Mp 44 Curved Barrel

[Uncle Dudley]

U.S. Army officer inspecting a German MP44 with a curved barrel designed for fighting in urban areas. The weapon allowed its user to remain behind a wall while laying down suppressing fire around a corner. The officer is Captain P.B. Sharpe of Baltimore, Maryland. He was an ordnance officer. The photo was taken in Paris, France.

 

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[Uncle Dudley]

9th Army Soldiers checking out a captured German STG-44 assault rifle and an MG-34 machine gun taken during the battle for Suggarth, Germany on November 25, 1944

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[Mongo]

That is a MG42 not MG34.

[Uncle Dudley]

Soldiers carrying some interesting captured German weapons to a make-shift range near Gurzenich, Germany. They were intending to familiarize themselves with the weapons. From left to right: PFC Paul Kumler (he's got a combat knife dangling from his belt), Duncannon, PA; PFC Lawrence Totsky, Mayfield PA.; PFC Stuart Rouse, Kinston, NC. The three men were part of Patton's 3rd Army and the photo was taken on February 7, 1945. The weapons they are carrying include an StG-44 assault rifle and an MG-42 or 34 light machine gun.

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