The Nazis' Mountain Carbine: Mauser G33/40

[Blicero]

  When the Germans won Czechoslovakia & the Sudetenland in '38, naturally they took over arms production at the Brno factory (or waffenfabrik Brunn, as the Germans called it). By 1940 the Germans had started production on the G33/40, a carbine directly copied from the Czech VZ16/33 and issued to the Waffen-SS divisions of the gebirgsjaegers, or mountain troops.

   Brno was the only plant to roll out the 33/40, and only 120k were made in the three years of production, 1940-42, after which point the factory devoted itself to k98k production. In '41 the Germans changed the Brunn code from "945" to "dot".
 
The mountain carbine is made to be light & handy. It has lightening cuts in the receiver, a hollowed out bolt knob, and is a good 3 inches shorter than the k98. The Nazis also added an extra steel reinforced shield on the butt stock, to protect from the spiked boots of the mountain infantry.

   This carbine that I found wears its original walnut stock (later 33/40s are in laminated stocks) and has a mismatched bolt. It has an original cleaning rod & sight hood, a nice bonus, and the hand guard is clipped onto the barrel. These guns are an absolute riot to shoot, slick, stout, & sturdy. I urge you to put your hands on one if you can! Anyway, enjoy some pics & thanks for reading along.

 

[Dannyboy53]

Smooth clean lines on these rifles, this one is a beauty.

[Greasemonkey]

 

That's a strange rare bird for sure. Now your just showing off 

I had too. 

[Worm]

WOW! What a gem! Jeally!