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Song Parodies -> "OG-44 was New"

Original Song Title:

"I Put a Spell on You"

 (MP3)
Original Performer:

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Parody Song Title:

"OG-44 was New"

Parody Written by:

Robert D. Arndt Jr.

The Lyrics

In 1944, during the last months of World War 2, when northern Italy was occupied by the Nazi German troops and admininstrated by the puppet-state of the RSI, the italian engineer Giovanni Oliani created an interesting SMG in 9x19mm-Parabellum caliber of which 14 prototypes were built by the Armaguerra plant located in the town of Cremona. It never entered mass production, however, due to both the end of WW-2 and to the massive concurrence of the well-known Beretta products. This weapon, however, represented a massive step forward with respect to WW2-era submachine gun technology, introducing the "slender frame: in fact, it was approximately configured in an "L" shape, the shorter part was the face of the weapon, including the striking pin in it; when firing, the weight of the longer part of the L-shape, and consequently the greatest part of the weapon's mass, "moved" towards the barrel, thus balancing it during sustained fully-automatic fire. The Armaguerra OG-44 was gas-operated with selective-fire (with a cyclic rate of 500 rpm), and had ventilation holes on the handguard that were a consequence of the construction method, being made by stampings from a single 1.5 mm thick steel sheet. Fixed wooden buttstocks and folding metal stocks were both available. According to the original project, the Armaguerra OG-44 had to be fed by 25-round magazines, but to accelerate an eventual adoption procedure by the Italian Armed Forces, it was engineered to accept the widespread Beretta 20, 30 and 40-rounders. The Armaguerra OG-44 had a 292 mm long barrel, a 788 mm total length, and weighed 3.5 kg when unloaded.
OG-44 was new
Best design

World War II was almost through
Cremora desigin’
Oliani was tryin’

500 rounds per minute
9x19mm round
25 rd mags were handy
Slender frame design broke new ground

OG-44 was new
Best design
Of time

They built few
They built few
They built few
But, production- when?
It wasn’t fair
Baretta rivalry
War then did end

Short history
OG-44 was new
Best design
(Allied victory)
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Patrick - September 01, 2011 - Report this comment
Interesting amalgam of design elements. The upper tube looks like a Mk III Sten, the lower tube and barrel resemble a Sterling. The grip and magazine take after the post-war Beretta, while the fit of the stock reminds me of a Daisy BB gun.
Tinkerer - September 01, 2011 - Report this comment
The OG-44, although interesting, died due to specualtive production of a complex design, the Beretta M38/42 serving the Italians and Germans well. The engineer started with the OG-42 which had the first "overhung" bolt design and then moved on with the OG-43 and then OG-44. Apparently, despite its complex nature, it is forgotten, not even mentioned by Timothy J. Mullin, the world's authority on submachine guns, in his books. Interesting indeed, but a failure that never entered series production.
Rob Arndt - September 02, 2011 - Report this comment
I've seen reference to this as inspiration for the postwar Walther MP-K and L which is utter nonsense. Those were originals made for the German Army, Birder Guards, and Police!!! This was before the HK MP-5 and newer HK MP-7 PDW...
David Copper - September 04, 2011 - Report this comment
That gun looks more modern than most of the World War II sub machine guns.

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