Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr - Revision history

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2023-12-17T13:43:24Z

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	The '''Volkssturmgewehr''', like the '''Volksgewehr''', is a series of prototype rifles/carbines. Unlike the Volksgewehr which is a bolt-action rifle/carbine, the Volksturmgewehr is a semi-automatic rifle/carbine. Both projects were part of the "Primitiv-Waffen" program. The most famous and widely recognizable was '''Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr''' to which all the names are attributed. It is worth remembering, however, that the carbine was not the only semi-automatic prototype of this program. The Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr itself had two models. Designated '''MP507''' and its modernized version is '''MP508'''. Additionally, it is worth mentioning the '''Wetzlar Carbine''' (HIW VSK) weapon, which was also semi-automatic.		#REDIRECT [[Volkssturmgewehr]]

	~~=Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr MP507=~~
	~~[[File:Volkssturmgewehr1-5left.jpg\|thumb\|right\|450px\|Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr MP507 - 7.92x33mm Kurz]]~~
	~~[[File:Volkssturmgewehr1-5.jpg\|thumb\|right\|450px\|Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr MP507 - 7.92x33mm Kurz]]~~

	The '''Volkssturmgewehr''' was designed by Karl Barnitzke of the Gustloff-Werke during the final stages of World War II. It was a part of the Primitiv-Waffen-Programm, and was intended to provide a semi-automatic rifle to the ''Volksstrum'' - the militia raised to defend German cities from the allied forces. The rifle was hastily designed and constructed, and was meant to provide a crude but relatively cheap rifle that could be manufactured quickly and easily. The result was a gas-blowback operated rifle firing the 7.92×33mm Kurz, and utilizing [[Sturmgewehr 44]] 30-round magazines. The weapon featured fixed front and rear iron sights. The first production model was designated as the MP507. A second model, designated as MP508, added a semi-pistol stock and forward grip, but apparently it was produced only in very small quantities.

	The weapon is also sometimes known as the "Volkssturmgewehr 1-5" (or "VG 1-5"), a name that was believed to have originated as a misnomer. The [[Volksgewehr\|Primitiv-Waffen-Programm]] resulted in five other bolt action rifle designs, VG 1 from Walther (VG in these cases standing for [[Volksgewehr]]), VG 2 from Spreewerk Berlin, VG 3 from Rheinmetall, VG 4 from Mauser, and VG 5 from Steyr. Collectively, they become VG 1-5, and a few misconceptions later the name was stuck to the Gustloff weapon.

	Rumors claimed that an automatic assault rifle version of the Volkssturmgewehr exists; there does not appear to be any actual evidence supporting this claim however, and this claim may have been a misinterpretation of the name ''Volkssturmgewehr'' as representing "Volks-sturmgewehr" (lit. "people-assault rifle") rather than "Volkssturm-gewehr" (lit. "''Volkssturm''-rifle")
	~~{{clear}}~~

	~~==Specifications==~~
	~~(1944 - 1945)~~

	* '''Type:''' Semi-Automatic Rifle, Assault Rifle (experimental models of disputed existence)
	* '''Caliber:''' 7.92x33mm Kurz
	* '''Weight:''' {{convert\|kg\|4.6}}
	* '''Length:''' {{convert\|mm\|885}}
	* '''Barrel Length:''' {{convert\|mm\|378}}
	* '''Feed System:''' 30-round detachable box magazine
	* '''Fire Modes:''' Semi-Auto (Select fire on experimental models of disputed existence)
	~~----~~
	~~{{Gun Title\|Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr MP507}}~~

