Krummlauf Curved Barrel on an StG-44

www.forgottenweapons.com
Today's item is a very cool piece - a German Sturmgewehr with a "krummlauf", or curved barrel attachment. This is the 30 degree type, intended (as goofy as this sounds) for firing around corners and over barricades in urban combat. A 90-degree version was also made for use in armored vehicles.
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[@TheRatacan]

You see those soldiers from Germany ? They got curved rifles... Curved rifles...

[@BrandonStover]

+TheRatacan I did see those soldiers! And they had curved rifles..... God damn curved rifles man!

[@TheJubdestroy]

+TheRatacan Did somebody steal your sweetroll?

[@blackwoodsecurity531]

why the rage? it's a video game reference...

[@thadcastle3753]

+Ich Sag Meinen Namen Doch Nicht you're such an idiot lmao

[@patchienow1597]

I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took a panzerfaust to the knee.

[@herbert633]

You may not read these old comments, but thanks for always putting the final sale prices in your descriptions!

[@abrammilner9560]

Herbert he is ever vigilant in the eternal service for the emperor of gunkind

[@ogaboga97]

It’s gone?

[@Lordrocky24]

I think they went and removed them a while back...

[@ryguy-qh2qk]

There is none on this video

[@TalonMerlin777]

Where?

[@feraligatorade99]

Looks like a really disappointed stg44...

[@SingularNinjular]

+Pyro The Gladiator I think it's probably the StG's partner that's disappointed. :)

[@feraligatorade99]

Jacob D Hahahaha, yeah, that's probably true.

[@nequals151]

hey! Just nervous. Is all.

[@JonatasAdoM]

It's love child defected to the Soviet Union.

[@-Invero-]

Probably because it was depressed.

[@julianparedes947]

"Hey Bill, look what I found, no wonder Jerry can't shoot straight."

[@WesternWaster-2299]

My Name Is Jonas lol I like how that’s the only response

[@TheKilroyman]

After WWII, they sent a lot of jobless German war vets (Mainly Non-Nazis) to work here in South Africa. A lot of these Germans went to work for the railway in the late 50s early 60s, which was around the time my Grandfather had just started working on the railway. One of these Germans; a bloke by the name of Erik Morlorscht, brought a book with him to the office one day showing German Small Arms of the War. In this book was an article of the SturmGewehr with the Krummlauf Device attached to it. Erik gathered everyone in the Office including my Grandfather, and he showed them all this article, and he said that this barrel was used to shoot around corners. All the other men laughed at him and told him he was talking trash. My grandfather was the only one who believed him, as he grew up reading WWII books.

[@TubeofDestiny]

Cool story, but shitload of nazis escaped to South Africa, joining the ranks of the apartheid gov and the AWB. Those who couldn't buy a clean record from the US/Soviet, because they were too heavily involved in the Holocaust and had no intel/blueprints/expertise to offer in return, went to South America to hide - but the rest of the nazis went to South Africa.

[@goldendash1527]

frege Nazi Apologist.

[@goldendash1527]

Nazi lover*

[@planescaped]

Not everyone in Germany was a Nazi... that'd be like saying all Muricans deserve to die because a Republican President invaded Canada.. Lotta people don't seem to understand that the Nazi Party was a *political party* separate from the military. Yeah they were insanely shady, but not every person in Germany was evil, in fact, many believed they were fighting for a just cause... because they kinda were considering what happened to them post WW1. Just that the political party went nuts, and whats the average joe supposed to do when that happens? In a state where the media was as controlled as it was? In a country crying for revenge after the allies fucked them post WW1? Life's not so black and white kiddo, and an insular view on history is a big cause of why people don't really understand WW2. Especially Germany's motivations. The holocaust just kinda squashes everything and no discussion can occur.

[@ZedaaaaHD]

planescaped well spoken this is very true.

[@bunnybreaker]

So when Bugs Bunny bends Elmer Fudds rifle 180 degrees and he shoots himself, you're telling me that that is real!? My life has changed.

[@tarikduncan1644]

nope, this is 30 degrees

[@bunnybreaker]

lrn2humour.

