German MP 40 Submachine Gun
Germany’s Wartime Standard Submachine Gun A genuine WWII-era German MP 40 parts kit, disassembled. Photo property of Eisel Armory. Adopted by the German Wehrmacht beginning in 1940, the MP 40 became the standard submachine gun issued to squad leaders, NCOs, paratroopers, and armored vehicle crews throughout World War II. Chambered in 9mm Parabellum and fed […]
Ottoman Turkish Model 1903 Mauser Rifle
Germany’s Rifle for an Empire at War Right side profile of an Ottoman Model 1903 Mauser rifle. Photo property of Eisel Armory. Adopted by the Ottoman Empire in 1903, this Mauser bolt-action rifle brought the stronger, more modern Gewehr 98 action into Ottoman service while keeping the empire’s existing 7.65×53mm cartridge already in the field. […]
Soviet SVT-40 Tokarev Rifle
A Wartime Sprint Toward Semi-Automatic Firepower Right side profile of a Tula Arsenal-produced SVT-40 Tokarev rifle, chambered in 7.62x54R. Photo property of Eisel Armory. The SVT-40 (Samozaryadnaya Vintovka Tokareva — “Tokarev self-loading rifle, model 1940”) was adopted by the Soviet Union in 1940 as its intended principal self-loading service rifle, chambered in the same 7.62x54R […]
German Gewehr 41(W) Walther Rifle
G.41(W) Walther rifle, full-length right-side view. Photo property of Eisel Armory. Fielded by Germany from 1941 and formally adopted as the Walther design late in 1942, the Gewehr 41 was the Wehrmacht’s first widely issued semi-automatic infantry rifle, chambered in the same 7.92×57mm Mauser round already used in the Karabiner 98k. Ordnance officials wanted more […]