	~~===Video Games===~~
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	~~\|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF~~
	~~!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"\|'''Game Title'''~~
	~~!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"\|'''Appears as'''~~
	~~!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"\|'''Mods'''~~
	~~!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"\|'''Notation'''~~
	~~!align=center bgcolor=~~#~~D0E7FF width="100"\|''' Release Date'''~~
	\|-
	~~\| ''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' \|\| "Volksgewehr 45" \|\| \|\| \|\| 2007~~
	\|-
	\| ''[[Fallout 4]]'' \|\| "Radium Rifle" \|\|Modified with (mostly fictional) circuitry/sci-fi components, full-auto conversion. Accepts magazine, receiver, barrel and stock upgrades \|\| Added in ''Far Harbor'' DLC, incorrectly chambers .45 Auto, fires irradiated bullets, incorrectly holds 40 rounds in 30-round magazine \|\| 2015
	\|-
	~~\| ''~~[[~~Call of Duty: WWII]] \|\| "~~Volkssturmgewehr~~" \|\| \|\| Fires in full-auto; added in an update "The Resistance" in 2018 \|\| 2017~~
	\|-
	~~\| ''[[Battlefield V]] \|\| "Gewehr 1-5" \|\| \|\| Semi-auto \|\| 2018~~
	\|-
	\| ''[[Fallout 76]]'' \|\| "Radium Rifle" \|\| Modified with (mostly fictional) circuitry/sci-fi components, full-auto conversion. Accepts magazine, receiver, barrel and stock upgrades \|\| Incorrectly chambers .45 Auto, fires irradiated bullets \|\| 2018
	\|-
	~~\| ''[[Call of Duty: Vanguard]]'' \|\| "Volkssturmgewehr" \|\|Can be incorrectly modified with 7.62x25mm magazines \|\|Magazine is visually thicker, fires in full-auto \|\| 2021~~
	\|-
	~~\| ''[[Enlisted]]'' \|\| \|\| \|\| Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr MP507 \|\| 2021~~
	\|-
	\|}
	~~<br clear=all>~~

	~~=Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr MP508=~~
	~~[[File:MP508.jpg\|thumb\|right\|450px\|Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr MP508 - 7.92x33mm Kurz]]~~
	The MP508 variant has a stock profiled for a pistol grip and a vertical handle on the front grip. It is practically identical in technical terms to its original. It is believed that it was with this version that they experimented with the selective firing option.
	~~{{clear}}~~

	~~==Specifications==~~
	~~(1944 - 1945)~~

	* '''Type:''' Semi-Automatic Rifle, Assault Rifle (experimental models of disputed existence)
	* '''Caliber:''' 7.92x33mm Kurz
	* '''Weight:''' {{convert\|kg\|4.6}}
	* '''Length:''' {{convert\|mm\|885}}
	* '''Barrel Length:''' {{convert\|mm\|378}}
	* '''Feed System:''' 30-round detachable box magazine
	* '''Fire Modes:''' Semi-Auto (Select fire on experimental models of disputed existence)
	~~----~~
	~~{{Gun Title\|Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr MP508}}~~

	~~===Video Games===~~
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	~~\|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF~~
	~~!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"\|'''Game Title'''~~
	~~!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"\|'''Appears as'''~~
	~~!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"\|'''Mods'''~~
	~~!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"\|'''Notation'''~~
	~~!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"\|''' Release Date'''~~
	\|-
	~~\| ''[[Battlefield V]] \|\| "Sturmgewehr 1-5" \|\| \|\| Select fire variants\|\| 2018~~
	\|-
	\|}
	~~<br clear=all>~~

	~~=Wetzlar Carbine=~~
	~~[[File:Wetzlar Carbine.jpg\|thumb\|right\|450px\|Wetzlar Carbine - 7.92x33mm Kurz]]~~
	The '''Wetzlar Carbine''' is a variant of the '''Wetzlar Rifle'''. The original rifle was chambered for the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge and was a bolt-action rifle. The carbine variant was chambered for the 7.92×33mm Kurz cartridge and was a semi-automatic weapon. 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.
	~~Other known names for this project are: '''H'''essische '''I'''ndustrie '''W'''erke '''V'''olks'''S'''turm'''K'''arabiner ('''HIW VSK''') & Hessische Selbstladekarabiner.~~
	~~<br clear=all>~~

	~~==Specifications==~~
	~~(late 1944 and early 1945)~~

	* '''Type:''' Semi-Auto carbine
	* '''Caliber:''' 7.92x33mm Kurz
	* '''Feed System:''' integral 5 round mag.
	~~-----~~
	~~{{Gun Title\|Wetzlar Carbine}}~~