[@888nevik]

it's possible

[@sigmaprojects]

They also said 90 degrees was an option used on tanks.

[@Phelixc]

Mythbusters did that...

[@TonyMontana-zk6ib]

The best defense against this configuration is to stand straight towards the shooter.

[@bok..]

thats why you have a squad of normal rifles behind you, or pop off the barrel.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Or he just turns why you have to circlestrafe him :D

[@sauercrowder]

@@bok.. oh okay thanks, wow you're smart

[@Studio23Media]

All they'd have to do is point up...

[@hasnainali3822]

*gets shot in the crotch*

[@Gonzo.S.Thompson]

They have a pill that will straighten out your barrel.

[@yosour6733]

took me a second

[@harisyoung4110]

did you mean a viagra ? i got a lot at home.

[@dom4591]

@@harisyoung4110 oh boy lol...

[@punishedmorshu2487]

Projectile Dysfunction

[@user-il6im1tg3j]

That sounds like a cartoonish rifle😅

[@xZombiexNation]

I'm honestly baffled that they could curve a bullet at 30 degrees, but 90? That just sounds impossible

[@glurak888]

I imagine the barrel is a meter long with a slight curve

[@masonbailey7948]

I'm pretty sure mythbusters did almost 180

[@freddyhayes239]

180 is shooting yourself, 360 is going back in the original direction. git gud

[@dirkbonesteel]

Only Nazi Germany would engineer a shiny bullet magnet scope and curved barrel instead of a pistol on a stick or better yet blind large shotgun around corner

[@xZombiexNation]

Turin Turambar Scientifically ambitious maybe, but not advanced.

[@Zamolxes77]

German engineering at its best. Look how carefully they assembled everything together, the attention to detail, simply marvelous.

[@Sliphantom]

That triangular sheet metal bit is such a German solution to a problem that anyone else would have solved by moving the gas relief holes...

[@camdetwiler938]

I'm surprised to see you here, I miss ya slip.

[@IEE-ic5fo]

i guess there are some good reasons for the holes on top, imagine putting the krummlauf on a sandsack with holes below for example

[@Ghostglow97]

i literaly went from the honda fucking civic video to thiss XD

[@Hakkapell]

Except the point of the holes is to release pressure before it hits the curved bit... ... This is why you're not an engineer.

[@sciencecompliance235]

The holes being on top are due to the fact that it's the most sensible place to relieve the pressure since the downward curve will cause there to be a dynamic pressure along the top of the curved section of the barrel.

[@TheAwkwardStuffShow]

In other words this is a gun that Superman took away from a bad guy

[@NismoNick240sx]

+John Wolf Lol yes. Or Batman.

[@rushthezeppelin]

+NismoNick240sx Batman doesn't bend barrels >

[@NismoNick240sx]

rushthezeppelin He did in The Dark Knight...

[@leonardotavaresdardenne9955]

Robocop XD

[@polomat14]

actually more like Magneto :P

[@numperpickel]

The 90° version was actually only used on the Jagdpanzer Elefant which had no mounted MGs and could easily be taken out by an infantryman with a few liters of gasoline.But the Krummlauf failed to be an effective protection against infantry, so the germans later changed the Elefant design. It then was known as the "Ferdinand" and had mounted MGs.

[@flashkraft]

Everyone mocks and laughs until it blows an enemies head off and saves everyone in the platoon from being pinned down.

[@xcofcd]

That's what happens when you let your german engineering team get bored...

[@000000AEA000000]

the STG is so damn pretty

[@Birdy890]

A Product of 20th century Germany, did you expect less? :P

[@MrBioniclefan1]

Birdy890 yes they are and that's the way we want those guns to be

[@000000AEA000000]

Gahlok12 my heritage comes from the german speaking world and iam born and raised in little G. But I do not find all of the wartime productions pretty. on the contrary. to me it seems rather odd that the STG is SO DAMN PRETTY, as it was sorta experimental and came to exist in a time where a shitlot (thats a word) of bombs were dropped over those peoples head who designed and came up with it. And its still beautiful.

[@MrBioniclefan1]

000000AEA000000 I did how ever entered service the design did I don't know about the bent barrel and shield

[@BananaMana69]

I want one so bad. Sadly I'll probably never own it.

