The WG-66 submachine gun might not ring a bell for most, but it's a fascinating piece of weaponry history from the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in the

The WG66 is a submachine gun of East German origin. The weapon is chambered in the 7.62×25mm Tokarev round.

The WG-66 is an East German submachine gun developed in the mid 1960s. The WG-66 began development in competition with the PM-63 and the vz. 61 in 1966. After sets of trials, the WG-66 was deemed the best, but the most expensive. Many ventures were undertaken to reduce the price of production...

经过简单计算，以东德当时的生产资源，生产一支WG-66的单价约为410马克，而同时期购买一支蝎式冲锋枪只需要290~300马克左右。 如果要把造价降下来，那么东德需要生产300万支WG-66才能取得价格优势。

2020年4月6日 · At the level of basic ideas, it was a submachine gun with automatic equipment based on a free shutter with several fire modes and a folding stock. WG-66 was assembled on the basis of a receiver with a top cover and a removable trigger guard. A 7,62 mm rifled barrel was rigidly fixed in the box; outside, a slotted arrester was screwed onto it.

2020年4月6日 · 计算表明，到66年，只有至少有300万种产品系列，才建议进行WG-1975的生产准备和启动。 这比国防部和其他机构的计划大约多六倍，这成为批评的新理由。

民主德国国防部在原有的基础上进行了进一步的研究工作，比较了使用7 62 × 25mmTT和9 × 18mmPM子弹的WG66冲锋枪的性能，根据研究的结果，9x18mm的子弹被推荐使用，改装使用9×18mm弹药的WG66将比原版轻300克，价格将会从410马克变为330马克。 但改造的计划没得到 …

The WG66 is a submachine gun of East German origin. The weapon is chambered in the 7.62×25mm Tokarev round. Eigenbau, Maschinenpistolen WG 66 aus Wiesa, DWJ 2008/7, pp. 60-63 image

2024年4月7日 · East German WG-66 project

2023年1月7日 · WG-66長665毫米，摺疊槍托後410毫米，空重2.2千克，帶35發彈匣重2.56千克。 1967年WG-66樣槍進行測試工作，整體上問題不大，只是一些持握不舒適這方面的問題。