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Today I am joined by Bas Martens to discuss the differences between the MP-18/I and the MP-28. There is really much more going on in this question than most people realize – the guns have a number of important differences including barrel attachment, sights, fire selector, and bolt/mainspring design as well as the obvious change in magazines. However, there are also questions of ownership between the Bergmann and Schmeisser, and the conversion of MP-18s to use box magazines took place much later than commonly believed. Bas Martens has written a fantastic new book on Schmeissers, and it was great to have him with us today for this topic!
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