Coolest Cold War Rifle? Swiss Stgw.57

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The Soviets invade Switzerland?! BAD IDEA, They shall be greeted by a horde of Angry Swiss Riflemen using the Stgw.57, which is perhaps pinnacle of cold war battle rifles. Or perhaps the coolest looking battle rifle of the era. This rifle truly is a work of art and captures the impressive nature of Swiss engineering.
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00:00 Stgw.57 in motion
01:33 I am Mr. Worldwide
01:58 THANKS AP/SDI/AAC
02:53 Become a Swiss pikeman
07:19 Stgw. 57 Rifle Grenade time
11:44 M70 Alpenflauge kit
16:21 The end
LORE:
The Sturmgewehr 57, often abbreviated as Stgw. 57, is a Swiss military rifle that has a rich history and is highly regarded for its reliability and accuracy. Introduced in the late 1950s, it has served as the standard-issue rifle for the Swiss armed forces for several decades and continues to be used in a reserve capacity as of my last knowledge update in September 2021. Here's a detailed description of the Stgw. 57:
Design and Appearance:
Type: The Stgw. 57 is a selective-fire, gas-operated rifle, meaning it can be fired in semi-automatic and fully automatic modes. It is chambered in the 7.5x55mm Swiss cartridge.
Length: The rifle has an overall length of approximately 43.7 inches (111 cm), making it a relatively long and substantial firearm.
Weight: The Stgw. 57 weighs around 10.4 pounds (4.7 kg) without ammunition, making it a sturdy and robust rifle.
Barrel: It features a 25.6-inch (65 cm) long barrel with a flash suppressor at the muzzle.
Features:
Wooden Stock: The Stgw. 57 has a wooden stock, typically made from beech wood, which gives it a traditional and timeless appearance.
Iron Sights: It is equipped with adjustable iron sights, including a rear aperture sight and a front post sight. These sights are known for their precision and ease of use.
Bayonet Lug: The rifle has a bayonet lug, allowing for the attachment of a bayonet for close combat situations.
Magazine: The Stgw. 57 typically uses a detachable box magazine with a capacity of either 24 or 36 rounds, although other magazine capacities exist.
Safety: It features a manual safety selector, allowing the shooter to switch between semi-automatic and fully automatic firing modes or to engage the safety to prevent accidental discharges.
Reliability: One of the standout characteristics of the Stgw. 57 is its legendary reliability. It is known for its ability to function in adverse conditions, including extreme cold and wet environments.
Accuracy: The Stgw. 57 is highly regarded for its accuracy, which is attributed to its well-designed barrel and sights. It is capable of accurate fire at medium to long ranges.
Historical Significance:
The Sturmgewehr 57 was adopted by the Swiss military in the late 1950s, replacing the earlier K31 bolt-action rifle. It played a crucial role in the Swiss defense strategy during the Cold War era. Its adoption reflected Switzerland's commitment to maintaining a well-armed and trained citizen militia.
Legacy:
Although the Stgw. 57 has been largely phased out from active service in the Swiss military, it remains in reserve use and is also a sought-after collector's item. Its reputation for durability, accuracy, and reliability ensures that it continues to be a respected firearm among enthusiasts and collectors.
In summary, the Sturmgewehr 57 (Stgw. 57) is a classic Swiss military rifle known for its robust construction, reliability, and accuracy. Its historical significance and continued use in various capacities have solidified its place in the world of firearms.

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@maxwellschmid588 10 ай бұрын

Hearing that the rear diopter sight alone has more parts in it than an entire Makarov pistol simultaneously the most Swiss and most Russian thing I've ever heard

@DOGMA1138 10 ай бұрын

Just like a swiss bank these days ;)

@albanhabakuk53 9 ай бұрын

The amazing thing is, that the russian stuff still works great in it's simplicity. But the even more astonishing thing is, that the Swiss engineering works perfectly and reliably despite the complexity, even under the worst conditions.

@a5cent 9 ай бұрын

@@albanhabakuk53This was my service rifle during my time in the Swiss military. Still have it at home. I think the thing is damn near indestructible. One guy would brace the rifle across his thighs and the rest of the platoon would use it as a "jumping off point" to enter a building through a first floor window. If somebody didn't secure the rifle properly inside our IFV, it would get smashed around inside the vehicle when driving over rough terrain. Still fired accurately. As if it never left my sleeping bag during the night. Obviously anything can break, but it definitely takes a beating without missing a beat.

@zen8704 9 ай бұрын

@@a5cent no doubt, as a mainly kalashnikov fan, the swiss make incredible rifles

@zen8704 9 ай бұрын

love their PDWs as well@@a5cent

@timewave02012 10 ай бұрын

Do you want a battle rifle, designated marksman rifle, light machine gun, or grenade launcher? Switzerland: Yes

@DaMatth 9 ай бұрын

genau eso hei mir das gmacht, ja 🤣🤘🏻

@nusvivin6905 9 ай бұрын

Knowing most soldiers where hunters aswell made it even more lethal

@aboringdyst0pia 9 ай бұрын

@@nusvivin6905No they werent?

@OG.Gianiii 9 ай бұрын

koleg la de arm hodekobold in rueh@@TrollMops

@alessandrohuber4407 9 ай бұрын

@@nusvivin6905where you got that info from? The vast majority of soldiers came from urban areas, only people living in rural areas really hunt(hunted), even 20-30 years ago. Most hunters of that generation are also pretty anti authority.. Some hunters do use the service rifle 31.

@m16owner 10 ай бұрын

Fun fact, there are scales on each legs of the bi-pod that would be used to range the rifle grenades when used in indirect fire. You would set the rifle on the ground, hook your swiss army knife to the bayonet lug and use it as a plumb and read the range on the bipod leg. Absolutely bonkers

@007999999999999999 10 ай бұрын

Yeah this rifle was so overengineered that it made all other stuff that came out in the same period, dated as fuck. You could even use it as light machine gun.

