Egypt’s Iconic Weapon

The Port Said Submachine Gun

I am truly honored to have one of my favorite military historians, Christopher Weeks, the prolific author behind Egyptian Askari, contribute this guest post.

It isn’t much to look at, the Port Said submachine gun. Stamped sheet metal, a metal tube with a perforated sleeve, a rectangular magazine, a small piece of varnished wood on the grip, and a bent wi…