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[[File:Wimmersperg Spz-l rekonstrukcja.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Wimmersperg Spz-l - 7.92x33mm Kurz. ('''Modern''' reconstruction based on original sketches.)]]
[[File:Wimmersperg Spz-l rekonstrukcja.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Wimmersperg Spz-l non-firing replica.]]


The '''Wimmersperg Spz''' ('''S'''ten-'''p'''istole-'''z'''weiteilig) is a German late-war assault rifle design (actually a family of designs, the image shown being the magazine-pistol-grip styled kv or kr carbine variants) intended to combine bits from both the [[Sturmgewehr 44]] and the [[Sten]] to create a cost-saving assault rifle. No units of the Wimmersperg Spz are known to have ever been made.
The '''Wimmersperg Spz''' ('''S'''ten-'''p'''istole-'''z'''weiteilig) is series of German late-WWII assault rifle designs intended to combine the [[Sturmgewehr 44]] and the [[Sten]] to create a cost-saving assault rifle.
*'''Wimmersperg Spz-l''' - (lange Bauart, long variant)
 
*'''Wimmersperg Spz-kr''' - (kurze Bauart mit Regler für Seriefeuer, short model with burst-fire switch)
The three variants of the Spz are the following:
*'''Wimmersperg Spz-kv''' - (kurze Bauart mit Verschlußzündung, striker-fired short model)
*'''Wimmersperg Spz-l''' - (''lange Bauart'', long variant)
*'''Wimmersperg Spz-kr''' - (''kurze Bauart mit Regler für Seriefeuer'', short model with burst-fire switch)
*'''Wimmersperg Spz-kv''' - (''kurze Bauart mit Verschlußzündung'', striker-fired short model)
 
The Spz existed exclusively as a concept during World War II, and no physical units were known to have ever been made during the war. In 2021, craftsman and hobbyist Alex of [https://diebastelkammer.wordpress.com/tag/wimmersperg/ Die Bastelkammer — der Tüftler-Blog] produced a non-firing replica of the Wimmersperg Spz-l based on original blueprints.


==Specifications==
==Specifications==
(1944-1945)
(Never produced)


* '''Type:''' Assault Rifle
* '''Type:''' Assault Rifle

Revision as of 20:32, 24 November 2022

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Wimmersperg Spz-l non-firing replica.

The Wimmersperg Spz (Sten-pistole-zweiteilig) is series of German late-WWII assault rifle designs intended to combine the Sturmgewehr 44 and the Sten to create a cost-saving assault rifle.

The three variants of the Spz are the following:

  • Wimmersperg Spz-l - (lange Bauart, long variant)
  • Wimmersperg Spz-kr - (kurze Bauart mit Regler für Seriefeuer, short model with burst-fire switch)
  • Wimmersperg Spz-kv - (kurze Bauart mit Verschlußzündung, striker-fired short model)

The Spz existed exclusively as a concept during World War II, and no physical units were known to have ever been made during the war. In 2021, craftsman and hobbyist Alex of Die Bastelkammer — der Tüftler-Blog produced a non-firing replica of the Wimmersperg Spz-l based on original blueprints.

Specifications

(Never produced)

  • Type: Assault Rifle
  • Caliber: 7.92x33mm Kurz
  • Weight: N/A
  • Length: 26.8 in (68 cm)
  • Barrel length: ???
  • Fire Modes: Single/Burst/Auto

The Wimmersperg Spz and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Video Games

Game Title Mods Notations Release Date
Call of Duty: WWII Wimmersperg Spz-kr 2017