Comments by "Britta Kriep" (@brittakriep2938) on "H&K's Experimental SMG and SMG II for the US Navy" video.

  1. Leopard 2A7V : Not totaly right. Gewehr is used today for every long firearm, this means rifle (Büchse), shotgun (Flinte) and combined gun ( Büchsflinte, Drilling Vierling). In the years before 1914 Gewehr was used in military context for the infantry battle rifle, which was long to become a polearm for bayonnet fencing or to fight against mounted enemies. The Karabiner, used by cavalry and some non frontline units, is in fact a short Gewehr. The Stutzen is also a word for a shorter Gewehr, but usually used for hunting rifles (not shotguns). Do not confuse Stutzen with Stutzer, thats the swiss word for a competition/sport target rifle. And up to 18th century Gewehr could also simply mean ,weapon', why the bayonnet is also called Seitengewehr. Ge- means in german language simply ,a lot of'. (Gewässer- a lot of water, Gesang- a lot of singing, Geschrei- a lot of shouting, etc..). And of course i know, that , i have taken owls to Athens'!
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