[@maximilianobritez5159]

(two germans patrolling) -hey dude, I bet you can't bend my stg. -hold my beer and watch me

[@jaydensteventon4920]

Best comment in this comment section

[@micahreid5553]

bier*

[@stonedbatman2067]

They were drinking whilst patrolling?

[@noisullI_dnarG]

Enough with the 'Hold my...', internet. Damn

[@lukefowler4670]

If they were patrolling then they would of had beer helmets on.

[@GetTheFO]

Makes you wonder what our GI's thought of em when they stumbled upon them. I'm sure a lot of devices were sent home to their families, only to rust away because no one knew what the hell they were...

[@vulekv93]

What a stupid thing to say.

[@Pepe-ts9ec]

@@vulekv93 Why is that a stupid thing to say? You are assuming that American families during WWII would know about German firearm modifications?

[@Dekko-chan]

Demolitia-matt actually did some experiments with some really bent barrels, and amazingly often enough it worked very well.

[@siggyincr7447]

Thanks for sharing this. From an engineering standpoint it's pretty fascinating, especially with the added info you gave about it's development.

[@impc8265]

0:00 Bruh I thought the machine gun was making that drum sound

[@youngsharmuta3691]

Mindfuck

[@NeptuneBluez]

The STG 44...one of my favorite rifle. This rifle has still a mean look today. Thanks Ian.

[@baron8107]

Kind of ironic that the Israelis took this concept a bit further with CornerShot.

[@baron8107]

Vladimir Putin So, how much is RT paying you to troll?

[@baron8107]

trillogesT _ No, it was American Corporatists, like Henry Ford. The First Globalists. The idea of "Super-Nations" is the root of all Human suffering in the last century.

[@trillogest_7827]

Scowler Which were Zionists

[@baron8107]

trillogesT _ Henry Ford was an outspoken Antisemite. Their positions do not matter, they simply greedy, and controlling. If it was all a conspiracy to take a tiny strip of land that anyone could've taken by force, then why wasn't it self-governing from the get-go? Did they not have to drive the British out?

[@trillogest_7827]

Scowler Good luck

[@qbenalzaeen2052]

This version is NOT for shooting round corners though could probably be used for that too. The curve of the barrel is downward. This is for shooting out of trenchments; the soldier standing or kneeling behind cover, in a trench or fox hole and aiming the weapon slightly upwards, so the barrel poking over the top faces directly to the enemy. This is the best solution for every day fighting, troops weren't in cities often, but almost always firing from defensive positions after 1943. I believe Germans made Lefthand and right hand versions for street fight but not sure.

[@danielguyton8976]

Anyone see that episode of Mythbusters where they managed a 180 degree bend and still got lethal velocity? That was surprising.

[@panzerking1218]

I have. it was surprising indeed

[@thearousedeunuch]

I haven't, but I should. Is it on KZbin?

[@skhotzim_bacon]

I need this

[@anthonydamato4291]

I think you mean 90 degrees.

[@sauercrowder]

The perfect weapon.

[@rookiemcm77]

I knew about curved barrels for special rolls, I was even thinking about curving a cheap 22 for fun... but I had No idea they manufactured Removable attachments... thats genius! ... thanks for uploading this video

[@Gottaculat]

Somewhere, in some display case, you just know there's one of these with an AR-15 "Tactical Balls" fore grip attached to it.

[@nutnfan1]

I've always been fascinated with these, and this is the first detailed video I have seen! Awesome video, one of my favorite channels!

[@JABS991]

I would TOTALLY dual wield a pair of these bad boys if i could find a second one.

[@Ohh_Is_That_Sooo...]

Great way to get stabbed head on lol 😭🤭

[@youngsharmuta3691]

And hit NOBODY lol Edit: except women and children

[@r.m.5548]

@@youngsharmuta3691 mission accomplished

[@Pyrex238]

Also, if I'm not mistaken (and I may be) the high percentage of broken projectiles was primarily from the more aggressive bends (45, 90). I seem to remember the tests on the Krummlauf was it shooting a pretty respectible 13" group at 100 meters.

