German officials don't want to carry guns, so belt buckles can solve it.
A small belt of the Germans in World War II can make the Germans go to war, let it hide deep murder, and also show the military level of the Germans at that time. During World War II, Germany's technological manufacturing capacity was outstanding, which was one of the reasons why the German fighting capacity was so terrible. In addition to some normal military facilities, the Germans also opened their minds and created many creative things, among which the belt pistol was the best.
The belt buckle pistol was designed by Louis Marquez, a veteran of World War I in Germany. He is also an engineer and an inventor. When he was held in a prison camp during World War I, he conceived the concept of a gun. After being released to his home in Wuppertal, Marquez began to realize his idea, which was finally realized in the 1930 s.
The belt buckle bounces off, which is the pistol.
But at this time, the pistol with belt buckle he designed is a rotating magazine structure, and a muzzle is exposed on the front of the belt buckle. The name is also "rotating pistol disguised as belt buckle" However, only a few samples of this revolver belt buckle pistol have been made. The test results show that the expected results are not achieved, and there are too many faults, so all the sample guns can't run smoothly. Marquis can only continue to improve the design.
1936, Marquez completed a patent application for "belt buckle box", which was approved in February of 16, and published on 19381October 27th, with the patent number of 656595. This patent is just a belt buckle that can store drugs and other things, but Marquis soon turned it to the direction of the failed belt buckle pistol.
The bullet of the belt buckle pistol
After constant modification and experiment, Marquis completely changed the internal structure of the original gun and cancelled the rotating magazine that could not work normally. It was not until 1943 that the belt buckle pistol with non-rotating wheel structure was finally designed.
This small pistol hidden in the belt buckle can only hold four bullets. Gently press the trigger device on the right and the bullet can be fired. Because of its small size and precise internal parts, it is quite complicated and precise to manufacture, which is much more complicated than clocks and watches. After all, it is a weapon of destruction, and besides operability, safety should also be considered.
Front and back of belt buckle pistol
1943, Marquis went to Berlin with early prototype guns and late prototype guns. Under the supervision of the German police, five sample guns were manufactured. Since the commander-in-chief of the police at that time was also the commander-in-chief of the country of the SS, the panels of these samples were all affixed with the eagle emblem of the SS. However, due to the fact that the factory that made the samples was destroyed by air strikes in 1944, this weapon could not be put into mass production.
It is not reliable to say that there is no mass production because of bombing. If it is really useful, the Germans will definitely find the corresponding factory for mass production. After all, Germany was still making weapons until 1945. The main reason for not putting into mass production is that the gun has too many defects, some of which are fatal: for example, the panel must be operated in a very short time immediately after opening, otherwise it will be countered by the enemy.
The safety performance of belt buckle pistol is too poor.
In addition, the performance of the gun is extremely unstable. Once the operation is wrong, it will be a blind fire, but bending over is easy to go off. Nazi Germans wanted to wear this belt pistol for senior officers. These defects are intolerable. If it goes off, the loss will be too great!
Marquez died in 1956. He didn't leave any written details about this pistol with a big brain hole, so it has been difficult to uncover its true face. First of all, its output is impossible to determine. Some people say it is around 10, while others say it will not exceed 12. However, there are sample guns numbered 14 in the international military collection market.