@kasupy_barrett85 10 ай бұрын

Swiss Terrific Gun

@GodlikeIridium 9 ай бұрын

How cool is that! I didn't know that! Thanks for that cool little information about our good old 🇨🇭 Stgw :D

@spoede64 9 ай бұрын

100% true. And it was different on the both because there were grenades with additional "rocket fuel" and the simpler ones, just driven from the special blanks ("Treibpatronen").

@gabriellynch2764 8 ай бұрын

That's preposterous

@ABCKorpi 10 ай бұрын

Fun fact about the Stgw. 57: the ejection port is actually shorter than the cartridge. Since the ejector swipes the base of the case sideways off the bolt face, it ejects base first and so even unfired rounds clear the port without problems.

@ironwolf1799 9 ай бұрын

That’s some precision designing on the Swiss’ end

@Aaron067 Ай бұрын

Damn, the stealing jewish gold and war profiteering off of dead families finally paid off somewhat

@Fierymedic2015 10 ай бұрын

That rifle grenade surprised him 😂

@Diabolos1 10 ай бұрын

Almost marked for life on the forehead with the Swiss stamp of excellent quality.

@Procket12 10 ай бұрын

That's precisely why rifle grenades are usually launched by bracing the rifle against the ground.

@brucekendall9873 10 ай бұрын

Idk what people think is gonna happen behind the stock to your shoulder when shooting that honking thing out the end of your barrel

@SuperIcarusman 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, I fucked up doing this exact thing before; thought I was gonna be a tough guy fire G3 rifle grenades from shoulder fire, didn't get hurt but definetley kicked my ass.

@SwissFusilier 10 ай бұрын

@@SuperIcarusman and the entire GwG58 family is around twice as heavy than NATO rifle grenades :DDD

@William_Bryant 10 ай бұрын

If you’re that guy that constantly trains and works out but hasn’t gotten in a fight in 200 years, go ahead and click that subscribe button!

@Humble_Balaclava 10 ай бұрын

Ahahah, That Swiss Dilemma.

@Kampfhamster81 10 ай бұрын

@@Humble_Balaclava isn't that a good thing? I'm actually glad that I didn't have to go do war in my 10 years of service.

@ulflyng4072 10 ай бұрын

@@Humble_Balaclava Well, that's the reason for having an armed populos

@KoRnYcRaCkEr 10 ай бұрын

The Swiss said do it for dale, this adds further based to the initial based levels

@LabiaLicker 10 ай бұрын

Switzerland is based

@JakerJunter 10 ай бұрын

In Chile we used them for almost 60 years as the SIG 510, and even today some units still use them for training purposes. A tough sob, everyone loves them, even after generations of soldiers and hard use it shoots like the first day.

@vanhelsing4674 10 ай бұрын

It was SIG 510-4 version if I'm corect, which was chambered in .308 and had some other minor changes.

@JakerJunter 10 ай бұрын

@@vanhelsing4674 That's correct, and ours were made by Beretta, because SIG plant was full with the order of the Swiss Army.

@482ngt 9 ай бұрын

Thank you Chile for buying our products. You was only one

@JakerJunter 9 ай бұрын

@@482ngt ...Like those SURA rockets for our Hawker Hunters 🤣🤣. When I see old Swiss Army videos, like yours, we had Hunters, F5, and high snowy mountains. Our mountain troops uses the locally made SIG 540.

@gimma_ubtube1171 8 ай бұрын

I worked in a gun range and that was exactly what surprised me the most. We had some swiss demonstration guns that were some 50 years old, had been shot constantly and still worked almost perfectly and even more so more accurate that most other rifles we had

@petebaumann1658 10 ай бұрын

As a Swiss, this video filled me with pride :')

@gopnikcrew4229 10 ай бұрын

I fühl mit dir !

@mysterioanonymous3206 10 ай бұрын

haha.. yeap. my dad was issued one of these and as a kid i played with it a lot. yes, you heard right. i remember taking position on top of the stairs... i could barely lug that thing around. lol. for our american viewers, if i recall correctly the rifle grenades were lovingly called "carrots". jaja, hoffentlich list das d polizii nöd süst chömmets grad go umemotze, hend ja süst nüt z tue usser buesse verteile.

@bernerbar7886 10 ай бұрын

Me too...

@mayhewfisher62 10 ай бұрын

as well it should!

@bernhardwidmer886 10 ай бұрын

nöd nume dich 🙂

@PzGren_1907 10 ай бұрын

Where are my swiss brothers in arms? 🇨🇭 Wo sind mini Schwiizer Waffebrüedere? 🇨🇭 Great video by the way nice to see our weapons represented 💯

@Roddy556 2 ай бұрын

The 1980's (70's?) Swiss army video of the troops fighting Soviet troops and taking heavy casualties is rather brutal and not seen in many other training/educational videos.

@candyinthefire 10 ай бұрын

I find it interesting how the Swiss seem to always have a different take on thing. I have an Alpenflauge poncho and it buttons up the front, with the arm slits also being on the front instead of out the sides like a US cut poncho. Also that’s crazy about the diopter being so complicated 😂

@ulflyng4072 10 ай бұрын

The French and the Swiss do it their own way - but the Swiss do it the right way too

@karllambert2350 10 ай бұрын

Swiss precision

@apple_with_a_human_butt 10 ай бұрын

@@ulflyng4072 the swiss do it, because they have the money. the french do it... because they insist on doing everything their way. why? not even the french know.

@Baba_Bushida_Bando 10 ай бұрын

if you notice, the damn thing was wobbling on it. @@karllambert2350

@aking-plums6985 10 ай бұрын

The major question every non-Swiss soldier wants to know is; in which pocket of the Alpenflauge M70 Kampfanzug do you keep your Toblerone in? :)

@Architect_Art_Vandelay 10 ай бұрын

10:54 seeing Admin, a gigachad, struggle with that, makes you realize how spicy the recoil is.