[@MrHws5mp]

Well the guy in every squad carrying the Krummlauf could always go at the back and shoot over everybody else's head.... ;-)

[@BraindeadCRY]

+Harold Weaver Smith turtle formation with shields and these? :D

[@roempoetliar7995]

Braindead back.to the roman empire glory

[@Dirtbag-Hyena]

A ballistic window like riot shields & the gun mounted to the top of the shield. With the fragmenting it'd be great for clearing buildings.

[@MrCh0o]

@@Dirtbag-Hyena If you make a shield you may aswell add a small firing port to it and use conventional firearms, though, much cheaper, much less problems

[@rjc0234]

you are blessed to be able to get up close and personal to these fantastic weapons ,but not only that, share them with us. much appreciated!

[@Valivali94]

Well in the end the US and the russians were very lucky that Germany never had the same production capacities as them. All the ideas they had..... XD

[@carca1122]

+Valivali94 Yeah, Can you imagine if these extremely unpractical weapons were mass produced? instant overkill.

[@Valivali94]

carca1122 Thousands of Me 262, Jagdtigers, Tiger 2s, V2s usw? Would have been not too nice for them.

[@SingularNinjular]

+Valivali94 Both the Tiger 2 and the Jagdtiger were a step too far. Too heavy, too slow, too complex, too unreliable, too expensive to be practical. Even their thick armour and powerful guns couldn't always save their crews.

[@Valivali94]

Jacob D Build in masses they would have been way more reliable. Not to mention that if the germans had a Panther for every M4 and T34 they would have smashed them too.

[@SingularNinjular]

+Valivali94 How's that? If a thing's very design makes it unreliable, being able to make twenty per day instead of two won't make it any less so. The original Tiger was arguably the most formidable tank of the war when separated from Nazi Germany's relatively poor production capacity, but the sequel and the Jagdtiger were just bad designs. Of course, if I was a Russian rifleman and I saw a Tiger 2 crash through a hedgerow in front of me, you can bet I'd shit my pants and die, but on the strategic scale, it was always going to be a failure.

[@realheyday]

Ah, the predecessor to the EOTech, with that massive mass surrounding the sight picture. lol

[@DIY-valvular]

In at least one of the Otto Scorzeny's memories books (I have the spanish edition "Misiones Secretas"), this scar face tough guy/real life action villian mention a curved barrel device with limited barrel life among other belicous gadgets.

[@michaelranasinghe3774]

Love your work, really glad we get a chance to see these pieces of history!

[@pouringblood]

"So, _if_ you want _this_..." **Long pause while awkwardly glancing at gun**

[@Jesses001]

I always found these a bit odd to carry around. I am sure they are very useful on very specific situations, but that is a lot of weight and bulk to carry around for the chance that you might have it come in somewhat handy in a very specific urban combat situation.

[@militaryhistoryIG]

I know this comment is almost a decade old but... Most validity of the design came out of tank combat. At Kursk, the Germans found a very specific problem of Soviet soldiers climbing on top of tanks and doing things like pouring fuel on the engines and setting them on fire. One solution presented for this was to create something like this so that a tank commander could stick the barrel of this thing out and "sweep" enemy soldiers off of the tank without exposing themselves to enemy fire. The problem really came down to the fact that the Germans didn't have enough machineguns on the Panther and had zero machineguns on their Ferdinand/Elefant tank destroyer. Adding MGs and pistol ports ultimately fixed the problem from an armored vehicle perspective.

[@TeddyBear-ii4yc]

@@militaryhistoryIG Did Russians have petrol in the front lines? Would diesel ignite on a hot exhaust?

[@billd.iniowa2263]

I have never seen such an in depth description of this weapon. Thankyou.

[@sgairsoft9696]

Always assumed that this was a purpose built gun, not an attachment? Amazing piece of kit, thanks for posting.

[@tbrasc0]

My grandad fought the Germans it the second world war and once told me about these guns that could "shoot round corners". He used to tell the most amazing stories about his time in the Army so i always took what he said with a pinch of salt, then i come across this... Thank you, very interesting.

[@AdamSteidl]

Looking at the geometry, I imagine it was used more for shooting over cover, rather than around.

