HIW VSK

Volkssturm Selbstladekarabiner
Type	Carbine
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
Used by	Volksturm
Production history
Designed	1944
Manufacturer	Hessische Industrie Werke
Variants	Wetzlar Rifle Wetzlar Carbine
Specifications
Cartridge	8×57mm IS (Rifle) 8×33mm Kurz (Carbine)
Caliber	7.9mm
Action	Blow forward
Feed system	5-round internal box magazine.
Sights	Iron

The HIW VSK was a carbine of German origin developed by Hessische Industrie Werke. It was intended as a Volkssturm weapon and used blow forward operation.^[1]^[2]

Variants

Battle rifle

Chambered for the 8×57 IS rifle round. It used standard 5-round stripper clips to fill the internal magazine.

Carbine

Chambered for the 8×33 Polte round. It used special 5-round stripper clips to fill the internal magazine.

References

↑ Sturmgewehr! From Firepower to Striking Power, Hans-Dieter Handrich, ISBN 0-88935-356-5
↑ The German Assault Rifle 1935–1945, Peter R. Senich. (ISBN missing)

External links

Blow forward firearms

Pistols	Hino Komuro M1908 Pistol Schwarzlose Model 1908 Steyr Mannlicher M1894

Rifles	Hillberg Carbine HIW VSK

Machine guns	Schwarzlose MG M.07/12

Shotguns	Cobray Terminator Pancor Jackhammer

Grenade launchers	Howa Type 96 Mk 20 Mod 0 grenade launcher

German firearms and light weapons of World War II

Side arms (Pistolen)	Mauser C96 Luger Walther P38 Walther PP and PPK Sauer 38H Mauser HSc Sturmpistole Dreyse M1907 Pistol Volkspistole

Rifles and carbines (Gewehre und Karabiner)	Karabiner 98k G 24(t) G 33/40(t) G 98/40 Gewehr 41 Gewehr 43/Karabiner 43 MP 43/MP 44/StG 44 FG 42 M30 Luftwaffe drilling StG 45(M) VG 1-5

Submachine guns (Maschinenpistolen)	MP 18/MP 28 MP 34 MP35 MP 38/MP 40 MP 41 MP 3008 Erma EMP EMP 44

Machine guns and other larger weapons	MG 08 Schwarzlose MG M.07/12 MG 13 MG 15 MG 26 MG 30 MG 34 MG 42 MG 45 MG 131 IMG 28 MG 35/36A Faustpatrone Raketen-Panzerbüchse 43 Panzerfaust Panzerschreck Fliegerfaust/Luftfaust Flammenwerfer 35 Flammenwerfer 41 Einstossflammenwerfer 46 Panzerbüchse 39 Solothurn S-18/1000

Mortars (Granatwerfer)	5 cm leGrW 36 8 cm GrW 34 kz 8 cm GrW 42 12 cm GrW 42

Grenades (Granaten)	Model 24 Stielhandgranate Model 43 Stielhandgranate Model 39 Eihandgranate Splitterring Panzerwurfmine Hafthohlladung

Notable foreign-made infantry weapons	Browning Hi-Power as P640(b) Radom wz. 35 Vis as P645(p) ZB vz. 24 as G24(t) ZB vz. 33 as G33/40(t) ZB vz. 26 as MG26(t) Kb ppanc wz.35 as Panzerbüchse 35(p)

German-made cartridges used by the Wehrmacht	7.63×25mm Mauser 7.65×21mm Parabellum 7.92×33mm Kurz 7.92×57mm Mauser 7.92×94mm 9×19mm Parabellum 13.2×92mmSR 20×138mmB

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