Very interesting, thanks guys.

I agree Hugo Schmeisser is probably the closest in terms of sheer wide ranging inventiveness, (when I took my ‘33 apart I couldn’t believe how clever that repeating mechanism is)
…and then there are a few individuals scattered about who made singular breakthroughs.

Interesting that many had a history of working for the big firearms companies.
I think Fritz Bethelmes worked for Walther and worked on the P38.

Does anyone know who at Walther invented the single stroke pneumatic system on the LP2 & LP3? That paved the way for lots of interesting SSP pistols and rifles.



Cheers,
Matt