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{{Short description|German firearm cartridge developed for the StG 44 rifle}}
{{More citations needed|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox firearm cartridge
| name = 7.92×33mm Kurz
| image = File:45.7.92x33.jpg
| caption = German 7.92×33mm Kurz m.E. — mild steel cored projectile round
| origin = [[Nazi Germany|Germany]]
| type = Rifle
<!-- Service history -->
| service = 1942–present
| used_by = [[Nazi Germany]], [[Germany]]
| wars = {{plainlist|
*[[World War II]]
*[[First Indochina War]]
*[[Algerian War]]
*[[Lebanese Civil War]]
*[[Ogaden War]]
*[[Iraq War]]
*[[Syrian Civil War]]
*[[Russo-Ukrainian War]]}}
<!-- Production history -->
| designer = [[Polte ammunition factory|Polte ammunition works]], [[Magdeburg]]<ref name="Götz">{{cite book|last=Götz|first=Hans-Dieter|title=Die deutschen Militärgewehre und Maschinenpistolen: 1871-1945|url={{Google books|xk7sSQAACAAJ|plainurl=yes}}|year=1974|publisher=Motorbuch-Verlag|isbn=978-3-87943-350-6}}</ref>
| design_date = 1938<ref name="Götz" />
| manufacturer =
| production_date =
| number = 822,000,000 (1942–1945)<ref name=792k>{{cite web|url=http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Waffen/sturmgewehre.htm|title=Sturmgewehre|website=Lexikon der Wehrmacht Sturmgewehre|language=de}}</ref>
| variants =
<!-- Specifications -->
| is_SI_specs = yes
| parent = [[7.92×57mm]]<ref name="MSA20th">{{cite book|last1=Hogg|first1=Ian V.|last2=Weeks|first2=John S.|title=Military Small Arms Of The 20th Century|pages=221, 243–245, 407|date=2000}}</ref>
| case_type = Rimless, bottleneck
| bullet = 8.22
| land = 7.89
| neck = 9.10
| shoulder = 11.40
| base = 11.94
| rim_dia = 11.95
| rim_thick = 1.30
| case_length = 33.00
| length = 48.00
| case_capacity = 2.22
| rifling = 240 mm (1 in 9.45 inch)
| primer = Berdan
| max_pressure = 340.00
| pressure_method = C.I.P.
<!-- Ballistic performance -->
| is_SI_ballistics = yes
| bwunit = gram
| bw1 = 8.0
| btype1 = FMJBT
| vel1 = 685
| en1 = 1886
| bw2 = 8.1
| btype2 = Ball
| vel2 = 685
| en2 = 1909
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| test_barrel_length = 419 mm (16.5 inches)
| balsrc = "Cartridges of the World" <ref name="cotw">{{cite book |last=Barnes |first=Frank C. |editor-last=McPherson|editor-first=M.L. |title=Cartridges of the World |url=https://archive.org/details/cartridgesworld00barn |url-access=limited |edition=8th |orig-year=1965 |year=1997 |publisher=DBI Books |pages=294, 311 |isbn=0-87349-178-5}}</ref>
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The '''7.92×33mm ''Kurz''''' (designated as the '''7.92 x 33 kurz''' by the [[Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes à Feu Portatives|C.I.P.]])<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=https://bobp.cip-bobp.org/uploads/tdcc/tab-i/7-92-x-33-kurz-en.pdf|title=C.I.P. TDCC datasheet 7,92 x 33 kurz|publisher=CIP BOBP|url-status=live|archive-date=2014-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228174118/http://www.cip-bobp.org/homologation/uploads/tdcc/tab-i/7-92-x-33-kurz-en.pdf}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated2004">{{cite journal|journal=Small Arms Review|volume=7|number=4|date=2004|title=Small Arms Review refers to this cartridge only as 7.92×33mm Kurz}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated2005">{{cite book|title=Jane's Guns Recognition Guide|last1=Hogg|first1=Ian|last2=Gander|first2=Terry|publisher=Harper & Collins Publishers|date=2005|quote=Page 287 refers to this cartridge only as 7.92×33mm Kurz}}{{rp|287}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated294">{{cite book|last=Barnes|first=Frank C.|editor-last=McPherson|editor-first=M.L.