Hello /k/, I require your infinite wisdom and autism.
I'm helping a friend out with a WW2 show, and will be playing a German spy who gets caught and fires off a few (blank) rounds before being taken down by the dog.
I know there's a good chance of history buffs in the audience, and wanted to ask you all - What sort of firing stance and hand position would a German soldier use when firing a handgun? Would it differ if given spy training?
Most of the crowd won't care, but it's a favour for a friend and I wanna do a good job.
Thanks!
Any advice would also be appreciated, I've only ever handled shotguns
Why is a German spy carrying a German pistol? Is he going to be wearing a German uniform, too?
He won't be, that's just the image I used for attention.
Intrigued Bump.
What kind of show is this going to be, anyways? Will there be a Dresden scene?
Just a historical re-enactment sort of thing for the public, a mock battle, unarmed combat displays, some dog stuff, obstacle course for the kiddies, 1940s dancing, etc
>some dog stuff
You just know
Just find a WW2 German pistol manual.
https://www.germanmanuals.com/
the big thing isn't how he holds it, it is how he*doesn't* hold it. avoid the weaver stance and isosceles stance. hold the gun with one hand. teacup stance might be acceptable for carefully aimed shots, but should otherwise be avoided. instead use the bladed stance with the arm straight out to one side.
just to amend what I said the teacup stance is ahistoric; it is a bad weaver stance not a stance unto itself. still the point remains, one-handed shooting is the most relevant part of looking the part for the 1940s.
Much appreciated, as are all the other replies (except the dog guy)
Theres an interwar training film for USA pistol users that features the teacup method heavily for everything but standing.
ok, i double guessed myself which is why I had two replies. I might have actually even seen that video at one point.
Its pretty great, they teach point shooting and demonstrate with tracers.
is this it?
Like so. Held with arm bent at waist level until this.
Seems like you can achieve "nazi energy" with a firm, confident posture and taking up a lot of space with your arm.
Aim with one arm fully extended like the pictures.
Back straight, neck straight, chest out.
You should be tight but take up a lot of space. Stand boastfully but restrained.
You posture yourself like this because you're playing a proud, calm, collected, self-assured type of character. Someone with a very high opinion of their self but they don't need to flex it.
Picture Hans Landa.