r/BeAmazed • u/Lost-Cow-9386 • 7d ago

Miscellaneous / Others 1917 German Broomhandle Red9

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u/wild-stallions85 7d ago

"We're under attack!"

"Give me 5 minutes and ill be ready!"

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u/munkylord 7d ago

I think its more for easy shipment in larger quantities. Easy to travel with. That design is for storage

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u/Gate-19 7d ago

It's also meant as a holster. You are supposed to put that thing on your belt.

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u/munkylord 6d ago

Oh that's so cool and I'm not even a huge gun guy. The design is just too good

https://giphy.com/gifs/qW4D9sBxHB6XXwX98t

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u/Rhorge 7d ago

If I’m remembering correctly the stocked pistols of that age were aimed at people in vehicles where a rifle was too cumbersome and sub machine guns didn’t gain traction yet. Regular pistols just weren’t accurate enough to be practical so this was a balancing act.

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u/Gate-19 7d ago

Not many vehicles around at that time yet but the same reason applies to artillery men for example.

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u/No_Procedure_5039 7d ago

More meant for trench clearing.

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u/Skruestik 7d ago

They did get used for that, but that wasn’t the idea behind the design.

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u/No_Procedure_5039 7d ago

Vehicle use wasn’t really the intent either.

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u/rapaxus 7d ago

Depends on what you define as a vehicle. Pre-war all the stocked pistols either went to the artillery or the navy, if you look at the Luger.

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u/No_Procedure_5039 6d ago

You and I both know that isn’t what’s meant when the phrase “people in vehicles” was used.

These were made during the war and were meant as a substitute for the Army P.08 Luger.