Top says "Leucht- und Signalmunition 500 Patronen Hülsenlänge 83mm" which translates into "flare and signal ammunition 500 rounds case length 83mm". Inside says "500 (crossed out to 60) flare rounds" with an order number from "Luft" (I guess Luftwaffe or airforce), a lot number (9), a production date in december 1939 and a hint to use them until january 31st 1946.
YOU are so cool!! that you tried the flares ,AND tried till you got one to fire !! You were reading all our minds about wanting you to try to fire one !! It like being a kid and wanting the adults to give in and try the flares !!THANKS!!
When I was a 12 year old boy, I saw that gun in a book and I fell in love with it. It took me 40 years to get a MP44, I fullfilled a dream and it is a delight to shoot with it.
Don't feel too badly there Tom, someone years ago gave me what I thought was a treasure trove of .45 Auto ammo. After many duds, I noticed the date stamped on the rear of the shell, 1939!! Hell, I was born in 1945 and I don't work too well either.
Leucht und Signal Munition. 500 Patronen Hülsenlänge(?) 83 millimeter Yes that's flare gun ammo. "Lieferfima" is the delivery company "Deichmann" the name of the company (they sell shoes nowadays lol no idea if its the same company) and i think below that is the place from where it got shipped i read it as "Velten Mark" thats in Brandenburg the dummy round says "Light round yellow" the second box says "airtight" on it the first round that you attempt to fire is a smoke round (and i guess the others are too)
another great video from you.the flares you tried to fire is smoke ,for use in daylight . and they are not the correct flares fore the bakelite box. the single star flares fore the box is longer .i collect this stuff and have a good collection of flares and other things .
"Star of David" (Seal of Solomon) It's just a hexagram that was in common use long before the NAtsoNiceguiz took power. It was used in heraldry and vexillology and just called a star in Germany. In English and French heraldry it's called the "mullet of six points." In Albania it's a sixagram. Then there's the Star of Damascus found on swords to denote quality of the steel that came out of Damascus... It's also found in other religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, etc.
Wow, I had the Erma 22 M1 look alike, bought in 1967. Bloody hopeless , extraction was totally hit and miss , mainly miss. I should have bought a real 30cal one or a brand new Jungle Carbine in grease for $15. At the time Guns and Ammo magazine had tiny little b&w ads for war surplus weapons, I remember MP44 advertised for $15! Pity that I was a kid in my teens at the time.
Tom if I could afford it I would buy that Sturmgewehr! I remember seeing the photo of a German soldier with one in the Battle of the Bulge when I was a kid! I thought even then what a cool weapon! Thanks for posting such cool content!
Yes, you can ship it directly to a C&R license holder, but ONLY after the Form 4 for transfer of an NFA item to the individual (or trust) has been approved by the ATF, and ONLY if allowed by the purchaser's state laws covering NFA items. I know you called out the lengthy background check process, but the only difference the C&R license makes is that you don't have to find a local NFA dealer and file a Form 3 for the dealer transfer BEFORE filing the Form 4 for transfer to the purchaser. All applicable state laws apply, and just having a C&R license and an approved Form 4 does not make it legal to own a machine gun in every state, including mine. I wish it were that simple.
Another great video. Thank you :-) But I wanted to add a little something to the video. The cartridge that you wanted to fire at the end was a smoke trail cartridge, so a signal for the day. It actually didn't belong in the box with flares. And the stamp with the eagle at 11:45 am is not from WWII, but from West Germany after 1945. This bag was probably used by the "Bundeswehr". Greetings from Germany
I'm glad I watched till the end, I wasn't expecting you to actually fire one. They expired 30 april 1945 the exact same day Hitler shot himself. What an irony.
Great video! I bought several boxes of Czech 26.5mm flares, and I thought I got a deal at less than $15.00 a pop! Those German flares with the aluminum cases are high quality, like most things WWII German-John in Texas
Twenty years ago a coworker brought his dad`s bring back flare pistol and a sack of flares with him when I invited him to go shoot a few rocks out in the Mojave. The flares were notched on the rims according to the color flare so you could tell the color in the dark. I fired off three of them before we became concerned the local U.S. NAVY weapons center might send out someone to check us out. They were all sure fire, maybe because they had lived in the desert for sixty years or so......
