Wimmersperg Spz (German Assault Rifle) ?

[Hans1906]

A few days ago, I stumbled across a photo of a German weapon from late war production in the year 1945.

The "Wimmersperg Spz": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimmersperg_Spz

I was not aware about this "assault rifle" at all, called a "Last Ditch Weapon".

A "last ditch weapon" is a term used to describe cheaply-made firearms that are produced during wartime by a country or faction that is on the brink of defeat and no longer possesses the resources or facilities used to produce higher-quality arms.

Thanks for more information from the experts here in the forum...


Hans

[Poot]

From the source you provided:
"There is no trace of these weapons in official Nazi documents or even in some German manufacturer's archives...Currently, there is only one true-to-scale museum grade replica of the Spz-l in the world. This was digitally reconstructed by a German designer on the basis of the original construction plans and then built by him."

[Hans1906]

Thanks Poot,

A short YT video about the "Wimmersperg Spz":

Wimmersperg Spz - Last Ditch German Carbine



Hans

P.S. The many rumors and speculations about this weapon, I personally can absolutely not counter, as well.
All late weapons of the "Deutscher Volkssturm" were, and are known to me, in this case I have no answer.
In all german books, this weapon was never mentioned.