The MP 18 is a German submachine gun designed and manufactured by Bergmann Waffenfabrik.

Here’s a true piece of submachine gun history: a German MP.18–1 submachine gun, a very early, first-generation, Bergmann-built Hugo Schmeisser design. Schmeisser was the son of …

Developed by Hugo Schmeisser and Theodor Bergmann, the MP18/1 Submachine Gun was designed with trench warfare in mind. Designated the Maschinenpistole 18/1, it had a 32 round …

The MP18.1 manufactured by Theodor Bergmann Abteilung Waffenbau was the first practical submachine gun used in combat. It was introduced into service in 1918 by the German Army …

The M.P.18,I (Maschinenpistole 1918) was a German submachine gun designed by Hugo Schmeisser and produced by Theodor Bergmann Abteilung Waffenbau Suhl from 1918 to 1920.

Oct 14, 2019 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Bergmann MP18/I (Maschinenpistole 18/I) Submachine Gun (SMG) including pictures.

The MP 18 was a German 9 mm caliber submachine gun. It was the first effective and easy-to-use submachine gun in combat. It was designed by Hugo Schmeisser. This submachine gun …

It was among the first practical submachine guns used in combat, adopted by German Army in 1918 during World War I. Although production of the gun ceased at the end of the war, the MP …

The Bergmann MP 18,I is the submachine gun that is often credited as the very first, as some sources discount an earlier Italian gun, the twin-barreled Villar Perosa, on account that it was …

May 19, 2008 · The Bergmann MP 18.1 was the first practical submachine gun ever fielded. What became known as the "submachine gun" had its genesis 90 years ago during the Great War, …