Brontekst bekijken van HIW VSK

{{Short description|German prototype carbine and battle rfile}}
{{Refimprove|date=November 2012}}
{{infobox weapon
| name               = HIW VSK
| image              = 
| caption            = 
| origin             = [[Nazi Germany]]
| type               = [[Bolt Action]] [[Rifle]]
[[Carbine]]
| is_ranged          = YES
<!-- Service history -->| service            = 
| used_by            = [[Volksturm]]
| wars               = <!-- Production history -->
| designer           = [[August Coenders]]
| design_date        = 1944—1945
| manufacturer       = Hessische Industrie Werke
| unit_cost          = 
| production_date    = 
| number             = 
| variants           = Wetzlar Rifle<br>Wetzlar Carbine
<!-- General specifications -->| spec_label         = 
| weight             = 
| length             = 
| part_length        = <!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->
| cartridge          = [[8×57mm IS]] (Rifle)<br>[[8×33mm Kurz]] (Carbine)
| cartridge_weight   = 
| caliber            = 7.9mm
| barrels            = 
| action             = Bolt-action (8x57)<br>[[Blow forward]] (8x33mm)
| rate               = 
| feed               = 5-round internal box magazine.
| sights             = Iron
}}

The '''HIW VSK''' refers to 2 prototype weapons, a rifle and a carbine, of German origin developed by Hessische Industrie Werke and August Coenders in 1944. They were intended as [[Volkssturm]] weapons and the carbine variant used blow forward operation.<ref>''Sturmgewehr! From Firepower to Striking Power'', Hans-Dieter Handrich, {{ISBN|0-88935-356-5}}</ref><ref>''The German Assault Rifle 1935–1945'', Peter R. Senich., {{ISBN|1581606729}}</ref><ref>''Desperate Measures: The Last-Ditch Weapons of the Nazi Volkssturm'', W. Darrin Weaver, {{ISBN|0-88935-372-7}}</ref>

==Variants==

===Battle rifle===
Chambered for the [[7.92×57mm Mauser]] rifle round. It used standard 5-round stripper clips to fill the fixed internal magazine. To operate, the "bolt" handle is actually attached to the barrel, and pushed forward to feed a new round to a fixed bolt and breech face. 

===Carbine===
Also known as '''Hessische Selbstladekarabiner''' ({{Translation|self-loading carbine}}).

Chambered for the [[7.92×33mm Kurz]] round. It used special 5-round stripper clips to fill the fixed internal magazine. The barrel is [[Blow forward|blown forward]] by drag of the bullet and propellant gasses and returns under spring pressure, chambering a new cartridge.

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Cite web |last=Hrachya |first=H |date=2017-11-14 |title=Forgotten Firearms of August Coenders |url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/11/14/forgotten-firearms-august-coenders/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117145518/http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/11/14/forgotten-firearms-august-coenders |archive-date=2017-11-17 |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=The Firearm Blog |language=en-US}}

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[[Category:Blow forward firearms]]
[[Category:Carbines]]
[[Category:Research and development in Nazi Germany]]
[[Category:Rifles of Germany]]
[[Category:World War II infantry weapons of Germany]]


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