The official AHF small arms quiz thread
There is no reciprocating bolt as such, this is a standing breech small arm. The main moving part performing the loading cycle is the barrel which moves quite differently from what you envision. The barrel shroud has a distinct purpose. In this repeating rifle the shroud cylinder guides the moving barrel like in a few rare automatic pistols by e.g. Ritter von Mannlicher and Lieutenant Hino and an esoteric SIG assault rifle prototype. In the latter the shroud also housed recoil spring not needed in the quiz gun.
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Hint.
The first two stages of the loading cycle:
1. You lift the operating handle rotating the barrel 90 degrees and unlocking it from the standing breech.
2. You push the operating handle (and the attached barrel) smartly forward ejecting the spent cartridge case, if any.
Just two stages left.
Markus
The first two stages of the loading cycle:
1. You lift the operating handle rotating the barrel 90 degrees and unlocking it from the standing breech.
2. You push the operating handle (and the attached barrel) smartly forward ejecting the spent cartridge case, if any.
Just two stages left.
Markus
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First the answer.
The loading cycle:
1. You lift the operating handle rotating the barrel 90 degrees and unlocking it from the standing breech.
2. You push the operating handle (and the attached barrel) smartly forward ejecting the spent cartridge case, if any.
3. You pull the operating handle back chambering a new round.
4. You lower the operating handle rotating the barrel 90 degrees and locking it to the standing breech.
Photo of the unnamed Volksgewehr was from Visier No. 08/2002.
New subject, another VG...this one a self-loader.
Markus
The loading cycle:
1. You lift the operating handle rotating the barrel 90 degrees and unlocking it from the standing breech.
2. You push the operating handle (and the attached barrel) smartly forward ejecting the spent cartridge case, if any.
3. You pull the operating handle back chambering a new round.
4. You lower the operating handle rotating the barrel 90 degrees and locking it to the standing breech.
Photo of the unnamed Volksgewehr was from Visier No. 08/2002.
New subject, another VG...this one a self-loader.
Markus
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...Hessische Industrie-Werke (HIW VSK). And 'blow-forward' action - Christ they must have been scratching for 'new ideas', Varjagpeeved wrote:Hint:
The manufacturer´s name has connotations of burlap cloth industry and German mercenaries in the American War of Independence.
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http://www.bratishka.ru/archiv/2006/11/2006_11_16.php
A calibre 7,92x33 mm Hessische Industriewerke VSK (Volkssturm-Selbstladekarabiner) it is. The drawing was from "The German Assault Rifle 1935 - 1945" By Peter R. Senich.
You have also found the maker of the preceding quiz gun: Your link lists HIW as the manufacturer of the 7,92x57 mm Volkssturm-Mehrladegewehr HIW and has a photo of one (complete with trigger unit, possibly DAO again) quite similar to the dark photo from "Visier". That one not a blow-forward being a manual repeater...throw-forward mayhaps?
Over to you,
Markus
You have also found the maker of the preceding quiz gun: Your link lists HIW as the manufacturer of the 7,92x57 mm Volkssturm-Mehrladegewehr HIW and has a photo of one (complete with trigger unit, possibly DAO again) quite similar to the dark photo from "Visier". That one not a blow-forward being a manual repeater...throw-forward mayhaps?
Over to you,
Markus