|title=Cartridges of the World|year=1997 |edition=8th |publisher=DBI Books|pages=294, 311|isbn=0-87349-178-5|quote= Cartridges of the World refers to this cartridge only as 7.92×33mm Kurz}}</ref><ref name="Kopp">{{cite magazine |first=Carlo |last=Kopp |title=Origins of the Assault Rifle |url=http://www.ausairpower.net/DT-MS-AR-1007.pdf |magazine=Defence Today |pages=74–75 |access-date=2011-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009203238/http://ausairpower.net/DT-MS-AR-1007.pdf |archive-date=2011-10-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is a [[Rim (firearms)|rimless]] bottlenecked [[intermediate cartridge|intermediate]] [[rifle cartridge]] ({{langx|de|Mittelpatrone}}) developed in [[Nazi Germany]] prior to and during [[World War II]], specifically intended for development of the [[Sturmgewehr 44]] ([[assault rifle]]). The ammunition is also referred to as '''7.9mm ''Kurz''''' (''{{langx|de|Kurz}}'' meaning "short"), '''7.9 ''Kurz''''', '''7.9mmK''', or '''8×33 Polte'''. The round was developed as a compromise between the longer [[7.92×57mm]] [[Fully powered cartridge|full-power rifle cartridge]] and the [[9×19mm Parabellum]] pistol cartridge.
==Cartridge dimensions==
The 7.92×33mm Kurz has a 2.22 ml (34.3 grain H<sub>2</sub>O) cartridge case capacity.
[[File:7.92×33mm Kurz.jpg|400px]]
'''7.92×33mm Kurz maximum C.I.P. cartridge dimensions'''. All sizes in millimeters (mm).
Americans define the shoulder angle at alpha/2 ≈ 17.5 degrees.
The common [[rifling]] [[twist rate]] for this cartridge is 240&nbsp;mm (1 in 9.45 in), four grooves, Ø lands = {{convert|7.89|mm|in|3}}, Ø grooves = {{convert|8.20|mm|in|3}}, land width = {{convert|4.40|mm|in|3}} and the [[Centerfire ammunition#Centerfire primers|primer type]] is Berdan or boxer (in large rifle size).
According to the official Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes à Feu Portatives (C.I.P.) rulings, the 7.92×33mm Kurz can handle up to {{convert|340.00|MPa|psi|abbr=on}} P<sub>max</sub> piezo pressure. In C.I.P. regulated countries every rifle-cartridge combination has to be [[Proof (firearms)|proofed]] at 125% of this maximum C.I.P. pressure to certify for sale to consumers.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
== Military designation ==
In German military instructions, the [[caliber]] was often deemed unimportant; the name was emphasized. The 7.92×33mm Kurz<ref name="autogenerated2004"/><ref name="autogenerated2005"/><ref name="autogenerated294"/><ref name="Kopp"/> was referred to as the {{lang|de|Pistolenpatrone M43}} (pistol cartridge model 1943) or {{lang|de|Pistolen-Munition M43}} (pistol ammunition model 1943). This was part of the same duplicity under which the StG44 was originally designated as a "machine pistol" to disguise the true nature of the weapon from Hitler. After the eventual approval and acceptance of the [[Sturmgewehr 44]], it was redesignated as the "short cartridge model 1943" ({{langx|de|Kurzpatrone 43}}).{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}
==Background==
{{More citations needed|date=August 2021}}
[[File:Pistol, Rifle and Intermediate cartridge 2.jpg|thumb|From left to right:<br>[[9×19mm Parabellum|9×19mm]] (pistol cartridge)<br>7.92×33mm Kurz (intermediate cartridge)<br>[[7.92×57mm Mauser|7.92×57mm]] (fully powered cartridge)]]
The cartridge was the same caliber, and had the same base diameter, as the 7.92×57mm,<ref name="MSA20th"/> which was employed by the standard German Army [[infantry]] rifle, the [[Karabiner 98k]], as well as its [[machine gun]]s. The German armed forces had issued a 7.92×57mm automatic ([[select fire]]) rifle, the [[FG 42]], in limited numbers, but the heavy recoil of the round made it difficult to use effectively in this role.
