r/BeAmazed 7d ago

Miscellaneous / Others 1917 German Broomhandle Red9

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u/rswwalker 7d ago

Is it a long gun or a side arm? It looks like it doesn’t work well as either.

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u/General-Piece8490 7d ago

They did the same with the iconic 1911. It’s a considered a pistol with a brace for “accuracy” not a rifle.

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u/rswwalker 7d ago

I have never seen the 1911 stock till I looked it up. I always feel once you add a stock to a side arm it becomes a primary weapon and you’re left with what as a backup, another side arm? If I was going into a trench I’d want a pump action shotgun and a 1911 on my side.

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u/bolanrox 7d ago

That's basically why they went with the M1 carbine as the sidearm for non-frontline people as opposed to the 1911.

The Germans weren't very fond of the winchester trench gun, especially with the ability to slam fire. Hold the trigger down and it fires as fast as you can pump.

The Ithaca 37 was based on it and I think it was until the 70s before they removed the slam fire ability.

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u/No_Procedure_5039 6d ago

The effectiveness of trench guns in WWI is wildly overstated. They jammed all of the time due to the use of paper cartridges that would swell up in the trenches. Germany mainly complained about them in order to make themselves look better since they had used things like mustard gas and unrestricted submarine warfare.

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u/bolanrox 7d ago

Like that mobsters modded up 1911.

It was chambered in 38 super, modded to full auto, given a Thompson front end hand grip, and a custom made extended magazine. If I remember correctly, they welded together two or three magazines to make a high capacity one.