	~~[[Category:Gun]]~~
	~~[[Category:Rifle]]~~
	~~[[Category:Carbine~~]]

Mateogala at 13:42, 17 December 2023

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-[[Image:Volkssturmgewehr1-5left.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr MP507 - 7.92x33mm Kurz]]
+The '''Volkssturmgewehr''', like the '''Volksgewehr''', is a series of prototype rifles/carbines. Unlike the Volksgewehr which is a bolt-action rifle/carbine, the Volksturmgewehr is a semi-automatic rifle/carbine. Both projects were part of the "Primitiv-Waffen" program. The most famous and widely recognizable was '''Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr''' to which all the names are attributed. It is worth remembering, however, that the carbine was not the only semi-automatic prototype of this program. The Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr itself had two models. Designated '''MP507''' and its modernized version is '''MP508'''. Additionally, it is worth mentioning the '''Wetzlar Carbine''' (HIW VSK) weapon, which was also semi-automatic.
-[[Image:Volkssturmgewehr1-5.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr MP507 - 7.92x33mm Kurz]]
 The '''Volkssturmgewehr''' was designed by Karl Barnitzke of the Gustloff-Werke during the final stages of World War II. It was a part of the Primitiv-Waffen-Programm, and was intended to provide a semi-automatic rifle to the ''Volksstrum'' - the militia raised to defend German cities from the allied forces. The rifle was hastily designed and constructed, and was meant to provide a crude but relatively cheap rifle that could be manufactured quickly and easily. The result was a gas-blowback operated rifle firing the 7.92×33mm Kurz, and utilizing [[Sturmgewehr 44]] 30-round magazines. The weapon featured fixed front and rear iron sights. The first production model was designated as the MP507. A second model, designated as MP508, added a semi-pistol stock and forward grip, but apparently it was produced only in very small quantities.
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 Rumors claimed that an automatic assault rifle version of the Volkssturmgewehr exists; there does not appear to be any actual evidence supporting this claim however, and this claim may have been a misinterpretation of the name ''Volkssturmgewehr'' as representing "Volks-sturmgewehr" (lit. "people-assault rifle") rather than "Volkssturm-gewehr" (lit. "''Volkssturm''-rifle")
 ==Specifications==
-(1945)
+(1944 - 1945)
 * '''Type:''' Semi-Automatic Rifle, Assault Rifle (experimental models of disputed existence)
 * '''Caliber:''' 7.92x33mm Kurz
 * '''Weight:''' {{convert|kg|4.6}}
 * '''Length:''' {{convert|mm|885}}
 * '''Barrel Length:''' {{convert|mm|378}}
 * '''Feed System:''' 30-round detachable box magazine
 * '''Fire Modes:''' Semi-Auto (Select fire on experimental models of disputed existence)
 ----
-{{Gun Title}}
+{{Gun Title|Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr MP507}}
 ===Video Games===
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 | ''[[Call of Duty: WWII]] || "Volkssturmgewehr" || || Fires in full-auto; added in an update "The Resistance" in 2018 || 2017
 |-
-| ''[[Battlefield V]] || "Gewehr 1-5" / "Sturmgewehr 1-5" || || Semi-auto only and select fire variants, respectively || 2018
+| ''[[Battlefield V]] || "Gewehr 1-5" || || Semi-auto || 2018
 |-
 | ''[[Fallout 76]]'' || "Radium Rifle" || Modified with (mostly fictional) circuitry/sci-fi components, full-auto conversion. Accepts magazine, receiver, barrel and stock upgrades || Incorrectly chambers .45 Auto, fires irradiated bullets || 2018
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VladVladson at 05:53, 26 September 2023

