Sorry it’s in French / Grâce à moi c’est en français. The French version I found was higher quality. Here’s and English one:

The SEF fire selector stands for Sicher = Safe, Einzelfeuer = Semiautomatic, & Feuerstoss = Automatic.

And here’s an X-ray view:

  • @damnthefilibuster
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    29 months ago

    How the heck is the MP5 a forgotten weapon? I thought it’s in mass use as of right now?

    It’s literally on sale on “guns.com” for five hundred bucks right now.

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      9 months ago

      This is a community about the show Forgotten Weapons hosted by Ian McCollum. On his show he recaps the history of a weapon then typically dissembles it to show how it functions. Not everything featured on the show is truly a forgotten weapon. This post is highlighting the internal mechanisms of the design.

      That gun on guns.com is a Umarex licensed copy chambered in 22lr. It also doesn’t function on the same roller delayed blowback principle, instead going with a cheaper to produce straight blowback system.

      Link to the channel: https://youtube.com/@ForgottenWeapons?si=

      • @damnthefilibuster
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        49 months ago

        Huh. Didn’t know when I followed the community that it was about a particular show. Good to know.

        And thanks for the info on the gun on guns.com Interesting!!!

        • @FireTowerOPM
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          39 months ago

          No problem, not the first time I had to clear that up probably won’t be the last. I mention it on the sidebar, but honestly how many people actually read those.

          I think part of the confusion come from that at least I post things that people who enjoy the show would appreciate rather than being just about the show directly. I do try and link the relevant video when there is one. Actually watching the show is by no means a requirement to be apart of the community though.

          Glad to hear you found that info on the Umarex interesting, they tend to do airsoft, bb, and 22lr versions of well known guns.

          • @damnthefilibuster
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            29 months ago

            Regarding Umarex. No wonder the guns are so damn cheap!!! BTW what is 22lr? I know airsoft and bb.

            • @FireTowerOPM
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              29 months ago

              22lr is a common abbreviation for the .22 Long rifle cartridge. It’s a very small rimfire cartridge often used for hunting small game and recreational shooting (due it it’s low cost). For reference it has about a third of the energy at the muzzle as a 9mm Luger round does (the most common pistol cartridge).

              Here it is (bottom left) next to other cartridges for scale.

                • @FireTowerOPM
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                  29 months ago

                  Glad I was able to help someone learn something!