@fliiige 10 ай бұрын

As a swiss dude im proud to own both my grandfathers kar 31 and my fathers stgw57. I don't serve but own a private bought stgw90 aswell. Nice pieces of history, and a family heirloom in the future.

@80iesDude45 9 ай бұрын

My Dad still got his Stgw57 in his wardrobe with his Karabiner 31. Me joining the «Rekrutenschule» in 1991 we were equipped then with the brandnew PE 90.

@kuttinkuddy3905 10 ай бұрын

The Swiss precision of that brass spinning out of the rifle..

@DUKE_of_RAMBLE 10 ай бұрын

I noticed that too! Absolutely *mesmerizing...* I zoned out on whatever he was saying, just watching that thing spin around it's heavy ass-end! 😵‍💫🥹❤

@gp.5989 10 ай бұрын

Im glad I wasn't the only one.

@adrianzbaeren 10 ай бұрын

@@DUKE_of_RAMBLE The ejector on this rifle is not fix, it does a movement to eject the brass with the back end (heavy part) first. That is the reason the ejection pattern looks so cool. Have a nice day, greetings from switzerland.

@Gameprojordan 10 ай бұрын

It's shooting out little helicopters 😂

@parabellum9168 10 ай бұрын

Fffffkkk yeah , I used this monster in my military service in Chile, an absolute beast of a battle rifle.

@Predilus 9 ай бұрын

That rifle was with me for 15 years during my service time. Never let me down even in the worst conditions. The grenades will wear out your barrel because it's a a lot more pressure than with regular rounds.

@Simon__Ghost 9 ай бұрын

Mi Vater isch dr letsch i sim battalion Gsi wo’s 57er Kha het

@Genesis23OPB 8 ай бұрын

fun fact: sports shooters that use the PE57/Stgw 57 usually use the winter trigger, as its lighter due to better leverage

@prdubi 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for doing this. Really wish there was more in the US.

@Butter_Warrior99 10 ай бұрын

I swear, back during Warzone Cold War, if you somehow get a Swiss K31 that’ll make me so happy.

@frozy3096 10 ай бұрын

I've got a K31 and it is an absolute joy to shoot. Fairly easy to get one around where I live at least

@Docandballtorture7756 10 ай бұрын

Simpson LTD.

@FireDramine7 10 ай бұрын

if you ever visit Switzerland, I have a K11. Very similar but the predecessor

@Butter_Warrior99 10 ай бұрын

@@FireDramine7 I just love the bolt mechanism. It’s so beautiful.

@Butter_Warrior99 10 ай бұрын

@@frozy3096 Where do you get the ammo?

@domsnow6418 9 ай бұрын

My dad had this model in his wardrobe. I was always amazed about how much heavier it was compared to the Stgw90 i got during my service.

@alex_thecarguy 10 ай бұрын

Swiss dude Brodie handled that grenade launch like a chad

@waltarb8573 10 ай бұрын

Used to own a semi converted Stgw57 those are pretty easy to find here in the Netherlands and shoot absolutely amazing, the stiff trigger is perfect for my parkinson ass hands. Was surprised he didn't mention that there are only 5000 PE57's ever made! Those things are super rare even for European standards!

@hattorihanzo2275 10 ай бұрын

How are the gun laws in the Netherlands? Would have assumed this rifle, even in semi, would be illegal. Here in the States we just assume everything is illegal everywhere else. Always like to hear how things actually work in other places in relation to gun ownership.

@waltarb8573 10 ай бұрын

@@hattorihanzo2275 I actually have this answer copy pasted because I hear it often hahaha. But its actually pretty chil, imo chiller than the USA in the types of stuff you can own. Just shooting them is more of a hassle since it has to be at a range. anyways here my copy paste. the difficulty of getting a firearms license in the Netherlands is really overstated here tbh, you need to be a part of a shooting club and the KNSA(which is like our national rifle association which holds the registry of people) get a slip from the government that says that you aren't a felon(costs a couple of bucks, application is really easy). Then for your aspirant phase you are only allowed to shoot a .22 rifle with bolt action. this is often for 12 club days or until a instructor deems you proficient enough after that you can shoot any .22 weapon. Then after your 1st year of shooting you are allowed to buy your own .22 rifle which you will need a special permit for and permission from your regions police (which they will almost never decline unless they have good suspicion), it needs to be stored in a properly anchored safe, with a different locked ammo safe in it or besides it. After 2 years of shooting at a club you can also get a 9mm handgun even if you didn't own a firearm before. You are allowed to shoot bigger calibers at the shooting club at this point with their weapons (9mm, .44 mag, .308, .300 winmag whatever). And after a year of owning a .22 rifle you are free to go for any caliber. Restriction is max 5 guns, 10000rounds of ammo and 3kg of smokeless powder max. Other restrictions are no full auto, supressors, if a rifle has a foldable stock it has to be a minimum of 60 centimeters folded, pistols with higher caliber than .25 acp and shorter barrels than 6,35cm are not allowed. If you apply for a collectors license which is a bit harder to get(you pretty much need to write a whole essay on firearm history, easy enough for us gun nuts though) You are allowed to own EVERYTHING, full autos, mounted LMG's hell even working AA guns if it fits in your secured armory. Just dont expect the range officer to let you shoot a hotchkiss at the range. Couple of older weapons are license free which includes all blackpowder rifles, some leverguns the 1897 winchester trenchgun and some other older shotguns. You can own those if you are 18+ but no ammo. They won't count in your max 5 gun tally if you do have a license and then you can still shoot them. Other than that semi auto AK with drum mag is no problemo for example, and we don't have weird laws surrounding military style weapons from abroad, so norincos and sig's for everyone! Unfortunately most younger dutch people even those with an interest in firearms don't know this and the sport is having an insane amount of greyness and lack of younger poeple, making the range atmosphere not that great at most clubs.

