Reising Submachine Gun

2011-10-06T08:00:15Z

Joe Hinson: /* Film */

'''The Reising series of submachine guns have been used in the following films:'''
[[Image:Reising m50-1.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Reising M50 (full stock variant) - .45 ACP. Fitted with Cutts compensator and 20 round magazine.]]
[[Image:ReisingM55.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Reising M55 (folding stock variant) - .45 ACP. Fitted with 12 round magazine]]
[[Image:ReisingM60.png|thumb|right|500px|Reising M60 (full stock 16" barrel semi-auto carbine variant) - .45 ACP. Fitted with 20 round magazine.]]

==Info==
Adopted in early 1942 by the USMC, due largely to a shortage of the [[Thompson Submachine Gun]], the Reising was never especially popular with the Marines since it proved to be a maintenance intensive weapon (something not always possible in the primitive Pacific theatre). It was so unpopular on Guadalcanal that Lt. Col. Merritt Edson, commanding officer of a Marine Raider battalion, ordered all Reising submachine guns issued to his unit to be dumped unceremoniously into a river, so that his men might draw better weapons.

One major design flaw in the weapon is the fact that the operating mechanism is a paddle in a slot on the underside of the forestock. If an unfortunate firer's finger slipped into this slot during full auto fire, breakage of bone could potentially result.

It eventually fell to the wayside though some examples remained in service with various rear echelon units and police forces.

It was favored by some due to its closed bolt operating function, which made it more accurate than the open bolt submachine guns of the time, at the cost of overheating quicker and requiring more maintainance. The Reising was also lend-leased to USSR but has not seen much action.

==Specs==
'''Type:''' Submachine Gun

'''Caliber:''' .45 Caliber Automatic Colt Pistol (ACP)

'''Capacity:''' 12 and 20-Round Box Magazines

'''Fire Modes:''' Safe/Full-Auto/Semi (M60 is Semi only)

'''Rate of Fire:''' 550 rounds/min (M50) 500 rounds/min (M55)

==Film==
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|-
| ''[[Marine Raiders (film)]]'' || [[Robert Ryan]] || Capt Dan Craig || M50 model || (1944)
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| ''[[The Planters Wife]]'' || [[Jack Hawkins]] || Jim Frazer || M50 model || (1952)
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| ''[[U-571]]'' || [[David Keith]] ||Maj. Coonan || M55 model || (2000)
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| ''[[Flags of our Fathers]]'' || Himself || Sgt. Mike Strank || M55 model, real life war photo || (2006)
|-
| ''[[Guadalcanal Diary]]'' || Lt. In landing party || M50 Model || 1943
|-
| ''[[Guadalcanal Diary]]'' || Hanging from bunk on troop ship|| M55 Model || 1943
|}

==Television==
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="275"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#DOE7FF width="325"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Date'''
|-
| ''[[Pacific, The|The Pacific]]'' || [[Jon Seda]] || John Basilone|| M50 model, 20 round magazine || (2010)
|-
|-
| ''[[Ironside]]'' || various San Francisco P.D. officers || ||
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|}

==Video Games==
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Notation'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|''' Release Date'''
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| ''[[Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault]]'' || [M55 Reising] || || || (2004)
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[[Category:Gun]]
[[Category:Submachine Gun]]

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