M3/M3A1 Grease Gun

the m3 and m3a1 grease gun in 1941 the US military began looking for an alternative for the Thompson submachine guns in December of 1942 they adopted a new submachine gun the m3 built from an all steel construction using mainly stamped parts it fired from an open bolt and had simple controls at first soldiers were not so confident about their new weapon they believe it looked crude and could not handle the powerful 45 ACP round the m3 had a cocking handle on the side of the receiver and its dust cover would work as a safety they gave the weapon many nicknames but the one that stuck was the grease gun because it looks so similar to the tool the m3 grease gun soon proved to be a very reliable weapon it was compact light and a controllable rate of fire of 450 rounds per minute and it was cheap it was favored by tankers drivers and even paratroopers due to its compact size even though the m3 was performing well there was still some issues that needed to be fixed so in December of 1944 the m3 a one was adopted it was further simplified by removing the cocking handle and elongating the ejection port the weapon was loaded by putting your finger in a groove on the bolt and pulling it back other things were added such as a guard for the magazine release easier disassembly pieces and a magazine loading tool on the stock overall the m3 and m3a1 grease gun was well liked by service personnel the m3 served extensively through World War two and the Korean War it was issued to the US and ARVN forces in Vietnam prior to the adoption of the m16 and served tank crews from then on into the Gulf War subscribe for more World War 2 videos get your copy of simple history World War 2 today thank you for all your support on the simple history YouTube channel if you enjoy the channel please consider supporting us at patreon

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Length: 2min 10sec (130 seconds)

Published: Thu Jul 20 2017