HIW VSK
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| HIW VSK | |
|---|---|
| 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 | ×ばつ57mm IS">×ばつ57mm IS (Rifle) ×ばつ33mm Kurz">×ばつ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
[edit ]Battle rifle
[edit ]Chambered for the ×ばつ57mm Mauser">×ばつ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
[edit ]Also known as Hessische Selbstladekarabiner (transl. self-loading carbine).
Chambered for the ×ばつ33mm Kurz">×ばつ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
[edit ]- ^ Sturmgewehr! From Firepower to Striking Power, Hans-Dieter Handrich, ISBN 0-88935-356-5
- ^ The German Assault Rifle 1935–1945, Peter R. Senich., ISBN 1581606729
- ^ Desperate Measures: The Last-Ditch Weapons of the Nazi Volkssturm, W. Darrin Weaver, ISBN 0-88935-372-7
External links
[edit ]- Hrachya, H (2017年11月14日). "Forgotten Firearms of August Coenders". The Firearm Blog. Archived from the original on 2017年11月17日. Retrieved 2024年05月26日.
