German Sport Guns GmbH explained

German Sport Guns GmbH
Foundation:	2002^[1]
Founder:	Dietmar Emde, Manfred Nienhaus, and Michael Swoboda
Location City:	Ense-Höingen
Location Country:	Germany
Key People:	Dietmar Emde, Manfred Nienhaus, and Michael Swoboda (founders and CEOs)
Industry:	Arms industry
Products:	Firearms

German Sport Guns GmbH is a German firearm manufacturer. Their company focus is on .22 LR firearms, intended for sport shooting and plinking.

Its products are copies or replicas of famous military firearms, but are often subject to much less legal scrutiny because of the cartridge they use.

A significant aspect of German Sport Guns' business model is its collaboration with other firearm manufacturers and distributors.^[2]

This collaboration extends to various countries.

The company also produces airsoft replicas.^[3]

Products

• GSG-5, GSG-522, GSG-16, a .22 lookalike of the Heckler & Koch MP5^[4]
• GSG G14, a different version of a G36C
• GSG AK-47, a .22 lookalike of the Kalashnikov AK-47 and its derivatives. As of 2020, GSG offers seven variants of this series, including the “Rebel,” which is meant to replicate the appearance of an AK-style firearm in guerrilla warfare^{[5] [6]}
• GSG-1911, a .22 copy of the Browning M1911 pistol^[7]
• GSG-StG 44, a .22 copy of the StG 44^[5]
• GSG-MP40P, a 9mm, semi-automatic pistol lookalike of the MP 40 submachine gun^[8]
• GSG FireFly, license produced SIG Sauer Mosquito, a downsized copy of the SIG Sauer P226 chambered in .22 lr.
• GSG-themed clothing^[9]

Notes and References

1. http://www.gsg-waffen.de/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=59&Itemid=62&lang=en Home Page (English)
2. Web site: GSG - German Sport Guns Ammunition Depot . 2023-12-06 . www.ammunitiondepot.com.
3. Web site: IWA 2008 | Firearms Law Group . 2011-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110424142233/http://www.firearmslawgroup.com/publications/small-arms-review/81-iwa-2008 . 2011-04-24 . dead .
4. Book: Muramatsu, Kevin. Gun Digest Book of Rimfire Rifles Assembly/Disassembly. 2011. Krause Publications. Iola, Wisconsin. 978-1-4402-1815-6. 11–14.
5. Book: Mijic, Kresimir. Firearms Guide 4th Edition: The Most Extensive Firearms Reference in the World! With 4,300 gun schematics.. 2013. Impressum Media Inc. Los Angeles, California. 978-0-9853054-3-7. 370.
6. Web site: AK-47 Technical Details. 11 September 2020.
7. Book: Shideler, Dan. Guns Illustrated 2011: The Latest Guns, Specs & Prices. 2010. F+W Media, Inc. Iola, Wisconsin. 978-1-4402-1624-4. 33.
8. News: BREAKING NEWS: ATF Approve ATI MP40 9mm Pistol (Pistol Version of German WWII MP40 Submachine Gun) - The Firearm Blog. Grant. Jim. 2016-02-24. The Firearm Blog. 2018-01-06. en-US.
9. http://www.gsg-fashion.de/site/index.php?lang=en GSG-Fashion homepage