"Reising Submachine Gun: Good Initiative, Bad Design" Topic
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| Tango01 | 06 Apr 2017 9:37 p.m. PST |
"The Reising is an example of a firearm design that worked perfectly in the rear but performed horribly in actual combat conditions. It was a Second World War era submachine gun that had much potential but ultimately failed the big test down range in use by frontline infantry units. Suffering from…"
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ZULUPAUL  | 07 Apr 2017 3:07 a.m. PST |
My Dad was a Marine in WWII & used a Reising on occasion but he preferred a shotgun (he was an MP toward the end of the war after training as a sniper/scout for the Japan mainland invasion), his partner preferred the Reising. |
| Private Matter | 07 Apr 2017 7:07 a.m. PST |
The Reising was too finely machined to endure the realities of life in the field. Too much dust, dirt, and rust….. |
| Tango01 | 07 Apr 2017 11:11 a.m. PST |
Interesting…
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