@Almost_Made_It 10 ай бұрын

@@waltarb8573I’m no fan of the increasing US gun control but I don’t think those laws can be considered “chiller” than ours. Even in the worst states I would consider your laws only equally restrictive, and in different ways. In California you might not be able to own a AK with 30s, but you can own other semi autos, as many as you want, no 1 year 22 restriction, have as much ammo and powder as you want, shoot on your land or public land etc… And the actually free states only restrict you on full auto and suppressors and short barrel rifles and shotguns because the federal government makes you pay a tax and register first. No caliber or pistol size restrictions at all. Obviously we can carry almost everywhere and unfortunately we need that ability more and more every year with our increasing number of violent criminals. Some states are really bad though and do everything they can to infringe on gun ownership and won’t stop until they are specifically ordered by the courts to change, but then they just enact slightly different but equally terrible laws and let the court process restart.

@waltarb8573 10 ай бұрын

@@Almost_Made_It it's personal I rather have a time limit before buying and then able to go wild without weird domestic made laws or surplus ammo import regulation. You are going through that route of shooting doff calibers naturally anyways so when starting out young you will hardly notice it. Carrying guns is ofc completely useless here since no one will harm you to begin with. The round limit is a bit silly but on the other hand I don't need more than 10k rounds and 3kg of powder for reloading that shit will last me a while and I don't need to hoard ammo to begin with since availability is solid here. I do really dislike the fact you can't shoot on your own land for leisure. But I'm deff glad we have super chill sbr laws. But all in all I'm glad with our situation as a collector and would feel restricted in the USA personally. That is not an attack I wish you all also could go wild buying Serbian z76's and whatever and not deal with stupid pistol braces. As a gun community we need to have each others backs so if someone asks you how it is in the Netherlands you can tell them how it is instead of scaring them away because when people stop owning is when they will crack down with dumb laws. We almost got a stupid mag cap law implemented last year but luckily we fought for it and where able to just apply with a bullshit letter for exemption that has to be accepted anyways. And like I said it's trivial to get a collectors license which revokes the limit. Hell I bought a full auto Aug a2 for 1800 euros that's the freedom I prefer and we all have our personal way how we want it. I support you all in your fight for better legislation. Hope the US gun folks will accept ours and support it as well 🙏

@Almost_Made_It 10 ай бұрын

@@waltarb8573 good points there. Everyone has different priorities. I would agree that I wouldn’t worry about hoarding ammo if we didn’t have scumbag bolshevik politicians banning different countries from import every few years. Im wishing you guys the best regarding the people there CONTINUING to not be a danger, but we all know what the EUs agenda is. Happy shooting.

@somerando3718 10 ай бұрын

A fun thing is the Swiss made a Chilean contract variant called the sg510, it’s in 7.62 nato and looks a little different, I’d kill for one

@dunbar555 10 ай бұрын

Worst sights but much lighter

@marcohurschler 10 ай бұрын

Yeah but it's not the same gun It's more based on the new service rifle. The stgw90 / Sig 550

@somerando3718 10 ай бұрын

@@marcohurschler i mean not really, the sg510 is completely different to the sg550 in every way

@dunbar555 10 ай бұрын

@@somerando3718 exactly.

@helveticarms 10 ай бұрын

Chile uses both the SG510-4 and the SG540 which are different generations of rifles, this is i think what is the confusion. SG540 is the SG550 predecessor, licence made by FAMAE in Chile. I will have a video up about both of those at some point if you are interested.

@DaletheStgwDude 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for you and @SwissFusilier for the mention, it is great to see international appreciation for the Stgw. 57 and the Gw. UG 58!!! As is tradition, for the sake of Swiss rigor: 5:59: the subcontractor for diopters was TESA, a metrology equipment manufacturer, not a watchmaker. 6:56: antitank, fragmentation and smoke 11:17: development started in spring 1955. 12:31: Incorrect, both the nomenclatures "Kampfanzug 61" and "Kampfanzug 70" are officially documented.

@helveticarms 10 ай бұрын

Top comment #swissrigor

@karlhubben8009 10 ай бұрын

TESA was also a technical measurment equipment manufacturer, TESA millimess f.e.

@libertyfirst888 9 ай бұрын

I have worked with this rifle for years as mechanized grenadier. I LOVED this weapon. Rugged, precise, super reliable. Just a masterpiece of Swiss precision manufacturing. Still have it and would not give it away for all the money of the world.

@garrette2999 10 ай бұрын

I've got a bayonet for the stgw.57, it's in amazing condition too. Always been a fan of this rifle, so it was cool to find a bayonet for one.

@jd750ace1 10 ай бұрын

Those bayonets are awesome pieces of cutlery. I keep one in my car.

@typical947 10 ай бұрын

I got one too

@Helvetic_T-Rex 9 ай бұрын

Ich han au eis.

@thechilledonion9313 9 ай бұрын

1:33 Swiss anthem put in the background. SWISS HUMBLENESS INTENSIFIES thx from 🇨🇭

@Omega-xe1me 10 ай бұрын

It charges like an mg42, ejects like an AR and looks like the BAR. I am officially confused

@bigmikk63 10 ай бұрын

The Swiss Talk like Germans, act like the English, and hate Germans. I’m always officially confused when it comes to them.

@RougeSanta 10 ай бұрын

It looks like a roided StG-44

@kasupy_barrett85 10 ай бұрын

You can shoot rocket/mortar???

