in 1949, the official orders expressly prohibited German engineers that worked there from access to classified developments, including the AK. However, the Soviets were under no obligation to disclose to Schmeisser the purpose of the work they employed him to complete. Designs Schmeisser had no role in the development of the MP-40 submachine gun despite its nickname "Schmeisser". Bergmann Nr. 7 mod. 1903 Mars pistol; externally resembling the Mauser C96. 16,000 units made together by Bergmann's company and by Anciens Etablissements Pieper (under license), most chambered in 9mm Largo. Bergmann MG 15nA machine gun; light machine gun (by World War I standards, 12.9 kg) manufactured in 5,000 units towards the end of the war. Bergmann MP 18; about 17,000 made, not counting various clones and close copies. Haenel Schmeisser mod. I pocket pistol in 6.35 mm, based on two Schmeisser patents. Some 40,000 were made. Haenel mod. 1928 air pistol; externally resembling the Parabellum P08. about 25,000 units sold. MP 28 Haenel mod. 33 Junior; an air rifle resembling the Kar98. MP 41, about 26,500 made mostly for export to the Nazi Germany allies. MkB 42(H) MP 43/1 StG 44 (former MP 43, MP 44) StG 45(H); new roller-delayed design; one captured prototype was tested at Aberdeen Proving Grounds Bibliography Further reading Moczarski, Norbert: Die Ära der Gebrüder Schmeisser in der Waffenfabrik Fa. C.G. Haenel Suhl 1921-1948. Ein weitgehend unbekanntes Kapitel Suhler Industriegeschichte. In: Hildburghausen: Jahrbuch des Hennebergisch-Fränkischen Geschichtsvereins, S. 237–268. 1999. Gotz, Hans Dieter, German Military Rifles and Machine Pistols, 1871–1945, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1990. G. de Vries, B.J. Martens: The MP 38, 40, 40/1 and 41 Submachine gun, Propaganda Photos Series, Volume 2, Special Interest Publicaties BV, Arnhem, The Netherlands. First Edition 2001. Smith, W.H.B, Small arms of the world : the basic manual of military small arms, Harrisburg, Pa.: Stackpole Books, 1955. Günter Wollert, Reiner Lidschun, Wilfried Kopenhagen, Illustrierte Enzyklopädie der Schützenwaffen aus aller Welt: Schützenwaffen heute (1945-1985), Berlin: Militärverlag der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, 1988. Clinton Ezell, Edward, Small Arms of the World, Eleventh Edition, Arms & Armour Press, London, 1977. External links http://www.kalashnikov.ru/upload/medialibrary/954/10_18.pdf http://www.kalashnikov.ru/upload/medialibrary/5bb/20_27.pdf Schmeisser GmbH AR-15 rifles, named after Hugo Schmeisser 1884 births 1953 deaths Scientists from Jena Engineers from Thuringia Firearm designers German expatriates in the Soviet Union