[@peterlustig6888]

Tank crews used it as a protection against AT

[@M0butu]

Pretty sure this was designed with ambush tactics in mind. Urban warfare most likely. Probably a lesson from Stalingrad.

[@BoostedPastime]

I am actually surprised at just how practical it is versus how practical it looks!

[@MrElliptific]

That's an insane piece of history! Crazy awesome. So impressed you got your hands on one!

[@WhatIsYourMalfunction]

These guns and deices you are showing us continue to get more exotic and strange as you go forward. I appreciate your efforts to research and film so many in such a short time for us. Kudos!

[@WhatIsYourMalfunction]

devices -- darned tiny keyboard!

[@daffyduck9562]

First thing I do with that gun is taking off the goofy barrel, I don't want to be made fun of by my enemy

[@EvelynDayless]

+Jaime Navarro when you're getting blasted in the face with basically buckshot from a guy you can't see, you stop laughing.

[@ThePlayingDutchman]

+Jaime Navarro ^^ famous last laughs...

[@superhugecunt2937]

+Jaime Navarro At the time, any german weapon was to be feared no matter how goofy it looked, knowing what they could achieve and how ahead of time they where

[@Studio23Media]

The gun shots at the beginning matching the music was pretty awesome.

[@jasonpwnd]

A curved barrel, who woulda thunk it? So fascinating! Thanks for sharing! You learn something new every day!

[@KD-mm3li]

My grandpa had something in his garage exactly like that. As a kid I always wondered what it was and he never told me. Now I’m Mind BLOWN.

[@sub-brotherhood8990]

Does he still have it?

[@jmpetersrn]

Those are worth a fortune.

[@JDunk302]

*Sees Tom and Jerry once* Germans: “mien goht!”

[@alexander1055]

Germans: "Write that down, write that down!"

[@PyroFTB]

There's a Sam O' Nella reference around here

[@MisterIvyMike]

What the hell is "mien goth"? 🤔 Do you mean "Mein Gott"? Holy cow... 😂👍

[@devinandjim]

I saw one of these at a gun museum near me and I was thinking wow I bet he hasn’t done that yet I should contact him. 5 seconds later I stumble on this video.

[@Jaywilliamsletslivelife]

Shooter sticks gun around corner blindly, enemy snatches gun away by the curved barrel and then empties the magazine into everyone standing beside him. Damn you curved barrel.

[@xXxKAMIKAZExXx]

This gun was way ahead of its time.

[@affedieb295]

The world was behind .....and now it silently rests.

[@Smallpoopr]

the STG-44 certainly wasn't ahead of it's time, there were many issues with it, and there's a reason why no *decent* military adopted them after the war, like most of Nazi technology, there are a lot of misconceptions around them.

[@Zabuzakashi]

Ian himself argues in several videos that it was the precursor to the whole class of Assault rifles (hence the name...), and compares it to the Kalashnikov. How has the design not been perfected and adopted afterwards? Could you give me a source on your 'many issues' or elaborate why it wasn't a very, very functional piece of weaponry that was the first of it's kind (and whose design has been used since).

[@montimuros2837]

Len Ibbotson "Wasn't ahead of it's time"? Literally every modern military rifle owes something to the StG-44... it inspired both Stoner and Kalashnikov.

[@carbon1255]

"the STG-44 certainly wasn't ahead of it's time, there were many issues with it" If there were not issues with it, it would not be called ahead of it's time, it would be called "Revolutionary". Ahead of it's time means that it has modern elements to it's design that are farsighted, but it does not quite work in the period, hence AHEAD of its time, not simply defining the era. Good ideas, but the execution is not there yet.

[@thenovicewildcamper9192]

I want to see these guns actually shooting some hinge because I don't believe they work

[@ForgottenWeapons]

Aberdeen Proving Ground wrote a report on their test firing after WWII that you could read...no current owner is going to want to shoot them because of their very limited lifespan.

[@thenovicewildcamper9192]

Forgotten Weapons thank you

[@dukeofnuke2446]

The Bullets burst into schrappnel in the rail becaus eof the curve that is why they were used and invetend fpr tank drivers that could shoot out their tank without to look out na dht eshrappnel was a good use against someone trying to run to the tank and throw a grenade inside.

