Tag: transverse

Weird Magazines, Vol. III: The Heckler & Koch Transverse SMG I Mag

Posted November 6, 2015 in Guns & Gear, NFA / Suppressors / Class III, Other Gear & Gadgets by Nathaniel F with 34 Comments

In the early 1980s, German gunmaker Heckler & Koch began to design a new submachine gun that would improve on the existing MP5, in response to a US Navy solicitation for an advanced submachine gun as part of the Joint Services Small Arms Program (JSSAP). The SMG I, [Read More…]

Weird Magazines, Vol. II: The Hill Submachine Gun

Posted October 30, 2015 in Guns & Gear, NFA / Suppressors / Class III, Other Gear & Gadgets by Nathaniel F with 24 Comments

Since the first article received a fairly enthusiastic response, I have decided to continue the series on unusual firearms feeding mechanisms. Many of the devices I will cover are associated with equally interesting firearms, but for the sake of brevity I will be [Read More…]