Why Every Iconic USA Gun Is Actually European

Chapters: 0:00 Why American guns are European 0:19 Mauser 98 and the Springfield 1903 1:04 Lee-Enfield and Mosin 1:44 StG 44 and the intermediate cartridge 3:17 AK-47, AKM and AK-74 4:48 FN FAL and HK G3 6:08 Steyr AUG bullpup 6:44 Glock and the HK VP70 8:03 FAMAS and SA80 bullpups 8:33 HK416 and FN SCAR 9:33 Maxim machine gun 10:15 Vickers water-cooled gun 11:14 MG34, MG42 and MG3 12:17 FN MAG, PKM and Minimi 13:16 Sten, MP40 and PPSh-41 13:49 MP5 and MP5SD 14:24 MP7 and FN P90 15:08 9mm Luger 15:49 Beretta 92, SIG M17 and Hi-Power 17:04 Benelli M4 shotgun This video explains every influential European gun design that American soldiers, police and civilians still use today, from the Mauser 98 to the Glock and the Benelli M4. Most of the guns Americans think of as their own started in Europe. The Springfield 1903 copied the Mauser. The M16 only exists because the German StG 44 proved the intermediate cartridge idea. The M240 and M249 are Belgian FN designs under American names. This video covers the rifles, machine guns, submachine guns, pistols and shotguns from Germany, Belgium, Austria, Britain, Italy and the Soviet bloc. Disclosure: Sound: Epicdemic Sound Our videos are strictly for documentary, educational purposes only. Imitation or the use of any acts depicted in these videos is solely AT YOUR OWN RISK. Neither we nor YouTube are responsible for any injuries or damage to your guns if you try what's shown in our videos. We are not a federally licensed gun store and DO NOT sell or transact with serialized firearms. We don't sell guns and don't teach how to change them in illegal ways (such as full auto trigger or any grey area NFA topics). By viewing or flagging this video you are acknowledging the above.