[@helloworld6160]

not true

[@dukeofnuke2446]

Want a link ?

[@enlightenedchipmunk2001]

This totally shatters my assumptions about how barrels work. This actually says a lot about how guns work.

[@hosfordsinhongkong6388]

I am really enjoying this RII series. Keep up the great videos.

[@vrisker]

First thought on the thumbnail: Wait why tf does he have a weed whacker.

[@hardware199]

Angelina Jolie didn´t need this device in Wanted.

[@bustarogers9990]

Haha i knew there would be a Wanted reference in the comments , didn't have to scroll far.

[@KuraMad2000]

Wasn't she using the israeli corner shot in that movie? That's like a high tech version of this.

[@crekow]

For those who think that only the Germans would try something like this, read R.P. Hunnicutt's excellent book on the Sherman tank. The U.S. Army developed a curved barrel version of the M3 "Grease Gun" to be fired through a special port integrated into one of the periscopes on the Sherman's turret. The periscope itself was the aiming device with a reticule added to the glass. These were developed for use in the Pacific against Japanese suicide attacks. I believe Hunnicutt states they were never issued - no surprise. Great vid -as usual, Ian.

[@TheAtmosfear7]

I was waiting for this review! Great video!

[@domesday1535]

This thing is perfect for protracted urban warfare like we've seen in syria recently or in stalingrad. Lots of conflict simmers into a cat and mouse game of snipers (not necessarily very far away) and this is the difference between life and death. I bet even 100 rounds out of that thing is plenty since rounds are used sparingly in that environment too. I would be curious if you could reduce the bend to maybe 15 degrees and prevent the fragmenting problem

[@MegaBait1616]

Germans make way to cool stuff. always thinking out of the box.

[@bootlip11]

man you are so incredible and knowledgeable, I have learned a great deal from you sir. and for that, I thank you. keep it up

[@poppabear9279]

I don't know what I'm more impressed with, the fact that you have an actual Krummlauf, or the fact that you didn't have the original STG44 that barrel went on available, so you just went in the back, and just grabbed another. Wtf? Drool!!

[@TheComputerUnderground]

Great and rare weapon, amazing that they had enough time and resources to invent a gun to shoot down at the beaches from their bunkers with the soldier's safety in mind.

[@The1Helleri]

Does the opening music on this channel remind any one else of Age of Empires? I almost want to go play through that again when I hear it.

[@sauercrowder]

wololo

[@coenisgreat]

I remember seeing this weapon attachment in a book of some of the world's worst inventions. If I recall, one of the many, many problems with the krummlauf was that if the gass vents were blocked, the entire gun exploded.

[@jbovenzi]

When I was stationed at APG I got to see those on display. Took some pics as well.

[@Louyark]

04:27 To think that they were that close from creating a holo sight in ww2 but they compleately missed it.

[@benfennell6842]

Check out ww2 "reflector" aircraft sights, some even featured a gyroscopically guided secondary crosshair which could be tuned to show you the lead for a target at a defined distance.

[@Louyark]

@@benfennell6842 I just did. That thing is dope. Then I guess they didn't have lithium batteries to go with it on a rifle.

[@benfennell6842]

@@Louyark I know right, the physical tech for it was there, which is crazy to think about.

[@Louyark]

@@benfennell6842 The history of firearms is filled with missed opportunities like these. Like fact that it took 480 after the creation of the first muzzleloading rifle to figure out that putting the projectile and the gunpowder in a single unit would completely change the world.

[@MadMetalShop]

Seen something about these on the history channel. Kinda kooky lol :-D

[@michaelj595]

I was hoping you were going to do I video on this one when I saw it on the catalogue. Glad you did!

[@MrTimjm009]

I first saw an article on this in a comic book . It was a did you know type fun fact page . I actually thought it was fake . This was when I was a kid . Mind blown . It actually worked

[@MrIamtheone2]

Ian, could you do a review on an MBA Gyrojet?

[@ForgottenWeapons]

I did one while I was at Rock Island; it will post Sunday afternoon.

