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Standschütze Hellriegel 1915
The Standschütze Hellriegel 1915 is an Austro-Hungarian submachine gun produced during World War 1, however the term "submachine gun" was first coined in 1921 to advertise the Thompson Submachine Gun and at the time it was referred to as a machine gun. It could be feed from standard box magazines, or from a large drum magazine which was not actually connected to the weapon and instead fed the cartridges through a flexible chute. The unusual appearance of this drum magazine led to some assumptions that it was belt fed, however this is not the case with the rounds being unconnected from one another and are propelled along the drum and feed chute by a spring. The drum magazine can supposedly hold up to one hundred and sixty rounds while the box mag is limited to twenty or so. As of current knowledge, there was only ever one example of the Hellriegel and it did not survive the war.
The only visual evidence the gun ever existed is three pictures of the weapon supposedly during the prototype phase. All three pictures were taken from the right side of the gun, so what the left side looks like is a complete mystery. Very little is known about this SMG as not even its name can be fully explained, but it is estimated that Standschütze refers to the Austro-Hungarian reserve forces during World War 1, and Hellriegel was the designers surname. Its ammunition capacity, operating method and which 9mm round it actually fired are conjecture based on analysis of the photographs and historical context.
Specifications
- Caliber: 9mm, most likely 9x23mm Steyr though 9x19mm Parabellum has also been speculated
The Standschütze Hellriegel 1915 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battlefield 1 | 2016 |