When I was 17 .I found out Sturmgewehr in the forest with my uncle by metal detector .. We was searching for relics and gold ,and this pop up after cleaning the soil not even deep . I was so happy about that ,special we found two full magazine next to full like it new. The MP 44 was bit corrosion ,and the wood in the end was eat up by nature , But who cares ,We took it home and cleaned ,I cannot even sleep the day and watching all night this assault rifle next to me. Now I am 46 and you telling me ,its cost 30 000$ ? people are greed ,all the prices on guns are crazy .
In the United States, we cannot as individuals own machine guns manufactured after 1986, so we have a limited collection of then that were registered prior to that year, and the price increases over time far beyond the materials and manufacturing involved just because of the rarity.
The STG 44 is to many the holy grail of WW2 german small arms collectables , that and the FG42 of course I wish i had 50,000$ a C&R license and an approved NFA form 3 letter So nice !
The german word is Zug ( singular)/ Züge ( plural) , in this context it means the rifling grooves. But attention: Zug/ Züge can also mean Train/ Trains in railway context, and in Switzerland there is a canton with the name Zug. So, please no confusion ;-)
Although a fascinating and storied firearm, the STG 44's ammo is pretty esoteric. It's pricey when you can find it and I met one man who loaded his own 8mm Kurz for his STG-44-John in Texas
The six pointed star is not strictly speaking a star of David. It's an old symbol the interlocking bars representing strength. It was used by a lot of weapons manufacturers and similar metalworkers for a long time. That is however still a little ironic.
The box on the left is an airtight cartridge box...For 5 300 rd battle packs...1500 rds. of 8mm Mauser with lacquered steel cases. The manufacture date for the box will be on the side near the bottom. Not a Star of David on the flares, too. that means star flare. Re: Your earlier video...The 'Nicht Werfen' (Roughly translated Do Not Drop) held fuses for 88mm AAA rounds. There are actually lots of both kinds of boxes around because they were useful after the war. Also, If these were used to mail things home they would have an address on them...You probably shouldn't guess about this stuff...;)
Collectors like their cartridges unfired...plus it could detonate, instead of shooting a flare....as the cordite can breakdown into its base components, nitroglycerine, petroleum grease, etc Otherwise, an informative video!
13:49 It is (not sure "ironic" is the word I would use)...on a first cylindrical container marked September of 1941 Sternsignalpatronen (which - if I am not mistaken - translated as Stern's signal rounds/ammunition) and other boxes have dates of 1944(?) and have a Magen David (shield of David) aka Star of David on them. Stern is a very common Jewish surname. Which leads me to think - company that used to belong to jewish businessman - was "nationalized".
I have no knowledge about flaregun ammunition. But ,Stern' is in english ,star' , so i think it simply describes a special type of flaregun cartridge which was called so in those days.
Flare guns can be mailed to your house. I think you have to state you’re over 18. I bought a few around 20 years ago. Czech and Polish Cold War era ones were pretty inexpensive. Flares are still out there.
I found about 20 of theese german flare rounds with my metal detector here in Croatia. After 70+ years in the ground 9/10 I fired still works, the ones that I found are made of steel and they are lacquered wery tick.
I thing it is all same caliber. Here in germany called Kaliber 4 means 26,5 mm Cardridge. You can buy it today and fire from this old signal pistols. Different types you can shoot up to 300 Meters with parachutes and 30 sec flame. But are carefully when you shoot this flare pistols, they are very kicks your hand hard. Imshot it one time and have enough.
At least you tried. Maybe someone will send you some live rounds to fire on new years eve. Even if they are duds, it's better than Ryan Seacrest. LOL!!
I understand the rebels thought these were a form of AK47: Army captures 5000 STG44s | Armory Blog www.armoryblog.com/.../free-syrian-army-captures-5000-stg44s Aug 11, 2012 · Probably captured by the Soviets and sold to their Middle East allies in the early 1950s. American Taxpayer February 28, 2016 at 5:44 am The STG44 is a quality battle rifle. It’s stronger than an AK and more accurate than an AR but it weighs almost as much as both of them put together.
