Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Today John Keene and I are comparing and contrasting a pair of quite different submachine guns. One is a Franchi LF-57, a rare second generation stamped Italian design very similar to the Walther MPL/MPK. The other is twenty years later, a Colt SMG - a closed-bolt third generation design based on the AR15/M16 platform. The question is, if you could have either one, which would you take? It's a question of collecting interest and uniqueness versus practicality and shootability. Which would be your choice?
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Today John Keene and I are comparing and contrasting a pair of quite different submachine guns. One is a Franchi LF-57, a rare second generation stamped Italian design very similar to the Walther MPL/MPK. The other is twenty years later, a Colt SMG - a closed-bolt third generation design based on the AR15/M16 platform. The question is, if you could have either one, which would you take? It's a question of collecting interest and uniqueness versus practicality and shootability. Which would be your choice?
The best firearms reference books: headstamppublishing.com
patreon.com/ForgottenWeapons
floatplane.com/channel/ForgottenWeapons
Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! shop.forgottenweapons.com
