{"id":68106,"date":"2022-01-09T02:00:07","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T07:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=68106"},"modified":"2022-01-09T10:22:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T15:22:47","slug":"the-korsac-em1-a-british-polish-bullpup-fg-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/01\/09\/the-korsac-em1-a-british-polish-bullpup-fg-42\/","title":{"rendered":"The Korsac EM1 &#8211; a British\/Polish Bullpup FG-42"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A8ygMDJQ0iY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 26 Jun 2017<\/p>\n<p>Armament Research Services (ARES) is a specialist technical intelligence consultancy, offering expertise and analysis to a range of government and non-government entities in the arms and munitions field. For detailed photos of the guns in this video, don&#8217;t miss the ARES companion blog post:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnNZRmJCMnBtOFNsbl9BNEFqWUh0ZUo1WFk3d3xBQ3Jtc0tuZ21UakU1d3kzamVXdXpDRUZpRzZFbHctbm9tTDlTWkRVaE9LcnI4MVhZWnUxNlZibUlCRFdzNWhzUkdsbUZjeHBQeHB3T3c0blhLRC1jX3lvU3NnZlRTLU4xcVNmNk1SM0g1MXZmeFBaaERUeld2MA&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Farmamentresearch.com%2Fbritish-korsac-e-m-1-light-machine-gun%2F\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/armamentresearch.com\/british-k&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Korsac EM-1 (not to be confused with the Thorpe EM-1, which is a completely different rifle) was a bullpup light machine gun based on captured examples of the German FG-42 paratroop rifle. It was developed between 1945 and 1947 by a team led by a Polish refugee designer named Korsac.<\/p>\n<p>It was chambered for the 8mm Mauser cartridge, and used an 18 round magazine adapted from the ZB-26. The operating mechanism was closely copied from the FG-42, as were many elements of the rifle&#8217;s controls, including the capability for firing from an open bolt in fully automatic and from a closed bolt in semi-automatic. Unlike the FG-42, it used a short stroke tappet type gas piston, and had a detachable barrel. Ultimately only two examples were built, and only one of those (the one in this video) was completed to firing condition. It suffered from reliability problems in semi-automatic mode, and was quickly sidelined in favor of the other development projects ongoing by 1947. However, many lessons from its development would be put into the EM-2 rifle.<\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merchandise! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkpYVm1FOE1ncHhnbjFQN3UtNjlDbjJzbU11UXxBQ3Jtc0trUmdtckFBNUd1bWtzTkczTkZrRm1sYUFib0hDSzVhYllEMlpUOHZaMUc2d3AwNXlFQkNlcEFxV0NrRjQxQVhRWTU3bzh1LVFyS01vcWVPZFJDNUtIZ0xiOEVEdjUwdFRESXJ0Z0RHUlVTNXVWT0FjZw&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.bbtv.com%2Fcollections%2Fforgotten-weapons\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forg&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you enjoy Forgotten Weapons, check out its sister channel, InRangeTV! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/InRangeTVShow\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/InRangeTVShow<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-09-at-09-32-43-The-Korsac-EM1-\u2013-a-British-Polish-Bullpup-FG-42-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-09-at-09-32-43-The-Korsac-EM1-\u2013-a-British-Polish-Bullpup-FG-42-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-71069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-09-at-09-32-43-The-Korsac-EM1-\u2013-a-British-Polish-Bullpup-FG-42-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-09-at-09-32-43-The-Korsac-EM1-\u2013-a-British-Polish-Bullpup-FG-42-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-09-at-09-32-43-The-Korsac-EM1-\u2013-a-British-Polish-Bullpup-FG-42-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-09-at-09-32-43-The-Korsac-EM1-\u2013-a-British-Polish-Bullpup-FG-42-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forgotten Weapons Published 26 Jun 2017 Armament Research Services (ARES) is a specialist technical intelligence consultancy, offering expertise and analysis to a range of government and non-government entities in the arms and munitions field. 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