[@TheLiasas]

"90 degree barrel" well, that's one I didn't ever tought I would know existed. Cool world

[@jordanpatterson237]

TheLiasas high how are u?

[@retardedmaelstrom6495]

i was expecting a 180 degree barrel

[@trevorwray]

Really enjoy the new intro and all the RIA guns

[@koreboredom4302]

I don't know why they didn't think for a second that instead of bending the barrel and causing all sorts of problems, they could've just put the trigger, scope and handle somewhere else...

[@gobucks45177]

That's really cool! Do you know if these were actually used in combat and were they effective? German engineering at its finest!

[@mikepokorny2835]

this curved barrel served as a shotgun. The bullet overheats and explodes in the curved barrel. The shrapnell served as a shotgun-type shot. Good for close combat. The Germans used it mainly behind tanks, Russian soldiers would try to light up the tank with gasoline. They ran towards the tank and behind the tank a few German soldiers waited until they were in range and boom.

[@benfennell6842]

@@mikepokorny2835 surely an mp40 or even a particularly stiff stick would be a more effective weapon in that circumstance

[@ilhamseptian1604]

@@mikepokorny2835 doesnt make sense

[@ARSZLB]

3:26 anybody else think those banging noises were the beginning drum fill to a song or something‽ ahaah

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

I was always fascinated by this gizmo

[@TomXizor]

I remember seeing this on Tales of the Gun lonnnng ago. Frickin' awesome to see one in this lighting.

[@north7500]

German engineering, Best engineering

[@retardedmaelstrom6495]

when german engineering(Best engineering) is used against you you: i shall use my legs to overcome this RUN AWAY! SMOKEY

[@scunthorpe5513]

@@retardedmaelstrom6495 NIGERANDAYO SMOKEY!

[@the308capital]

Cool, too bad 99.999999999999999999999999999% of us will never be able to buy any of these rare items.

[@hamkir6336]

Great video once again! It would be useful for shooting from a prone position because your head can be below the danger zone

[@hamkir6336]

Or use in a foxhole

[@Merpalist]

This is what Hagrid did to Vernon Dursley's gun.

[@imhappyandyou.4003]

And he calls him a stewed prune while doing it. 😂😂😂

[@bob15479]

What's the rifle that gets shot in the intro when he's wearing a red shirt?

[@ForgottenWeapons]

A reproduction StG-45(M).

[@boocomban]

stg 44 early developed, MKb 42W

[@FredDude27]

I think the Israelis have developed a mod for one of their weapons with similar goal of firing around corners. Cant remember which weapon that was though..It is modern, that much I do know.

[@justinmccord3829]

Cornershot

[@burtmacklin2481]

Probably for the galil

[@carbon1255]

I think there is one, that is a rifle extension stock for a pistol, one of it's features is you can twist the pistol round a corner and fire it like that, though it is the whole pistol that pivots.

[@rb67mustang]

Yeah you're correct, I've seen it online someplace. I don't remember what it was called though.

[@badmotivator1196]

This is exactly the kind of video I come here for.

[@ShootingHobby]

I am not sure about the Kurz loadings but almost all of the German 8x57mm Ball ammo was steal cored. If the Kurz was loaded similarly that probably added to the the degradation of the bent barrel. I wonder if lead cored rounds would extend its service life?

[@sadwingsraging3044]

"Kinda dubious," Yeah, till the squad leader tells you to go around the corner and lay down some suppression fire for everyone else to run across the street... :-)

[@Glebasik148]

and then you realise that you fucked up the barrel because of extremely low durability of that thing and now factory should waste time to produce new one and not a important things like tanks rifles planes etc

[@MrMiddleWick]

Doing full auto on this thing seems like a terrible idea

[@HeatherSpoonheim]

Seconds into this vid I checked the date to see if it was posted on April 1. I then waited several minutes for you to burst out laughing and say 'psych!' Only after you showed the site through the mirror did I start to think you might be serious, but even then I did not commit for fear you were going to laugh at anyone who believed this to be real. I have to say, I now think this might be legit, but I'm still worried that someone is going to tell me I got punked.

[@ForgottenWeapons]

Heather Spoonheim Nope, this is a real thing.

