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Germany was the first country to produce a purpose-built antitank rifle, in response to the major Entente tank attack at Cambrai. The design was pretty simple, basically a scaled-up Mauser 98 with 4 locking lugs chambered for the massive 13.2mm TuF cartridge. It would perforate about 20mm of armor plate at 100m, which was nicely effective on WWI tanks. By the end of the war more than 15,000 had been made. Interestingly, a bunch of them ended up at Springfield Armory, where they were used in the development of the .50 BMG cartridge.
At Forgotten Weapons I think the most interesting guns out there are the most obscure ones. I try to search out experimental and prototype weapons and show you how they work, in addition to more conventional guns that you may not have heard of before. You’re much more likely to find a video on the Cei Rigotti or Webley-Fosbery here than an AR or Glock. So, do you want to learn about something new today? Then stick around!
Items you may have missed...
The No 1, Mk III* Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield (SMLE): Musketry of 1914 – PART THREE “D”
Small Arms of WWI Primer 018: German Gewehr 1888/05 “Commission Rifle”
Schwarzlose machine gun 1912
Short: Inspecting an RSC 1917 Gas System
Little Tom: the World’s First DAO Automatic
Star Z45: Spain’s Improved MP40 Submachine Gun