@Gameprojordan 10 ай бұрын

Looks like a BAR??? Send me your dealer's contact info I want what you're smoking

@smorrow 10 ай бұрын

Looks more like an FAL if anything

@LeichterPanzerspahwagenn 10 ай бұрын

This is not a weapon, this is a wonderful piece of art

@JassNL 10 ай бұрын

The dodging rifle grenade cracked me up. I love this Admin on tour! Hope there was more videos from Europe! I'll buy a t-shirt to sponsor more.

@zepedrofd 10 ай бұрын

I live next to Switzerland and had the opportunity to shoot some of their service firearms (sadly not the 57...). It's almost cheating to shoot with these things!!! They are that good! The ammo, the trigger, the sights... You just can't miss, like not even exagerating! I own a K31 found under the floorboards of a mountain house, hidden 20 years...still in awesome condition though not cared after! It shoots better than my modern rifles that have all the fancy barrels and scopes...

@WebmsJU 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely true, the fass 90 is the best for shooting target at 300m.

@nooper007 10 ай бұрын

@@WebmsJUabsolutely. But then you hear americans asking how we shoot long distance without scopes, we just dont miss. änd vor gschicht.

@WebmsJU 10 ай бұрын

@@nooper007 for me the fass 90 is for the precision, the fass 57 is for the feeling.

@hschan5976 10 ай бұрын

If they're that good how come no other countries bought them?

@zepedrofd 10 ай бұрын

@@hschan5976 low production runs, low production capacity, expensive ammo, expensive to produce, built to fit the needs of the swiss way of defending (more towards marksmanship).

@akforge 10 ай бұрын

On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the sixth James Bond film, all the baddies use SIG 510-1, Sturmgewehr 57 rifles. 👍🏻

@lordofabanshee6791 10 ай бұрын

I meet this Riffle during my Rekrutenschule. Later on i had to chance the rifle and got a Stgw 90. Now i've got both rifles and still i like the Hellebarde ( Stgw 57) a bit more. Maybe its love if you walk with a rifle up and down the Mountains 😂 Thanks for the Video ❤ Greetings from Switzerland

@beardedshooter9540 10 ай бұрын

I was not aware of this rifle. But I now like it and I want one

@MegaCornflake 10 ай бұрын

got this from my father and since then use it for target shooting. happy i did not have to carry it around in the army but for 300m target shooting its an amazing rifle when upgraded especially

@mattorama 10 ай бұрын

Holy crap. I got a backpack from a military surplus store probably twenty years ago in this pattern, and I was never able to figure out why it had two pouches on either side for large cylindrical things. It's that backpack he's wearing.

@spoede64 9 ай бұрын

You could carry 2 rifle grenades or 2 anti-tank rockets for the swiss RakRohr, rocket launcher.

@cruiserus907 9 ай бұрын

Et aussi 2 bouteilles de rouge pour les maneuvres.

@spoede64 9 ай бұрын

@@cruiserus907salue les vaudoises!

@mattorama 9 ай бұрын

@@cruiserus907 Rifle grenades, wine, who's to decide.

@Anonymous8421 10 ай бұрын

Admin is an MDE fan, makes sense but just never thought about it Badass video bro! Love that you shot one of the practice grenades, really proves how brutal those recoil forces really are

@whitestarlinegoodnight 10 ай бұрын

The pure mechanical elegance of the Stgw.57 is amazing. Truly a modern FG42. I would love to see PTR or some other roller delay focused company make a reproduction of it, I think it would do quite well.

@bernhardwidmer886 10 ай бұрын

Comparing it with the FG 42 seems a bit far out, don't you think?

@timewave02012 9 ай бұрын

The closest thing to a modern FG42 is the M60, mk48, or MG5.

@OperatorDrewski 10 ай бұрын

Based alpenflage pilled gamers

@deathrowlemon7367 Ай бұрын

Lol funny seeing you here Drew. Hope all is well

@minisforerbody 10 ай бұрын

For anyone who’s interested and doesn’t know: Bloke on the Range has some great videos on this rifle and the Swiss straight pulls etc. he’s also done a few deep dives with Dale the StG guy about the development of the StG57 and the rifle grenades and like how the rubber butt acts as a buffer when firing grenades with the rifle seated on the ground, using a Swiss Army knife as an aiming device.

@kiltrofilms 10 ай бұрын

this were used in chile as the main army rifle for a long time, they were used in the 1973 coupe and then soldiers were trained in them for many years after... if chile and argentina had gone to war in the tensions over patagonia, you would have seen theese go against the FAL. they can be seen in military parades and in the hands of some guards in remote regions where gear has not been updated.

@helveticarms 10 ай бұрын

Chileans used export variant SG 510-4

@kiltrofilms 10 ай бұрын

@@helveticarms interesting

@GustheGunGuy 10 ай бұрын

This is a rifle I have lusted over for so long. I want one more than I want a girlfriend.

@chudthug 10 ай бұрын

Gus is sus

@deebuzzin3603 10 ай бұрын

Gus is about to bust

@Samsquanch6969 10 ай бұрын

Trust gus to nut and be sus

@Samsquanch6969 10 ай бұрын

Trust gus to bust and be sus

@johnmarkfeiger-no5ri 10 ай бұрын

@@deebuzzin3603 go to horny jail

@Ntmoffi 10 ай бұрын

Love the barrel keg charging handle. So incredibly Swiss.

@gratefulguy4130 10 ай бұрын

MG42: "Am I a joke to you??"

@Ntmoffi 10 ай бұрын

@@gratefulguy4130 close but not the same. Think K31.

@jimma1432 10 ай бұрын

@@Ntmoffiit’s the reason I bought a k31. Then I shot the thing and I fell in love. Man those Swiss can knock it out of park. Slick, cool and 7.5 Swiss is kinda a hoss, will certainly vibe check white tails.

