He was armed with a Soviet PPSh 41 7.62 mm sub-machinegun, commonly referred to as a burp gun because of the sound it made when fired.
Russian soldiers patrolled each platform en route and rapped on the windows with their ‘burp guns’ if we lifted the blinds.
He was about to reach the hatch when a hand stuck itself onto the hatch and was followed by a German with a burp gun.
While most carried the highly lethal burp guns (Thompson and Marlin submachine guns) slung around their necks, some carried ancient muzzle-loading, fowling pieces.
Others brought in burp guns and ammo belts - six connected pouches holding two magazines each.
Definition of burp gun in US English:
burp gun
nounˈbərp ˌɡən
US informal
A lightweight submachine gun.
〈美，非正式〉短冲锋枪
Example sentencesExamples
He was about to reach the hatch when a hand stuck itself onto the hatch and was followed by a German with a burp gun.
He was armed with a Soviet PPSh 41 7.62 mm sub-machinegun, commonly referred to as a burp gun because of the sound it made when fired.
Others brought in burp guns and ammo belts - six connected pouches holding two magazines each.
While most carried the highly lethal burp guns (Thompson and Marlin submachine guns) slung around their necks, some carried ancient muzzle-loading, fowling pieces.
Russian soldiers patrolled each platform en route and rapped on the windows with their ‘burp guns’ if we lifted the blinds.