Obscure Object of Desire: Walther MPK SMG

By Joe Grine

In the summer of 1972 I was five years old. I don’t remember much from that time but I have a fairly good memory of the TV news reports of the Munich massacre, where the Palestinian group Black September killed 11 Israeli Olympic athletes. One thing that didn’t go unnoticed: the unique Walther MP series submachineguns used by first responder German Polizei units. They looked so sinister. It would take 42 years for me to actually fire one, an opportunity provided by Battlefield Vegas. Make the jump to get the G2 on this innovative historic firearm . . .

The post-World War II era saw a renaissance in submachine designs, including the UZI, the MAT-49s and Beretta Model 12. Walther saw the need for a for a more light weight design which would be controllable and reliable. The Walther MP series of SMGs entered production in 1963. A few years later, competitor Heckler & Koch would perfect the SMG via its roller-lock design, producing the iconic HK MP5.

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