NS infantry discussion thread. Mark II

[Nirvash Type TheEND]

But it's not match lit, and judging by the martini receiver it takes a cartridge, right?

[Sevvania]

This webpage is amazing.
One of the first true weapons that we might today call a light machine gun (in the sense of a weapon carried and fired by one man and firing the general cartridge), the Parabellum Machine Gun. Designed at about the same time as the original Lewis gun, in 1911.
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Belt-fed, 7.92mm Mauser. Essentially a lightened Maxim gun, it weighed all of ten kilograms, unloaded.
Six pounds lighter than the Lewis and two pounds lighter than the Vickers-Berthier and just two pounds heavier than the Degtyaryov.

And people say history is boring, they're looking in the wrong place.

Look at this gun. Is nice gun.

*makes a mental note to consider revisiting his own WWI-era machine guns*

[Fordorsia]

But it's not match lit, and judging by the martini receiver it takes a cartridge, right?

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No idea just yet. It will most likely be a slightly explosive shell.

[Spreewerke]

Mauser shotgun:




Photo of my Kar98k in 7.92x57mm IS. Zoom in to note barrel taper just in front of the forward barrel band: http://i.imgur.com/ljZmGTq.jpg

[Nirvash Type TheEND]

I imagine many of you will have mixed feelings about this.

[Imperializt Russia]

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I imagine many of you will have mixed feelings about this.

No mix.
All why.

[Aethal]

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I imagine many of you will have mixed feelings about this.

No mix.
All why.

All o' that^

[Fordorsia]

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I imagine many of you will have mixed feelings about this.

oh no

[Bezombia]

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I imagine many of you will have mixed feelings about this.

this is probably just me but is the upper like....really big or something? looks odd

[Spreewerke]

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I imagine many of you will have mixed feelings about this.

this is probably just me but is the upper like....really big or something? looks odd

The rail built into the receiver is raised slightly above standard.

[Black Hand]

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I imagine many of you will have mixed feelings about this.

huh neat pattern. Damascus steel receiver y/n?

[Nirvash Type TheEND]

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I imagine many of you will have mixed feelings about this.

huh neat pattern. Damascus steel receiver y/n?

N.

[United states of brazilian nations]

Mauser shotgun:

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Photo of my Kar98k in 7.92x57mm IS. Zoom in to note barrel taper just in front of the forward barrel band: http://i.imgur.com/ljZmGTq.jpg

is this barrel taper mandatory for a national version?

[United states of brazilian nations]

alright, done with the rifle grenade adaptor.

these rifle grenades are bullet-trap type.

[Spreewerke]

Mauser shotgun:

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Photo of my Kar98k in 7.92x57mm IS. Zoom in to note barrel taper just in front of the forward barrel band: http://i.imgur.com/ljZmGTq.jpg

is this barrel taper mandatory for a national version?

That's just how Mauser barrels are. Even Mosin barrels taper (and by quite a bit), but the Mosin tapers gradually whereas Mauser barrels are "stepped."

https://www.apexgunparts.com/images/Bar ... Barrel.jpg

Note the four sections: chamber area, beginning of barrel, first taper step (about halfway between the two black spots), and the second taper that is harder to see: it is right before the black mark nearest the muzzle.

[United states of brazilian nations]

is this barrel taper mandatory for a national version?

That's just how Mauser barrels are. Even Mosin barrels taper (and by quite a bit), but the Mosin tapers gradually whereas Mauser barrels are "stepped."

https://www.apexgunparts.com/images/Bar ... Barrel.jpg

Note the four sections: chamber area, beginning of barrel, first taper step (about halfway between the two black spots), and the second taper that is harder to see: it is right before the black mark nearest the muzzle.

so i could make a notMauser with a gradual barrel taper?

[Aethal]

WIP update:

[Spreewerke]

That's just how Mauser barrels are. Even Mosin barrels taper (and by quite a bit), but the Mosin tapers gradually whereas Mauser barrels are "stepped."

https://www.apexgunparts.com/images/Bar ... Barrel.jpg

Note the four sections: chamber area, beginning of barrel, first taper step (about halfway between the two black spots), and the second taper that is harder to see: it is right before the black mark nearest the muzzle.

so i could make a notMauser with a gradual barrel taper?

I'm sure you could. I'm not familiar enough with Mausers to know why exactly the barrel was stepped rather than continuously tapered. Not sure what the expenses are, one versus the other.

[Puzikas]

Cost vs. performance IIRC.

Edit because:

Looking through my photos last night, I found a few photos of US Special Forces operating in Vietnam with, strangely enough, MP-40s

If I find them again I'll post them here.

[Fordorsia]

More WIP:



I really don't understand why everything I colour looks worse than when they were just lines.

Cost vs. performance IIRC.

Edit because:

Looking through my photos last night, I found a few photos of US Special Forces operating in Vietnam with, strangely enough, MP-40s

If I find them again I'll post them here.

Interesting. Still, it's not surprising seeing as though it's one of the best sub machine gun ever made.

[Sevvania]

More WIP:

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I really don't understand why everything I colour looks worse than when they were just lines.

Looks like it's coming along nicely. Should make grenade launcher conversion eventually.

[Bezombia]

Cost vs. performance IIRC.

Edit because:

Looking through my photos last night, I found a few photos of US Special Forces operating in Vietnam with, strangely enough, MP-40s

If I find them again I'll post them here.

Google seems to agree

[Aqizithiuda]

This webpage is amazing.
One of the first true weapons that we might today call a light machine gun (in the sense of a weapon carried and fired by one man and firing the general cartridge), the Parabellum Machine Gun. Designed at about the same time as the original Lewis gun, in 1911.
(Image)
Belt-fed, 7.92mm Mauser. Essentially a lightened Maxim gun, it weighed all of ten kilograms, unloaded.
Six pounds lighter than the Lewis and two pounds lighter than the Vickers-Berthier and just two pounds heavier than the Degtyaryov.

And people say history is boring, they're looking in the wrong place.

That page is old news.

You should check out the other volumes they've got (which are PDFs only). Lots and lots of interesting things there.

[New Tsavon]

More WIP:

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I really don't understand why everything I colour looks worse than when they were just lines.

I dunno, It looks rather nice.

Anyways, like Sev said, it needs a grenade launcher conversion.

[New Visegrad]

More WIP:

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I really don't understand why everything I colour looks worse than when they were just lines.

I think (and this is just a suggestion mind) that you might want to try a slightly larger difference between your shading colours. IMO what makes the line-only versions seem better is that sharp clarity on the angles. Once the angle lines are gone, you can't see the angle quite so clearly.

I mean, it's all still very good! Just a suggestion.