Volkskarabiner VK1 - The "Last Ditch" Weapon

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Please find attached 38 pictures of a Volkskarabiner 'VK1'.

This specific rifle was being produced in 1945 by Steyr in Austria. It bears all signs of an original VK1, such as the welded front sight and the rear sight in a dovetail base plus the plank-styled stock. This rifle is still one of those with a magazine, though it's been modified as it has no magazine guard (or better to say floorplate). The bore has also been properly counterbored by 30 mm. Though the bolt is not matching numbers to the rifle, it's one of the really late with the drilled (and not machined) round gas holes plus.

Note the very low 3 digit serial number. The highest known VK1 are somewhere in the 9xxx range, there thought to be less than 10.000 ever being produced.

As you might see the rifle is not in the best condition, but nevertheless it's such a rare item that it's a truly unique piece in my collection.

Hope you enjoyed seeing it!

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