Schmeisser GmbH is a German firearms manufacturer based in Krefeld, Germany, known for producing a range of firearms and related accessories. The company is named after Hugo Schmeisser, an influential German weapons designer who is famous for his work in firearm [Read More…]
American Tactical Imports (ATI) will be bringing to the stateside .22LR conversion kits for Glock pistols made by German Schmeisser. These kits consist of drop-in barrels and feed ramps as well as 9x19mm cartridge-shaped chambers that house the .22LR ammunition, fit the [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: We take a look at some modern DMR rifles from Schmeisser GmbH in Krefeld, Germany. To my knowledge, Schmeisser doesn’t make any AR10s, instead, they focus on AR15s and AR9s. It’s easy to think that the black Schmeisser DMR rifles above and [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: A collection of photos from Schmeisser GmbH in Krefeld, Germany. The Schmeisser 1911 Hugo is a classic single-stack 1911 pistol, with all the features you can expect from this model. Below you can see some of the variants. The 1911 Hugo is priced from [Read More…]
Your favorite deranged TFB reader back making firearm-related abominations again. This time, Stubbs has gotten his hands on a couple of Schmeisser S60 60-round magazines and turned them into 80-round bullet bins. He has dubbed his latest creation the “Extendo [Read More…]
Are conquered enemy guns the best? In this case a German Schmeisser MP40 used by an allied forces soldier in the rubble. Well, that is the question as we go back to World War II in this Photo Of The Day. The caption reads: Infantryman of the Stormont, Dundas and [Read More…]
During the SHOT Show 2019, we had a chance to take a closer look at the final version of Schmeisser 60-round quad-stack AR-15 magazines and learn about their construction. Back then the company told us that Blue Line Solutions will be the importer of the magazines. [Read More…]
Today’s Picture is from Schmeisser GmbH in Krefeld, Germany. A classic pistol by a classic manufacturer, it’s just the combination of the two that is a bit untraditional perhaps. What you see on top of the carrier is a Schmeisser Hugo 1911, chambered in .45 [Read More…]
Competition AR-15 rifles for practical shooting is always an interesting topic. Everyone has their own preferences, based on experience (or the lack of!), budget or other constraints. Today, we have some top quality pictures, taken by Henry Spuhr Photography, based in [Read More…]
Almost ten years ago I shot a Schmeisser AR15 for the first time, and I recently examined two brand new Schmeisser AR15s. There was no possibility to shoot them, but I found them to be of good quality and design. At IWA in Germany Schmeisser will be releasing a list of [Read More…]
Last year, we reported about this 60-round AR-15 magazine displayed by Schmeisser at SHOT Show 2018. Back then, it was still in developments and the company didn’t allow to take the magazine apart and photograph its internal parts. This year, at SHOT Show 2019, [Read More…]
I agree … the title of this article sounds like trolling or some sort of clickbaiting heresy. The expressions like Ukrainian Schmeisser and Smeisser Makarov alone sound like they are either a typo or an April Fools’ Day joke. However, believe it or not, [Read More…]
During the SHOT Show 2018, two European companies announced their plans of importing new polymer AR-15 magazines to the US market. One of these companies is the German Schmeisser and the second one is a Croatian company called POB. Schmeisser TFB’s Eric B. has [Read More…]
The following is an article that was originally written in Russian by TFB contributor Maxim Popenker, and Andrey Ulanov, and translated to English by Peter Samsonov. With their permission, I have replicated the text here, and edited it, for the enrichment of you, our [Read More…]
Schmeisser Germany have developed a 60-round magazine for the AR15. Yes, it does resemble the Surefire 60-rounder except this one is made out of polymer. The only source for the Schmeisser magazine I can find is ZIB in Germany. Bad news is they don’t have it, [Read More…]
Schmeisser makes upgraded AR-15 buffer tube assembly. What makes it interesting to me is the approach of the company in product development. Instead of working on a development of a single aftermarket part, they have improved all the parts of the assembly (or [Read More…]
IWA Outdoor Classics is a gigantic trade exhibition in Nürnberg, Germany. The first IWA started in 1973 and has kept on growing. This year there are over 1 500 exhibitors and a record of 49 000 people visited the show (trade visitors only). In comparison the SHOT Show [Read More…]
It’s not every day you get the privilege to write about a new rifle from Heckler & Koch, but we have the honor to present the brand new HK433. It was shown to a very selected number of people at SHOT Show and Heckler & Koch just ran an ad in the German [Read More…]
According to several sources, the Police in Hamburg (Germany), are getting new body armor, helmets, armored cars and HK MP5s and Haenel CR223s. The real news here is the issuing of the Haenel CR223, which is a piston driven AR15 style rifle. Hamburger Mobile [Read More…]
It seems that for the first time ever, Germany is going to get a more permissive gun law. As an Amendment of the Federal Hunting Act comes into force, it is now legal to hunt even with 20 round (perhaps even more?) magazine if you put only 3 rounds in. This is even [Read More…]
We are all familiar with the standard conspiracy theories: NASA faked the Moon landing on a Hollywood soundstage, President Kennedy was shot by another gunman who was working for the CIA/the mob, all world leaders are actually reptilian aliens from Alpha Centauri, [Read More…]
Schmeisser normally houses in the Waffen Schumacher booth at IWA, and this year was no exception. Some of these pictures are from the spring of 2016, but it’s the first time they’ve been published and they’re unique to TFB. All Schmeisser AR15s are [Read More…]
Schmeisser GmbH in Germany has released an AR-15 for dynamic and sports shooting, to what looks to be an ever increasing market in Europe and Russia. The name of the rifle is AR15 Dynamic M5FL 16,75”. New EU gun laws regulating semi-automatic firearms and magazine [Read More…]
I stopped by Schmeisser while walking around the German section at SHOT to see what they were showcasing and saw a weird Glock like thing. Melanie with Schmeisser was able to fill me in on some of the details of their new pistol. The SLP-9 features replaceable back [Read More…]
One of the (many) reasons to follow the WeaponsMan blog is that he keeps an eye out for neat auctions that, even if they cost the same as a new luxury sedan, provide great photos of rare or unique firearms. Most recently, Hognose has linked to an auction for a very rare [Read More…]
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