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Marshal Zhukov of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany ordered what was left of the 'ERMA' assets to be liquidated on August 31, 1948. [1] [4] Geipel re-established the company under the brand name ERMA-Werke in Bavaria in 1949 and in 1952 the company moved to Dachau, near Munich. Geipel's son Rudolf became the Chief Engineer of the new ...
His company, Vollmer Werke, produced however only about 400 of these, and most were sold to Bulgaria. In late 1930, the Reichswehr stopped supporting Vollmer financially; consequently he sold the rights to all his designs to the company known as Erma Werke (which is an abbreviation for Erfurter Maschinenfabrik, Berthold Geipel GmbH). [2]
Pages in category "Erma Werke firearms" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E. EMP 44; Erma EMP;
The EMP 44 was a prototype, all-metal submachine gun produced by Erma Werke in 1943. It was rejected by the Heereswaffenamt. [1] Design ... In 1944, Erma, the main MP ...
The MP 36 was developed independently by Erma Werke's Berthold Geipel with funding from the German Army. It took design elements from Heinrich Vollmer 's VPM 1930 and EMP . Vollmer then worked on Berthold Geipel's MP 36 and in 1938 submitted a prototype to answer a request from the Heereswaffenamt (Army Weapons Office) for a new submachine gun ...
The ESP 85A is a target pistol produced by the German firearms company Erma. Mainly used as a sporting arm, it is also found in service with security companies. It is available in two calibers, .22 LR (the preferred sporting or target model) and .32 S&W Long (7.65x23mm). There is a difference between models marked ESP85 and ESP85A.
However, the MP 38 was produced extraordinarily quickly because Erma-Werke had already produced a prototype submachine gun, the MP 36, before they were even approached to produce one. [1] The MP 36 was virtually unheard-of even at the time and very few are known to exist. Few were captured by the Allies.
Gustloff-Werke 7.92x57mm Mauser: Volkssturm: A bolt action rifle with a 5 round internal magazine. - Erma/Walther Volkssturmgewehr: Erma-Werke Carl Walther GmbH: 7.92x33mm Kurz: Volkssturm: A last-ditch semi-automatic carbine with a 10 or 30 round detachable box magazine. - VK-98: Gustloff-Werke 7.92x57mm Mauser: Volkssturm