2023-09-26T05:53:20Z

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	The '''Volkssturmgewehr''' was designed by Karl Barnitzke of the Gustloff-Werke during the final stages of World War II. It was a part of the Primitiv-Waffen-Programm, and was intended to provide a semi-automatic rifle to the ''Volksstrum'' - the militia raised to defend German cities from the allied forces. The rifle was hastily designed and constructed, and was meant to provide a crude but relatively cheap rifle that could be manufactured quickly and easily. The result was a gas-blowback operated rifle firing the 7.92×33mm Kurz, and utilizing [[Sturmgewehr 44]] 30-round magazines. The weapon featured fixed front and rear iron sights. The first production model was designated as the MP507. A second model, designated as MP508, added a semi-pistol stock and forward grip, but apparently it was produced only in very small quantities.		The '''Volkssturmgewehr''' was designed by Karl Barnitzke of the Gustloff-Werke during the final stages of World War II. It was a part of the Primitiv-Waffen-Programm, and was intended to provide a semi-automatic rifle to the ''Volksstrum'' - the militia raised to defend German cities from the allied forces. The rifle was hastily designed and constructed, and was meant to provide a crude but relatively cheap rifle that could be manufactured quickly and easily. The result was a gas-blowback operated rifle firing the 7.92×33mm Kurz, and utilizing [[Sturmgewehr 44]] 30-round magazines. The weapon featured fixed front and rear iron sights. The first production model was designated as the MP507. A second model, designated as MP508, added a semi-pistol stock and forward grip, but apparently it was produced only in very small quantities.

	The weapon is also sometimes known as the "Volkssturmgewehr 1-5" (or "VG 1-5"), a name that was believed to have originated as a misnomer. The [[Volksgewehr\|Primitiv-Waffen-Programm]] resulted in five other bolt action rifle designs, VG 1 from Walther (VG in these cases standing for Volksgewehr), VG 2 from Spreewerk Berlin, VG 3 from Rheinmetall, VG 4 from Mauser, and VG 5 from Steyr. Collectively, they become VG 1-5, and a few misconceptions later the name was stuck to the Gustloff weapon.		The weapon is also sometimes known as the "Volkssturmgewehr 1-5" (or "VG 1-5"), a name that was believed to have originated as a misnomer. The [[Volksgewehr\|Primitiv-Waffen-Programm]] resulted in five other bolt action rifle designs, VG 1 from Walther (VG in these cases standing for [[Volksgewehr]]), VG 2 from Spreewerk Berlin, VG 3 from Rheinmetall, VG 4 from Mauser, and VG 5 from Steyr. Collectively, they become VG 1-5, and a few misconceptions later the name was stuck to the Gustloff weapon.

	Rumors claimed that an automatic assault rifle version of the Volkssturmgewehr exists; there does not appear to be any actual evidence supporting this claim however, and this claim may have been a misinterpretation of the name ''Volkssturmgewehr'' as representing "Volks-sturmgewehr" (lit. "people-assault rifle") rather than "Volkssturm-gewehr" (lit. "''Volkssturm''-rifle")		Rumors claimed that an automatic assault rifle version of the Volkssturmgewehr exists; there does not appear to be any actual evidence supporting this claim however, and this claim may have been a misinterpretation of the name ''Volkssturmgewehr'' as representing "Volks-sturmgewehr" (lit. "people-assault rifle") rather than "Volkssturm-gewehr" (lit. "''Volkssturm''-rifle")

WaltherWhiteCook: /* Video Games */

2022-12-25T21:57:31Z

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	\| ''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' \|\| "Volksgewehr 45" \|\| \|\| \|\| 2007		\| ''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' \|\| "Volksgewehr 45" \|\| \|\| \|\| 2007
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[Fallout 4]]'' \|\| "Radium Rifle" \|\|Modified with (mostly fictional) circuitry/sci-fi components, full-auto conversion. Accepts magazine, receiver, barrel and stock upgrades \|\| Added in ''Far Harbor'' DLC, incorrectly chambers .45 Auto, fires irradiated bullets \|\| 2015		\| ''[[Fallout 4]]'' \|\| "Radium Rifle" \|\|Modified with (mostly fictional) circuitry/sci-fi components, full-auto conversion. Accepts magazine, receiver, barrel and stock upgrades \|\| Added in ''Far Harbor'' DLC, incorrectly chambers .45 Auto, fires irradiated bullets, incorrectly holds 40 rounds in 30-round magazine \|\| 2015
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[Call of Duty: WWII]] \|\| "Volkssturmgewehr" \|\| \|\| Fires in full-auto; added in an update "The Resistance" in 2018 \|\| 2017		\| ''[[Call of Duty: WWII]] \|\| "Volkssturmgewehr" \|\| \|\| Fires in full-auto; added in an update "The Resistance" in 2018 \|\| 2017

