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Information on Volksgewehr

Discussion in 'Information Requests' started by William, Mar 31, 2004.

  1. William

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    Specifically I'm interested in the Volksgewehr VG1-5. Any sites or reference books folks can point me to?
     
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  2. Martin Bull

    Martin Bull Acting Wg. Cdr

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    I'd say probably the #1 reference book covering the Volksgewehr is Peter R Senich's 'The German Assault Rifle 1935-1945' ( Colorado, 1987 ) which has a very good selection of photos and drawings. To a much lesser degree the weapon is also featured in George Markham's 'Guns Of The Reich' ( A&AP 1989 ).
     
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    Wonderful! Thank you for the titles Martin. I'll see if I can locate them.

    Wm.T.
     
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  4. Martin Bull

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    No problem, William.

    Try for the Senich book - there have been one or two criticisms of it, but it is full of interesting stuff.

    ( PS : It is ISBN 0-87364-400-X )
     
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