Sturmgewehr -- The Storm Rifle!

[Iraqgunz]

The latest color edition of Shotgun News has the new(er) semi auto Stg44's in it.

[Army Chief]

I've had my hands on at least a dozen different examples over the years, and have had a real affinity for the weapons for as long as I can remember. While quite possibly the least practical of the available choices, it would be the first select-fire weapon I would buy, were funds available for such things.

Great thread. Again.

AC

[Army Chief]

The latest color edition of Shotgun News has the new(er) semi auto Stg44's in it.

Saw those while in Germany when they were first announced, but the Euro/Dollar exchange rate, coupled with the fact that they are essentially hand-made (to an absurd level of detail, I might add) put the price of admission in excess of $4k, and considering the price/availability of ammunition in this country, that was simply "a bridge too far."

AC

[Thomas M-4]

Thanks Templar enjoyed reading it.
ThankYou

[Iraqgunz]

The photo of the U.S Army soldier with the Stg44 is interesting. Kreisleitung is a term used for "district office". The abbreviation DVG is generally associated with the Deutscher Verband Der Gebrauchshund-Sportverein- German Association of Working Dog Sportsclubs.

Salzburg is of course Salzburg, Austria.

[Iraqgunz]

However, Prvi Partizan is making new manufacture 7.92 kurz ammo. Wunderbar, ja?

Saw those while in Germany when they were first announced, but the Euro/Dollar exchange rate, coupled with the fact that they are essentially hand-made (to an absurd level of detail, I might add) put the price of admission in excess of $4k, and considering the price/availability of ammunition in this country, that was simply "a bridge too far."

AC

[Army Chief]

However, Prvi Partizan is making new manufacture 7.92 kurz ammo. Wunderbar, ja?

Klasse!

Maybe I'll have to give some of those SSD models a re-look, after all. They were/are truly works of art -- at any price.

AC

[Moose-Knuckle]

It's safe to say that the Germans were at least 25 years ahead of everyone else by War's end.


The world's first assault rifle and world's first weapon mounted NVD.
Sturmgewehr 44 and the Zielgerät 1229 (ZG 1229), a.k.a Vampir.

Nachtjäger (night-hunter)


Post war British inspections




Lego

[TOrrock]

Thanks guys.

The photo of the U.S Army soldier with the Stg44 is interesting. Kreisleitung is a term used for "district office". The abbreviation DVG is generally associated with the Deutscher Verband Der Gebrauchshund-Sportverein- German Association of Working Dog Sportsclubs.

Salzburg is of course Salzburg, Austria.

That's always been one of my favorite pictures of the Sturmgewehr. From what I remember, the soldier was in the Signal Corps.

Army Chief, you can indeed get Serbian Prvi Partizan 7.92x33mm. It's actually not stupidly expensive, especially if you're not burning it up in full auto. I bought 60 rounds of it to use in LAV's StG, and it runs fine.

AIM Surplus stocks it regularly.

Serbian 8mm Kurz

JohnO, as far as post war use, the Yugoslavians definitely used them heavily. I have a buddy who was an inspector over in the Balkans (Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina) that would open a bunker and find cases upon cases of 7.92x33mm stacked floor to ceiling and the rifles to go with them. And a lot of Thompsons too, from our MAP's.

[5pins]

Very nice write up.