WaltherWhiteCook: /* Video Games */

2022-11-17T00:26:32Z

Video Games

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	\| ''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' \|\| "Volksgewehr 45" \|\| \|\| \|\| 2007		\| ''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' \|\| "Volksgewehr 45" \|\| \|\| \|\| 2007
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[Fallout 4]]'' \|\| "Radium Rifle" \|\| \|\| ~~Customizable with several~~, ~~mostly fictional mods~~ \|\| 2015		\| ''[[Fallout 4]]'' \|\| "Radium Rifle" \|\|Modified with (mostly fictional) circuitry/sci-fi components, full-auto conversion. Accepts magazine, receiver, barrel and stock upgrades \|\| Added in ''Far Harbor'' DLC, incorrectly chambers .45 Auto, fires irradiated bullets \|\| 2015
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[Call of Duty: WWII]] \|\| "Volkssturmgewehr" \|\| \|\| Fires in full-auto; added in an update "The Resistance" in 2018 \|\| 2017		\| ''[[Call of Duty: WWII]] \|\| "Volkssturmgewehr" \|\| \|\| Fires in full-auto; added in an update "The Resistance" in 2018 \|\| 2017
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	\| ''[[Battlefield V]] \|\| "Gewehr 1-5" / "Sturmgewehr 1-5" \|\| \|\| Semi-auto only and select fire variants, respectively \|\| 2018		\| ''[[Battlefield V]] \|\| "Gewehr 1-5" / "Sturmgewehr 1-5" \|\| \|\| Semi-auto only and select fire variants, respectively \|\| 2018
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[Call of Duty: Vanguard]]'' \|\| "Volkssturmgewehr" \|\| \|\| \|\| 2021		\| ''[[Fallout 76]]'' \|\| "Radium Rifle" \|\| Modified with (mostly fictional) circuitry/sci-fi components, full-auto conversion. Accepts magazine, receiver, barrel and stock upgrades \|\| Incorrectly chambers .45 Auto, fires irradiated bullets \|\| 2018
			\|-
			\| ''[[Call of Duty: Vanguard]]'' \|\| "Volkssturmgewehr" \|\|Can be incorrectly modified with 7.62x25mm magazines \|\|Magazine is visually thicker, fires in full-auto \|\| 2021
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[Enlisted]]'' \|\| \|\| \|\| Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr MP507 \|\| 2021		\| ''[[Enlisted]]'' \|\| \|\| \|\| Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr MP507 \|\| 2021

Mateogala: /* Video Games */

2022-01-19T13:56:56Z

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	\| ''[[Call of Duty: Vanguard]]'' \|\| "Volkssturmgewehr" \|\| \|\| \|\| 2021		\| ''[[Call of Duty: Vanguard]]'' \|\| "Volkssturmgewehr" \|\| \|\| \|\| 2021
			\|-
			\| ''[[Enlisted]]'' \|\| \|\| \|\| Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr MP507 \|\| 2021
	\|-		\|-
	\|}		\|}

HighPhigh: /* Video Games */

2021-11-07T09:23:07Z

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	\| ''[[Battlefield V]] \|\| "Gewehr 1-5" / "Sturmgewehr 1-5" \|\| \|\| Semi-auto only and select fire variants, respectively \|\| 2018		\| ''[[Battlefield V]] \|\| "Gewehr 1-5" / "Sturmgewehr 1-5" \|\| \|\| Semi-auto only and select fire variants, respectively \|\| 2018
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[Call of Duty: Vanguard]]'' \|\| "Volkssturmgewehr" \|\| \|\| ~~M91/30~~ \|\| 2021		\| ''[[Call of Duty: Vanguard]]'' \|\| "Volkssturmgewehr" \|\| \|\| \|\| 2021
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	\|}		\|}

