HIW VSK
HIW VSK | |
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Type | Bolt Action Rifle Carbine |
Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
Service history | |
Used by | Volksturm |
Production history | |
Designer | August Coenders |
Designed | 1944—1945 |
Manufacturer | Hessische Industrie Werke |
Variants | Wetzlar Rifle Wetzlar Carbine |
Specifications | |
Cartridge | 8×57mm IS (Rifle) 8×33mm Kurz (Carbine) |
Caliber | 7.9mm |
Action | Bolt-action (8x57) Blow forward (8x33mm) |
Feed system | 5-round internal box magazine. |
Sights | Iron |
The HIW VSK refers to 2 prototype weapons, a rifle and a carbine, of German origin developed by Hessische Industrie Werke and August Coenders in 1944. They were intended as Volkssturm weapons and the carbine variant used blow forward operation.[1][2][3]
Variants
Battle rifle
Chambered for the 7.92×57mm Mauser rifle round. It used standard 5-round stripper clips to fill the fixed internal magazine. To operate, the "bolt" handle is actually attached to the barrel, and pushed forward to feed a new round to a fixed bolt and breech face.
Carbine
Also known as Hessische Selbstladekarabiner (transl. self-loading carbine).
Chambered for the 7.92×33mm Kurz round. It used special 5-round stripper clips to fill the fixed internal magazine. The barrel is blown forward by drag of the bullet and propellant gasses and returns under spring pressure, chambering a new cartridge.
References
External links
- Hrachya, H (2017-11-14). "Forgotten Firearms of August Coenders". The Firearm Blog. Archived from the original on 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
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