[@PhotonlcInduction]

Heather Spoonheim Nope, we've always been trying to figure out how to shoot someone without them shooting us back :)

[@HeatherSpoonheim]

Little Girl Yeah, that I can understand - but, to me, a pistol on a periscope with some kind of trigger linkage just seems far more likely than bending the barrel on a rifle.

[@MuskieZz]

Heather Spoonheim actually there are multiple weapons like that.. forexample springfield had a mount for its rifle that sets the gun above your head with same operations as u would have on the gun itself

[@telefonkirtys]

+Heather Spoonheim Yes, this looks like it came out straight out from the cartoons :D

[@docsinclair4097]

Here in Germany these kinds of guns are also known as "Um-die-Ecke-Gewehr" (around the corner gun).

[@kphfun1]

This attachment had a special pouch, the amount today it would go for would be off the hook. I wonder how many made it to the surplus where no one had a clue what it was for.

[@Aaron.Reichert]

Odd, I like it!

[@Aaron.Reichert]

***** From the video I think it was just starting to get used at the end of the war. It was slated for mass production but they got their buts kicked before mass production started.

[@Aaron.Reichert]

AriT020 Your post was deleted for excessive use of profanity, feel free to try again.

[@FerrahT015]

They like it because it had German written in it, even if it is was total shit unreliable, if it came from a German factory, they'll like "I like it".

[@Aaron.Reichert]

Meh, it is interesting, german or not, useful or not. I have many things that are neither german nor particularly useful that I like. A great example is the thors hammer I have hanging near my computer on the wall. Would probably break if I tried to hammer a nail with it, was likely made in china. I still like it. I am not particularly worried if you approve or not as it is hanging on my wall not yours. As for this curved barrel/sight attachment. More than likely I will never have the money or inclination to own one myself. I will however be impressed and amused by both the uniqueness and creativity of the thing. Likewise I am slightly amused by your disapproval of my amusement. I am however greatly disappointed in your lack of creativity and weak social skills demonstrated by your comments.

[@Aaron.Reichert]

***** Ya, that boggles the mind. Some people will buy anything if its associated with fame also. That does not make any sense to me either. www.people.com/people/article/0,,692094,00.html

[@spuddie]

no test fire? lol

[@MercIsMercIsMerc]

He says it himself in the video, the gun can only fire about 100 times before breaking, has an extremely limited lifespan, and during the recording of this video was just about to go up for auction, so he couldn't fire it

[@okami36]

I've seen a barrel attachment for an M3 SMG that was a 90 degree curve, but it was more of a trough as it was only half the barrel, rather than fully enclosed.

[@mobrio5061]

Weapon of choice for leg shooters

[@yourhandlehere1]

Ah thank yer gun broked

[@nodresiak]

You have to wonder about the sanity of the guy in the German ordinance office that approved the acquisition of this monstrosity. Speaking of Acquisitions If you want to know about how German Armament decisions were made I highly recommend the Biography of Albert Speer. Speer was Hitlers architect at first then he became the minister of armaments. If any of the Nazis could be described as brilliant, lucid, and a decent fellow it was Speer. Frontsoldaten was also a good account of what the average landser faced. Many stories of Germans who were becoming disgusted with war. It definitely humanized the HUNS.

[@geGNOME]

Maybe it was a joke and they just forgot to change it back before the mail went out.

[@Nebulax123]

A lot of Nazi's became disgusted with the war when they were in the docks at Nuremberg on trial and Speer was one of them.

[@Rofler42]

***** Nuremberg? Is that Nürnberg?

[@RockIslandAuctionCompany]

Rofler42 Yes. It is the English way of spelling it. Both are correct.

[@Morkvonork]

Hello, they did this because they had Sturmgeschütz Panzer without a machine gun turret and they found that these tanks where totally helpless against infantry attacks so they made the krummlauf so they could defend the tank atleast somewhat.

[@Dirtbag-Hyena]

This devise & the fragmenting would be great for tanks I would think.

[@kellychuang8373]

I can say this is the first corner shot. Before our times with computers. Does have it's problems since it was made in a time before technologies like smartphones or personal computers.