East german MPi-K assault rifles

Hello everyone again, today I'll show you these East German assault rifles. From 1961 to 1990 (before the reunification of Germany), they were three of the numerous standard-issue weapons of the former National People's Army, the official armed forces of the former German Democratic Republic, commonly known as East Germany or the former Democratic Germany. Well, today I'll show you the Maschinenpistole Kalashnikov assault rifles, commonly known as MPi-K, whose name means something like "Kalashnikov submachine guns" in German. Apparently, the East German MPi-K assault rifles were unique and exclusive weapons for the East German security forces. These weapons, first created in the former German Democratic Republic in 1961 by the former state-owned company VEB Geräte- und Werkzeugbau Wiesa (whose name means something like "VEB Wiesason Equipment and Tool Construction" in German), are exact copies of the Soviet AK-47 Type 3 assault rifles. However, the East German MPi-K assault rifles have several differences that allow users to distinguish these East German weapons from Soviet AK-47 assault rifles. The first and most notable difference is that the MPi-K assault rifles lack the cleaning rods that are placed under the barrels; not even the wooden handguards have a hole for the rod. The second and also notable difference is that the fixed wooden stock is completely solid, meaning there is no hole inside for storing the small tools used to disassemble East German MPi-K assault rifles. The reason East German MPi-K assault rifles were manufactured without cleaning rods and with solid stocks was because East German security forces assembled, disassembled, and cleaned these rifles with a special kit called the RG34, invented in Germany in 1934 and mass-produced until 1964, after the invention of the MPi-KM assault rifles (local versions of the Soviet AKM rifle). The third and final difference is that the early version of the MPi-K rifle lacks the rear eyelet located on the left side of the receiver, which is used to attach the sling. Instead, the fixed wooden stock of the early MPi-K rifle has a sort of slot or hole that can be used to attach all sorts of metal or hard plastic pieces, which are incorporated into the rear sling rings. The story of its origin, apparently, was as follows: Although the former National People's Army was first established in 1956, the former East Germany would not join the Warsaw Pact until 1958. Therefore, from 1956 (before the establishment of that army) until 1961, the standard military arsenal of the former National People's Army was composed of leftover weapons and ammunition that the former Soviet Red Army used during World War II, especially the Soviet PPSh-41 submachine guns. In 1958, the former East Germany purchased a license from the former Soviet Union to allow East Germany to begin locally manufacturing Soviet AK-47 Type 3 assault rifles, which were later renamed MPi-K (the fixed wooden stock versions) and MPi-KS (the folding metal stock versions). The reasons why East German MPi-K assault rifles were manufactured without cleaning rods are unknown, but it may have been due to the dire economic conditions in the former East Germany at the time, as Germany was one of the most devastated and impoverished nations due to the aftermath of World War II. However, East German MPi-K assault rifles, being exact copies of Soviet AK-47 assault rifles, have the same specs as the Russian weapons. East German MPi-K assault rifles also have the same overall length of 870 millimetres (34.5 in), (87 cm) are also 7.62 caliber weapons, fire 600 rounds per minute, fire the same Soviet 7.62 x 39 millimeter cartridge and East German MPi-K assault rifles also have the same effective range of 443 meters when fired exclusively in semi-automatic mode. While if MPi-K assault rifles are fired in automatic mode, their effective range is also reduced to 302 meters. Like Soviet AK-47 assault rifles, East German MPi-K assault rifles are also ideal weapons for combat in both urban environments and in the middle of forests, jungles, deserts, mountains, grasslands, steppes, snowy areas, muddy terrain, and many other natural environments, as East German MPi-K assault rifles also do not jam in mud, sand, water, snow, or any other material on planet Earth. However, because East German MPi-K assault rifles, with the special RG34 kit, were clearly very difficult to maintain, these weapons were never in demand or exported abroad. Therefore, East German MPi-K assault rifles were unique and exclusive weapons for the security forces of the former German Democratic Republic. I hope you like my new work and, as I always say, another cordial greeting. Until next time!