China: Imported and local-made copies of the Swiss-made SIG Bergmann in 7.63×25mm Mauser [27][28] Estonia:The MP18 was used to defend the Tallinn barracks during the 1924 …

Oct 14, 2019 · The MP18 was an innovative and revolutionary design in the scope of firearms that went on to influence other submachine gun projects well into the 1960s.

Developed by Hugo Schmeisser and Theodor Bergmann, the MP18/1 Submachine Gun was designed with trench warfare in mind. Designated the Maschinenpistole 18/1, it had a 32 round …

Jul 1, 2016 · Magazine housing on an M.P. 18,I. The ìIî in the MP18 designation is a Roman numeral one. Note the post-war 1920 date. (John M. Miller Collection) A German manual …

May 9, 2016 · The history of this weapon, commonly known as the MP18, I (or, less regularly, as the Bergmann Muskete) is shrouded in mystery and has become the basis of not a little myth …

The snail drum was awkward, hard to load, heavy, and made the MP18 unwieldy, but the gun still proved its worth in the hands of German Storm Troops in the last year of the Great War.

Nov 18, 2025 · Other articles where MP18 is discussed: submachine gun: …true submachine gun, as the MP18, or the Bergmann Muskete. This weapon was first issued in 1918, the last …

Nov 17, 2023 · MP18-influenced designs include Chinese copies chambered in 7.63 Mauser used in the fight against Japan, the French MAS35 and MAS38, and the Swiss SIG Bergmann.

A Bergmann MP 18 The MP 18 was a German 9 mm caliber submachine gun. It was the first effective and easy-to-use submachine gun in combat. It was designed by Hugo Schmeisser. …

The first practical submachine gun, developed by Hugo Schmeisser and used by German forces during World War I. The MP18 was chambered in 9x19mm Parabellum and was highly …