@carloslargo9551 9 ай бұрын

I went to basic training in july 17 of 1989 in Isone in italien speaking part of Switzerland to the infantry grenadiers. That was the last year this weapon was distributed for basic training. I loved the power of it because the 7.5 mm was more powerfull than the fass 90 which had Nato 5.56 ammunition. Otherwise it was to heavy and quite difficulte to clean the chamber and the full dismentale.

@antonyg.952 8 ай бұрын

Semper Fi brother! I was in Losone in Sommer 1969! 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼

@Crsh0vrrd 8 ай бұрын

What a great video 🙂 The subtitles at 7:48 killed me - "Entspanungspanzer". First of all: It would be "Entspan[n]ungspanzer". Translated to english that means something like "relaxation tank" and obviously doesn't make any sense at all 😂😂

@justinkochaver4403 10 ай бұрын

Love the shooty shoot reference

@rjm8318 10 ай бұрын

Ausgezeichnet! Switzerland has been a country of riflemen for centuries. General Henri Guisan led them through the threats and perils of WWII, and had developed the Swiss Redoubt to resist the possible Nazi invasion ("Operation Tannenbaum", which the Germans had committed ten divisions for, but nixed for a host of reasons). According to General Guisan, the Swiss were to take ten Germans for every Swiss lost, they were to fight to the last bullet, then go to the bayonet. Switzerland also has bunkers honeycombed all over the place, enough for the entire population and then some. They are a great model of tenacious devotion to liberty and peaceful coexistence, and have a mindset in keeping with our Founding Fathers and the modern American Remnant that cherish such things. Great video and rifle btw.

@selectionn 10 ай бұрын

also a country of nazi sympathizers, clearly you dont know of the countries history or you pretend to gloss over it.

@cm-pr2ys 10 ай бұрын

Don't they have a Rifleman competition too?

@karlheinzvonkroemann2217 10 ай бұрын

Another fish story. Every country on the planet makes plans to invade everybody else. The USA has plans that were made to invade Canada in the 1930's! The Natzis never had any desire to invade Switzerland. Saying that either plan was a serious thing is nonsense.

@user-xx9ir9yk4h 10 ай бұрын

АН и его друзья хранили денежки в Швейцарии. Зачем им захватывать свою же копилочку. Получал финансирование от Бушей и Варбургов так же через Швейцарию .

@DarkPhoenix-gr6ns 10 ай бұрын

You're right, almost every building in Switzerland is fitted with a bunker

@Spyxe13 9 ай бұрын

Switzerland is War free since 1847, so 176 years. I was in the Swiss Army where we had and SSG STGW.90 (1990) Fullauto,burst and singleshot. Greetings from a Swiss guy:)

@kev1734 10 ай бұрын

NEVER knew about this rifle system! Thanks for bring this one to us and for our swiss friends as well. Really enjoyed this one mate 🍻 Oh! The quote I took away from this video is @ 15:18

@lexisparents 10 ай бұрын

Admin’s been all over my feed lately!! Love he’s finally getting so much exposure!! Keep it up!!

@sston506 10 ай бұрын

That was awesome! Unique rifle very cool. You took the recoil like a champ Admin love it! 🤣🤙

@SachoManMandyRavage 10 ай бұрын

I only found out about this rifle when I traveled to Switzerland last year, super cool piece

@user-xs1yx9tc9m Ай бұрын

Here in the UK/England, there were a number of movies an TV programmes that featured this rifle. 'When Eight Bells Toll' (1971) 'The Sweeney (1976) 'The Professionals (TV, episode 'Heroes' 1977), includes using the bi-pod and sights !) It's always the baddies that have them !

@Thegoofyairgunner 10 ай бұрын

This type of content is absolutely worth the watch time!! I love seeing all the kit and accessories as much as the guns themselves. Admins comic relief is the perfect balance to keep my monkey brain from shorting out!

@AllAboutSurvival 10 ай бұрын

The thought of Swiss riflemen defending their homeland with these rifles is truly fascinating and showcases the unique character of this firearm. Thanks for highlighting this piece of firearms history!

@michaelboyle9512 10 ай бұрын

Brodie thank you so much for being a good host to our talking monkey. Sadly a few of us over here consider him a good representative for us. We couldn't afford tom cruise and tom brady, so that's what ya got... great vijeo 👍

@hts6116 9 ай бұрын

I still have my Stgw 57 at home, love it. Very precise and shoot every year a few times

@hkguitar1984 10 ай бұрын

You didn't mention that the Stgw.57 utilizes a Delayed Roller Action similar to the HK 91. Very Cool, Great Content

@CobraDBlade 10 ай бұрын

There is just something so beautifully industrial about the looks of early cold war weapon designs. They're trying to leave behind the craftsman feel of the old wood and steel designs but haven't quite gotten the modern/future polymer components down yet. Also, I'm pretty sure it's "Achtung! Panzer!" (translation "Warning/alarm! Tank!"), not "Entpannungspanzer" (translation "Recovery tank")

@JCBeastie 10 ай бұрын

I was just about to comment on the subtitle!

@Gameprojordan 10 ай бұрын

Yes lots of steel shrouds, heat shields and whatnot

@abcdefghijklmnopqrstufwxyz7483 9 ай бұрын

And officially you wouldn’t shout achtung panzer you would just shout panzer panzer

@mixalisstathis274 9 ай бұрын

"Achtung!" is so nazi-german... The swiss are more like "Tschuldigung, isch das ächt en Panzer? Ja würd's Sie dänn schtöre, wänn ich da mal churz e Runggle montiäre würd?" Grüezi, Luftalarm!

$@rfracing964$

@rfracing964 9 ай бұрын

@@mixalisstathis274😂

@liamflanagan490 10 ай бұрын

This thing goes hard. Never seen it before but I want one now.

