Volksgewehr

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Johannes
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Post by Johannes » 03 Feb 2003, 17:25

Hi,

Is there a site that gives information regarding Volksgewehr?

-Johannes
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Post by aardvark » 04 Feb 2003, 21:00

:roll: Johannes you are looking for information on a very obscure subject.These rifles are hard to classify since they were often made out of old or surplus parts.The makers were often small shop or gunsmiths working in secret and left few if any records behind.They were often made in quite small numbers with little standardization.Their crude appearance probably made them less than desirable for trophy /bring back weapons.I know there are a few VG collector in the US but I know of no site that might help. Try Gotz's German Military rifles and machine pistols, it has a small section on these weapons.Good luck
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Post by Daniel L » 04 Feb 2003, 21:23

http://www.vvm.com/~histpart/volkssturm.htm

http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Waffen/gewehr-R.htm

A simple search on a search engine might also be worthwhile... :wink:

Best regards/ Daniel
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