of the MG 34.  The MG 81Z was the twin mount version. 

I think MG 34 is still up.

 

[MG34]

Ok let's try this one, country and caliber please.

 

[a_majoor]

QBZ-03,
People's Republic of China,
Calibre 5.8 X 42 mm

 

[MG34]

Correct, also would have accepted 5.56mm as well, over to you

 

[a_majoor]

Took a while. Bonus points for description/calibre

 

[MG34]

It looks like a Colt SCAMP (Small CaliberMachine Pistol) firing a centerfire .22 cal. 40grain bullet from a bottlenecked cartridge.
http://www.smallarmsreview.com/pdf/scamp.pdf

 

[a_majoor]

I'll have to work harder next time  ;D

 

[MG34]

Here's another one, name country caliber please

 

[geo]

Yikes MG... looks like a plumber's nightmare

 

[a_majoor]

.50 cal zip gun!  ;D ;D ;D

 

[KevinB]

Garage Guns Inc....

a 7.62X54R Chechen homemade job. ???

 

 

[FoverF]

Did Jawas sell it to you?

 

[medicineman]

Almost looks like a prototype for the Sten gun - or something the SOE came up with.

OR - did someone's kid toss it together in metal shop at school for show and tell?

MM

 

[BernDawg]

Found It!!

On September 28 1937 Johnson's first U.S. Patent, number 2,094,156 was granted. The first of over a dozen different US patents concerning firearms (and bayonets for them).

It's the first Ptype of the Johnson rifle.

This first rifle was made from scrap firearm parts and had a knitting needle for a firing pin. Despite these rudimentary beginnings, the design worked fairly well but needed major refinements.

Hence the "Zip Gun" appearance.

 

[MG34]

WE have a winner 1941 Johnson Rifle P-type