@shoktroop 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for creating this video! Great information and demo! Bravo

@justinkochaver4403 10 ай бұрын

How does a rear sight have more than 27 parts to it

@AdministrativeResults 10 ай бұрын

SWISS

@Chamois_Blanc 10 ай бұрын

Because it must be done !

@nathanh3688 10 ай бұрын

The first design probably had 39 parts. Excellent work reducing it to 27.

@Goldomond 10 ай бұрын

As a Swiss Man, I am sometimes surprised myself by what we create. Quality over Quantity. Having a lot of something is nice, but it is fairly useless if that something has to be replaced often. Happy to see more stuff from you!

@Kenionatus 9 ай бұрын

I think the biggest reason for Switzerland being so quality focused is that it's extremely hard to compete on price with Swiss wages. That mindet then permeated into purely domestic work as well.

@ricoblaser6308 10 ай бұрын

In my recruit school we still shot with rifle grenades. Afterwards only the Übermittlungssoldaten(transmission soldiers) had the Kabelwurfgranate (grenade to lay telefonlines). This made it possible to shoot telephone lines over rivers or steep cliffs. The 57 was an extremely reliable and stable weapon and in 1991, when my unit was converted to the Stgw 90, we had several broken new rifles because the new Stgw was no longer as robustly built. I still have my 57.

@MavHunter20XX 10 ай бұрын

little do people know, the 30-06 M1 cartridge was influenced by the 7.5x55mm swiss

@rileyfrench3837 10 ай бұрын

A real testament to the KAC rear iron sight, it’s been around for a century 🥲

@gratefulguy4130 10 ай бұрын

Lol

@studentaviator3756 10 ай бұрын

Imagine how sick this rifle would have looked if the Swiss made an optic for it during the Cold War.

@someduckwithanultimax6549 10 ай бұрын

They did. Twice. There was the Nachtzielgerät (an active IR scope) and the Kern 4x24 scope. Both didn’t fit on the standard rifles, but were for special Zielfernrohr-Sturmgewehre (Zf Stgw 57s), which had a scope base on the front trunion. Chilean and commercial SG 510s also have the scope base.

@HansJuergBangerter 10 ай бұрын

@@someduckwithanultimax6549 and it looked sick and you had to carry a heavy Batterie...for the IR beam...

@someduckwithanultimax6549 10 ай бұрын

@@HansJuergBangerter It looks sick for sure, but as NV scopes go it's pretty rubbish... Good fun though!

@kattegatcitychamberofcomme311 10 ай бұрын

There's a video on the development of the rifle grenades called "Swiss flying carrots" by Bloke on the range.

@nathanwhite5602 10 ай бұрын

Great job on the video 👍

@-Master_Of_Disaster 10 ай бұрын

3:20 Brother, you even included the Swiss National Anthem. I'm feeling so proud and patriotic right now as a Swiss man who served in the army. And yes you are right the Stgw.57 is a very fine gun. Thanks for covering that gorgeous machine. Next, try the newer Stgw.90 if you didn't already. You'll not be disappointed. Merci Brody! Btw. few years back you could buy these beauties here in Switzerland in almost every gun shop used, but good condition for a few hundred bucks.

@guypierson5754 10 ай бұрын

A swiss man who served?? Isn't that just a Swiss man? Thought you all had to serve, or have they changed that?

@-Master_Of_Disaster 10 ай бұрын

@@guypierson5754 Technically you're right. We have compulsory military service here. But today it's pretty easy to get an ineligible stamp on your papers. And a lot of young men nowadays prefer to pay a fine than to serve the country. Also it's possible to choose civil defense instead of the army. So it's not uncommon to encounter Swiss men that never served.

@guypierson5754 10 ай бұрын

do they not realise that even though it can be a pain they will make friends and memories that will last their lifetime and also get in amazing physical condition?@@-Master_Of_Disaster

@Ikem5546 10 ай бұрын

Alpenflage is drippy AF.

@rolfs.2155 9 ай бұрын

I was at the Mountain Infantry of the Swiss Army...I LOOOOVED my STGW 57...It was very solid and never had malfunction...

@thni1703 10 ай бұрын

So cool! Thanks for the Demo an the Schweizer :)

@mnk9073 10 ай бұрын

The Swiss Army: "I want an AK, but you know complicated, heavy, expensive and ugly." SIG: "Say no more fam."

@tylersmith3139 Ай бұрын

It's really nothing like an AK outside of being reliable.

@alexburns3705 10 ай бұрын

Brodie's quality should have him on more often

@SwissFusilier 10 ай бұрын

you`re to kind :DD

@gratefulguy4130 10 ай бұрын

@@SwissFusilierYa did good, kid 😎👍

@carolwilson5348 10 ай бұрын

Saw one at a gun show years ago. very pricey, but very cool. Loved the way it looked with the bi-pod at the rear.

@deafpool 8 ай бұрын

"if you can dodge granade you can dodge a ball" lmao i fuken love ya, underrated AF. Same as Entspannungspanzer, had me hollerin at the screen in the middle of the bus ride

@timberwolf2459 10 ай бұрын

Aside from that odd-looking camouflage (which, having been in the Swiss Alps, WORKS with their mosses and lichens), I've always liked their straight-pull rifles that fire 7.5 Swiss. It's a good round, and they really value marksmanship. What I see with this thing, and the StG90 - every rifleman has a full-length barrel, good iron sights, and a bipod (plus, the StG90 clips its mags together, for 60 rds on the gun) - and their doctrine generally has them fighting from prepared positions (concrete trenches etc.). Almost like EVERY SINGLE TROOPER has an LMG. Which is probably why no one messes with them!

