The MP35 was a blowback operated, selective fire SMG which fired from an open bolt. The weapon featured a non-reciprocating cocking handle placed at the rear of the receiver, which was operated in a similar fashion to bolt-action on a Mauser rifle.

Apr 22, 2019 · The MP-35 is one of several very nicely made inter-war German submachine guns. Unlike most, it has the magazine mounted on the right, and ejects out the left – a configuration chosen to standardize the manual of arms with the K98k style bolt handle.

Feb 14, 2023 · It makes the MP35/I easy to distinguish from similar submachine guns. This model series, with its special bolt design with a noticeable cocking handle, occupies a special position among the German submachine guns of its time.

Nov 23, 2019 · MP35. One largely forgotten German-designed side-fed SMG was the MP35 (Maschinenpistole 35), which was developed in the early 1930s by Emil Bergmann and manufactured at the Bergmann company’s factories.

The history of European submachine guns in the 1920s and 30s is a complicated one. A lot of guns were made that look very similar at first glance, and most of them ended up named the MP-something. Well, today we’re going to look at one in particular – the Danish MP32/MP34/MP35/MP35 I.

The MP35 (Maschinenpistole 35, literally "Machine Pistol 35") was a submachine gun (SMG) used by the Wehrmacht, Waffen-SS and German police both before and during World War II.

The MP-35 is one of several very nicely made inter-war German submachine guns. Unlike most, it has the magazine mounted on the right, and ejects out the left - a configuration chosen to...

Aug 19, 2017 · Mechanically, the MP35 has a number of interesting features. Most obviously, it feeds from the right side and ejects out the left – virtually all other submachine guns with side-mounted magazines feed from the left.

The Junker and Ruh gun was designated the MP35/I. Around 40,000 were produced, for supply to the SS (including the police service) and other state organisations - examples have been seen with finance ministry markings.

Jan 13, 2018 · Here we see German gerbisjager mountain troops from the Prinz Eugen Division help each other in climbing a mountain rock in the Dinaric Alps, Croatia in 1943. If the submachine gun looks odd, that’s because it is the rather rare Bergmann MP35.