HighPhigh: /* Video Games */

2021-11-07T09:22:49Z

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	\| ''[[Fallout 4]]'' \|\| "Radium Rifle" \|\| \|\| Customizable with several, mostly fictional mods \|\| 2015		\| ''[[Fallout 4]]'' \|\| "Radium Rifle" \|\| \|\| Customizable with several, mostly fictional mods \|\| 2015
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[Call of Duty: WWII]] \|\| Volkssturmgewehr \|\| \|\| Fires in full-auto; added in an update "The Resistance" in 2018 \|\| 2017		\| ''[[Call of Duty: WWII]] \|\| "Volkssturmgewehr" \|\| \|\| Fires in full-auto; added in an update "The Resistance" in 2018 \|\| 2017
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[Battlefield V]] \|\| Gewehr 1-5 / Sturmgewehr 1-5 \|\| \|\| Semi-auto only and select fire variants, respectively \|\| 2018		\| ''[[Battlefield V]] \|\| "Gewehr 1-5" / "Sturmgewehr 1-5" \|\| \|\| Semi-auto only and select fire variants, respectively \|\| 2018
			\|-
			\| ''[[Call of Duty: Vanguard]]'' \|\| "Volkssturmgewehr" \|\| \|\| M91/30 \|\| 2021
	\|-		\|-
	\|}		\|}

Slon95 at 22:31, 31 October 2021

2021-10-31T22:31:29Z

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	[[Image:Volkssturmgewehr1-5.jpg\|thumb\|right\|450px\|Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr MP507 - 7.92x33mm Kurz]]		[[Image:Volkssturmgewehr1-5.jpg\|thumb\|right\|450px\|Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr MP507 - 7.92x33mm Kurz]]

	The '''Volkssturmgewehr''' was designed by Karl Barnitzke of the Gustloff-Werke during the final stages of World War II. It was a part of the Primitiv-Waffen-Programm, and was intended to provide a semi-automatic rifle to the ''Volksstrum'' - the militia raised to defend German cities from the allied forces. The rifle was hastily designed and constructed, and was meant to provide a crude but relatively cheap rifle that could be manufactured quickly and easily. The result was a gas-blowback operated rifle firing the 7.92×33mm Kurz, and utilizing [[Sturmgewehr 44]] 30-round magazines. The weapon featured fixed front and rear iron sights. The first production model was designated as the MP507. A second model, designated as MP508, added a forward grip.		The '''Volkssturmgewehr''' was designed by Karl Barnitzke of the Gustloff-Werke during the final stages of World War II. It was a part of the Primitiv-Waffen-Programm, and was intended to provide a semi-automatic rifle to the ''Volksstrum'' - the militia raised to defend German cities from the allied forces. The rifle was hastily designed and constructed, and was meant to provide a crude but relatively cheap rifle that could be manufactured quickly and easily. The result was a gas-blowback operated rifle firing the 7.92×33mm Kurz, and utilizing [[Sturmgewehr 44]] 30-round magazines. The weapon featured fixed front and rear iron sights. The first production model was designated as the MP507. A second model, designated as MP508, added a semi-pistol stock and forward grip, but apparently it was produced only in very small quantities.

	The weapon is also sometimes known as the Volkssturmgewehr 1-5 (or VG 1-5), a name that was believed to have originated as a misnomer. The Primitiv-Waffen-Programm resulted in five other bolt action rifle designs, VG 1 from Walther (VG in these cases standing for Volksgewehr), VG 2 from Spreewerk Berlin, VG 3 from Rheinmetall, VG 4 from Mauser, and ~~[[Volkssturmkarabiner VK-98\|~~VG 5]] from Steyr. Collectively, they become VG 1-5, and a few misconceptions later the name was stuck to the Gustloff weapon.		The weapon is also sometimes known as the "Volkssturmgewehr 1-5" (or "VG 1-5"), a name that was believed to have originated as a misnomer. The [[Volksgewehr\|Primitiv-Waffen-Programm]] resulted in five other bolt action rifle designs, VG 1 from Walther (VG in these cases standing for Volksgewehr), VG 2 from Spreewerk Berlin, VG 3 from Rheinmetall, VG 4 from Mauser, and VG 5 from Steyr. Collectively, they become VG 1-5, and a few misconceptions later the name was stuck to the Gustloff weapon.

