need info on the Volkssturmgewehr 15

[Kurttis Thomas]

Hey I need some information on the Volkssturmgewehr 15 no site seems to have very mutch info on it and i don't know much about it and I would like to know if anyone knows anything about it or has a good website.

[McCoy]

You won't find anything on the Volkssturmgewehr 15 as that's the wrong designation n' it should be Volkssturmgewehr 1-5.

In short, it was a last ditch weapon that was produced in the end n' it's intended use was to have a simple n' easy weapon to arm the Volkssturm with. It incorporates some parts from the StG44 (mainly the magazine n' well) n' use a simple gas blowback mechanism makin' it a semiautomatic weapon with a mild recoil. It fires the same round as the StG44 (7.92 x 33mm Kurz) n' roughly 10000 units were produced. The quality of the weapon was low as the Germans intended to put out as many as possible of 'em

[Kurttis Thomas]

Thanks McCoy

[KG_Panzerschreck]

If your really into weapons the way i am, i suggest you buy this book - "Desperate Measures", its all abot the last ditch weapons of the German Volkssturm.

Desperate Measures: Last-Ditch Weapons of the Nazi Volkssturm

Here is so info at Wiki -

Volkssturmgewehr 1-5 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

And a little bit here as well -

Sturmgewehr 44 Totally Explained

[Kurttis Thomas]

thanks mate I'll check out that book looks good.

[KG_Panzerschreck]

No prob, glad to help.

[Kurttis Thomas]

Originally Posted by KG_Panzerschreck

If your really into weapons the way i am, i suggest you buy this book - "Desperate Measures", its all abot the last ditch weapons of the German Volkssturm.

Desperate Measures: Last-Ditch Weapons of the Nazi Volkssturm

Here is so info at Wiki -

Volkssturmgewehr 1-5 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

And a little bit here as well -

Sturmgewehr 44 Totally Explained

That was a good book.