Bergmann MG 15nA machine gun
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The Bergmann MG 15nA was a World War I light machine gun produced by Germany starting in 1915. It used 100- and 200-round belts and utilized a bipod, which allowed the weapon to be mounted on a flat s
German soldiers with a Bergmann MG 15nA
German soldiers on a rooftop during the Spartacist uprising. The soldier in the center is holding a Bergmann MG 15nA (1919).
Theodor Bergmann
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Theodor Bergmann was a German businessman, industrialist, and firearms manufacturer best known for developing a series of innovative automatic pistols, firearms, and early machine guns.
Bergmann MG 15nA machine gun
…utilized a bipod, which allowed the weapon to be mounted on a flat surface for more accurate firing. The Bergmann gun used a lock system patented by Theodor Bergmann in 1901 along with the short recoil principle of operation. The locking system, in which a cam moves a lock vertically in the weapon, was not dissimilar…
Bergmann pistol advertisement, 1900