	Rumors claimed that an automatic assault rifle version of the Volkssturmgewehr exists; there does not appear to be any actual evidence supporting this claim however, and this claim may have been a misinterpretation of the name ''Volkssturmgewehr'' as representing "Volks-sturmgewehr" (lit. "people-assault rifle") rather than "Volkssturm-gewehr" (lit. "''Volkssturm''-rifle")		Rumors claimed that an automatic assault rifle version of the Volkssturmgewehr exists; there does not appear to be any actual evidence supporting this claim however, and this claim may have been a misinterpretation of the name ''Volkssturmgewehr'' as representing "Volks-sturmgewehr" (lit. "people-assault rifle") rather than "Volkssturm-gewehr" (lit. "''Volkssturm''-rifle")

Wolf1998 at 04:16, 9 July 2021

2021-07-09T04:16:40Z

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	[[Image:Volkssturmgewehr1-5.jpg\|thumb\|right\|450px\|Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr MP507 - 7.92x33mm Kurz]]		[[Image:Volkssturmgewehr1-5.jpg\|thumb\|right\|450px\|Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr MP507 - 7.92x33mm Kurz]]

	The '''Volkssturmgewehr''' was designed by Karl Barnitzke of the Gustloff-Werke during the final stages of World ~~World~~ II. It was a part of the Primitiv-Waffen-Programm, and was intended to provide a semi-automatic rifle to the ''Volksstrum'' - the militia raised to defend German cities from the allied forces. The rifle was hastily designed and constructed, and was meant to provide a crude but relatively cheap rifle that could be manufactured quickly and easily. The result was a gas-blowback operated rifle firing the 7.92×33mm Kurz, and utilizing [[Sturmgewehr 44]] 30-round magazines. The weapon featured fixed front and rear iron sights. The first production model was designated as the MP507. A second model, designated as MP508, added a forward grip.		The '''Volkssturmgewehr''' was designed by Karl Barnitzke of the Gustloff-Werke during the final stages of World War II. It was a part of the Primitiv-Waffen-Programm, and was intended to provide a semi-automatic rifle to the ''Volksstrum'' - the militia raised to defend German cities from the allied forces. The rifle was hastily designed and constructed, and was meant to provide a crude but relatively cheap rifle that could be manufactured quickly and easily. The result was a gas-blowback operated rifle firing the 7.92×33mm Kurz, and utilizing [[Sturmgewehr 44]] 30-round magazines. The weapon featured fixed front and rear iron sights. The first production model was designated as the MP507. A second model, designated as MP508, added a forward grip.

	The weapon is also sometimes known as the Volkssturmgewehr 1-5 (or VG 1-5), a name that was believed to have originated as a misnomer. The Primitiv-Waffen-Programm resulted in five other bolt action rifle designs, VG 1 from Walther (VG in these cases standing for Volksgewehr), VG 2 from Spreewerk Berlin, VG 3 from Rheinmetall, VG 4 from Mauser, and [[Volkssturmkarabiner VK-98\|VG 5]] from Steyr. Collectively, they become VG 1-5, and a few misconceptions later the name was stuck to the Gustloff weapon.		The weapon is also sometimes known as the Volkssturmgewehr 1-5 (or VG 1-5), a name that was believed to have originated as a misnomer. The Primitiv-Waffen-Programm resulted in five other bolt action rifle designs, VG 1 from Walther (VG in these cases standing for Volksgewehr), VG 2 from Spreewerk Berlin, VG 3 from Rheinmetall, VG 4 from Mauser, and [[Volkssturmkarabiner VK-98\|VG 5]] from Steyr. Collectively, they become VG 1-5, and a few misconceptions later the name was stuck to the Gustloff weapon.