German Sport Guns GmbH is a German firearm manufacturer. Their company focus is on .22 LR firearms, intended for sport shooting and plinking.
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| Industry | Arms industry |
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| Founded | 2002[1] |
| Founder | Dietmar Emde, Manfred Nienhaus, and Michael Swoboda[1] |
| Headquarters | , Germany |
Key people | Dietmar Emde, Manfred Nienhaus, and Michael Swoboda (founders and CEOs)[1] |
| Products | Firearms |
| Website | germansportguns.de |
Its products are copies or replicas of famous military firearms, but are often subject to much less legal scrutiny because of the cartridge they use.
A significant aspect of German Sport Guns' business model is its collaboration with other firearm manufacturers and distributors.[2]
This collaboration extends to various countries.
Products
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- GSG-5, GSG-522, GSG-16, a .22 lookalike of the Heckler & Koch MP5[4]
- GSG G14 , a different version of a G36C
- GSG AK-47, a .22 lookalike of the Kalashnikov AK-47 and its derivatives. As of 2020, GSG offers seven variants of this series, including the “Rebel,” which is meant to replicate the appearance of an AK-style firearm in guerrilla warfare[5][6]
- GSG-1911, a .22 copy of the Browning M1911 pistol[7]
- GSG-StG 44, a .22 copy of the StG 44[5]
- GSG-MP40P, a 9mm, semi-automatic pistol lookalike of the MP 40 submachine gun[8]
GSG Firefly in 22 LR. - GSG-themed clothing[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c Home Page (English)
- ^ "GSG - German Sport Guns | Ammunition Depot". www.ammunitiondepot.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "IWA 2008 | Firearms Law Group". Archived from the original on 2011-04-24. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
- ^ Muramatsu, Kevin (2011). Gun Digest Book of Rimfire Rifles Assembly/Disassembly. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. pp. 11–14. ISBN 978-1-4402-1815-6.
- ^ a b Mijic, Kresimir (2013). Firearms Guide 4th Edition: The Most Extensive Firearms Reference in the World! With 4,300 gun schematics. Los Angeles, California: Impressum Media Inc. p. 370. ISBN 978-0-9853054-3-7.
- ^ "AK-47 Technical Details". Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ Shideler, Dan (2010). Guns Illustrated 2011: The Latest Guns, Specs & Prices. Iola, Wisconsin: F+W Media, Inc. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-4402-1624-4.
- ^ Grant, Jim (2016-02-24). "BREAKING NEWS: ATF Approve ATI MP40 9mm Pistol (Pistol Version of German WWII MP40 Submachine Gun) - The Firearm Blog". The Firearm Blog. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ GSG-Fashion homepage