Why I asked – because I think it is a troublesome magazine (as one article here that Ian posted some years before analyzed), Second information is mind catching by itself, but even more so if combined with earlier statements about 200 example ordered, as this spawn question: if its reliability was so low why they ordered 200 example? it is possible that this test run proved to be so unreliable as opposed to prototypes? if yes so why? was some heresy introduced when going from prototype to test samples? maybe prototypes were not tested extensively enough, for example against low temperature? Most curiously, if I understand correctly, gas-system become failing after 50-100 shots. If I am not mistaken 200 examples were ordered. I understand description only partially, but it apparently say cartridge was developed by Polte, it also give technical-tactical requirements as follow: VHU PRAHA also has example of Maschinen Karabiner 42 (W), see photos:
SPECTRE M4 GOLDENEYE SERIES
The result was the Gewehr 43 and its later variant the Karabiner 43, which became the second-most-common self-loading rifles in the Wehrmacht inventory after the Haenel Maschinenkarabiner/ Sturmgewehr series (Mkb-42 to Stg-44).Īs to which is which (G-43 or K-43), who knows? According to Smith, all G43/K43 rifles have the rail mount for the ZF-4 telescopic sight machined into the rear receiver, while “The hand guard may be wood or plastic, and the bolt carrier latch, which locks the bolt carrier and bolt to he rear, may be on the left or right side of the bolt carrier, or may not exist at all.” Smith.)Īfter Barbarossa began, and captured Simonov and Tokarev self-loading rifles (analogues of the American Garand M1) began coming back from the Ostfront, Walther adopted the Tokarev-type gas piston system, except with the gas cylinder above the barrel rather than under it, a setup later to be seen on the Russian SKS and AK series rifles. (Not that the Mauser was any more popular the complaints about both were loud enough that even the Gestapo couldn’t shut them up, according to W.H.B. It was made in limited numbers for troop trials, parallel to the Mauser Gewehr 41M, and everybody agreed that it was a huge PITA to field-strip and clean, not least because it accumulated fouling faster than a conventional gas-piston system. The Gewehr 41W used a muzzle cone/gas trap type system with a “sleeve valve” type piston, inherited from the experimental GA115 rifle of 1939-40. Walther experimented with several different gas systems for rifles around that time. I’m guessing that the tooling and process flow sheet were too well advanced for changes to be made to the back of the bolt carrier and the hammer.īiting get my tongue and typing fingers at the text to Ian’s right (Ian’s right, not ours).
The engineers were German (they had good brains) I can’t voucher for their managers (like Bubba, the pointy haired boss transcends all races, cultures and languages, and no gun is ever safe from his misplaced enthusiasm). The manufacturing process flow sheet must have been fairly well established as wellĪ tab on the back of the machined bolt carrier and a matching tab on too of the hammer would have served to prevent the hammer from contacting the firing pin before the bolt was locked and the bolt carrier overtravel was at least partly complete.
SPECTRE M4 GOLDENEYE MANUAL
The auto sear is well capable of doing the job in semi auto, and in the Browning (ithaca) pump action shot gun, it even does the job in a manual repeater.
SPECTRE M4 GOLDENEYE ISO
I agree with your assessment that the out of battery safety looks like an afterthought, and iso a horrible, easily lost (and unlikely to be missed) part.
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