@bernhardwidmer886 10 ай бұрын

It works even better in forests (For which it was designed). Your imagination of switzerland being covered with mosses and lichens (which apear only in a tiny bit of switzerland, i.e. above and just a bit below the treeline) is quite a bit funny 🙂

@alessandrohuber4407 9 ай бұрын

The reason for this pattern is that it could be used in urban areas also, nothing to do with mosses and lichens. The non-official name by the Swiss Italian was the pizza pattern, by the French and Swiss Germans the 4 fruits pattern. The pattern is still used today for tents. The whole M70 system was terrible, it was also a time where old equipment was still mixed with more modern Warefare stuff, just imagine being issued a WWII leather belt in the late 1980s. They started to issue proper equipment in 05 and 07...any other period a portion of your stuff was 40+ years old. Special forces now have their dedicated stuff. Nowadays only selected infantry groups have an LMG, usually one for A and one for B, the anti tank Fass90 is called Fass97 and the poor soul that would have often would also have to carry a Panzer Faust. The infantry also has an Appuntato carrying a FASS90 with a scope, special forces use a shortened version of the FASS90 and a handgun.

@jd750ace1 10 ай бұрын

I can't believe you didn't mount that bayonet! Those things are a masterpiece in, and of, themselves. I carry one in the trunk of my car. It's damn near a cutlass.

@jamesbutler5570 9 ай бұрын

In swiss we call it 'rütli prügel' because when you are out of ammo you can hit your enemis with that heavy rifle.

@hb9shdham570 9 ай бұрын

The old Swiss battle suits nickname was Vierfrucht Pjyama or fourfruit sleepsuit :-), The Stgw 57 had several nicknames like "Schwarzwurzel" aka black salsify

@fredikriftner5577 Ай бұрын

Bleiföhn, Knarrä, Kanonä, Pumpä etc. Gruss aus Texas von einem Eidgenoss!

@a330flyguy2 10 ай бұрын

Is that a charging handle off a K31?

@Tomax_Bren 10 ай бұрын

An elegant weapon for a more civilized age.

@Mack_Dingo 2 ай бұрын

Those rubber bits on the pants are genius. I'd love that for works pants, cause thats where the water drains off your jacket. Maybe 3L or a vecro rubber.

@jaxvonmay8488 9 ай бұрын

Oh ! My good old fass57. Many marches and nights together. Heavy, but effective, polyvalent, reliable and solid.

@UncleSam1732 10 ай бұрын

Checking to see if the gun was loaded by dry firing the gun into the air made me cringe bad 😂

@AdministrativeResults 10 ай бұрын

WHEN IN FINLAND

@UncleSam1732 10 ай бұрын

@@AdministrativeResults 😂

@lucastonoli3256 10 ай бұрын

The risk of sending a live round into an explosive device is far greater than the risk of firing some random chunk of lead upwards. Makes sense as a standardized procedure.

@DUKE_of_RAMBLE 10 ай бұрын

@@lucastonoli3256Yea, but, like... In combat?? If you're about to load an Anti-Tank grenade, I feel like the *_LAST_* thing you'd want to do is give away your position by firing a round into the air that failed to eject! _"Oh, hello. Don't mind me!"_ 😅 Wouldn't dumping it into the ground be preferable? _(sincerely asking...)_

@SpaceFrawg 10 ай бұрын

@@DUKE_of_RAMBLEIn the air or into the ground, they both sound the same, anyway, it's very difficult to determine direction based on a single round being fired.

@Excalibur01 10 ай бұрын

The Swiss made the most bare minimum looking of an assault rifle and still have it be expensive to own

@vendetta6451 10 ай бұрын

This was a good video. Nice gun and cool history. The retro swiss camo is too nice!

@braxtonflake2130 10 ай бұрын

Admin touring the world and interviewing other people from other countries about their armament... 11/10, would watch!

@DIY_Miracle 10 ай бұрын

I love that the kit was designed with the rifle in mind, rather than being designed as independent units. High level consideration characteristic of Swiss production.

@lucaschifferle3355 7 ай бұрын

A Rifle when SIG was still a Quality Brand… also the Era of the best Pistol in the World SIG P210.

@LuGer212 10 ай бұрын

It's a beauty, that Keg charging handle alone - love it so much. Cheers from Lake Zurich, admin :)

@Gilgwathir 9 ай бұрын

7:20 fun fact about the rifle grenade: members of the Swiss army used to call them "rüebli", which translates to carrot, due to their orange color.

@sean_13371 10 ай бұрын

Nice video and absolutely swiss approved. I got a stgw57 at home and I still love to send some rounds 300m in to card board :) great video brody is awesome in explaining about our old stuff ;) the best part was the swiss national anthem. Thanks for that video

@Swishersweetcigarilo 10 ай бұрын

I have that same camouflage outfit. Always liked how it has so many pockets.

@mikeb8630 9 ай бұрын

Wow. Nice video. Didn't knew, that a video about this rifle exist. On the other hand, I could have done it by myself, as I'm an owner of the StGB 57 too. It served me well.

@golemtabak1183 9 ай бұрын

The rifle is extremely robust. The simple but effective night sight is also interesting. We drove stakes with the 57 at the time and the rifle didn't suffer a bit. My son told me how many malfunctions he had with the new Stgw90 assault rifle. There was nothing like that with the old Stgw57. Frozen or dirty and wet, the thing always hammered.

@Jungleman707 9 ай бұрын

I never had a malfunction with the Stgw90, its a great rifle. Easier to carry on long marches because its lighter, and easier to manipulate for urban combat, yet still very accurate, so overall the better gun. Also the smaller rounds were designed to wound and not to kill, which is tactically a better way to force a retreat of the enemy. For sure the Stgw57 was more fun to shoot, with its bigger calibre and stronger recoil. Still remember the gun smoke and smell of the powder.

@user-yc8tj6iy1j 10 ай бұрын

Love the vids man.

@frankyz68 9 ай бұрын

Great. That's the gun I was issued in the Swiss military and I still got it after finishing my service. In Switzerland you can keep your gun if you want it.