What was needed was a cartridge that could be used in a lighter, more maneuverable rifle to bridge the gap between [[submachine gun]]s and rifles. The standard issue 7.92×57mm cartridge case was shortened by {{convert|24|mm|in}}. With a case length of {{convert|33|mm|in}}, the Kurz round was substantially shorter and delivered less recoil than full-length 7.92×57mm Mauser ammunition, but was still almost as effective when engaging targets at typical combat ranges of {{convert|300|m|yd|abbr=on|0}}. This meant it could be fired effectively from a weapon that weighed less than a machine gun, yet still had much greater range, velocity, and stopping power than the 9×19mm Parabellum which was standard in German submachine guns. The weight of the 7.92mm Kurz m.E. round was {{convert|17.05|g|gr}}, with the bullet taking up {{convert|8.1|g|gr}} and the cartridge and propellant the remaining {{convert|8.95|g|gr}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://home.scarlet.be/p.colmant/polte-k.htg/draw02.jpg |title=Polte 7,9mm Pist. Patrone 43 m.E. drawing |website=Patrice Colmant |date=June 2002 |access-date=2013-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107113420/http://home.scarlet.be/p.colmant/polte-k.htg/draw02.jpg |archive-date=2015-11-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The 34% weight reduction compared to full-length 7.92×57mm Mauser s.S. ball ammunition meant that a soldier could carry more rounds of ammunition, for an increase in sustained [[suppressive fire]] capability.
The shortage of brass in the later stages of World War II led to the use of steel cases for this new cartridge. The Kurz cartridge incorporated more taper than the parent case to increase reliability in feed from magazines (and because the cartridge retained the same base diameter and caliber as the longer, full-size round, requiring a more abrupt taper). This led to the distinctive curved [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]] for weapons that used this cartridge, which became popularly known as "banana magazine", due to their curved shape, and which can be seen on other weapons using distinctly tapered cartridges, like the [[7.62×39mm]] chambered in [[Kalashnikov rifle]]s. The steel cases were typically [[lacquer]]-coated to prevent corrosion.
Most projectile variants featured a [[External ballistics#General trends in drag or ballistic coefficient|boat tail]] and bullets designated with m.E. - ''mit Eisenkern'' ("with iron core") mild steel cored projectiles were developed to save on lead and other metals that became scarce in Germany during World War II.
==Cartridge variants==
During World War II the 7.92×33mm Kurz round was produced in a relative limited amount of variants, when compared to the full-power 7.92×57mm Mauser round.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.scarlet.be/p.colmant/7_92x33.htm|title=Pistolen Patrone 43 m.E. - 1941-1945 |website=Patrice Colmant |date=June 2002 |url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220060709/http://home.scarlet.be/p.colmant/7_92x33.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.scarlet.be/p.colmant/polte-k.htm|title=Pistol Patrone 43 Polte factory drawings |website=Patrice Colmant |date=June 2002 |url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107135255/http://home.scarlet.be/p.colmant/polte-k.htm}}</ref>
The German military used 7,9mm as designation and generally omitted any diameter reference and only printed the exact type of loading on ammunition boxes during World War II. Ammunition boxes can have '''''i.L.''''' or '''''in Ladestreifen''''' added, meaning the containing 7.92×33mm Kurz rounds are provided in [[stripper clip]]s.
;'''Pist. Patrone 43 m.E.'''
:These were m.E. - ''mit Eisenkern'' ("with iron core") — mild steel cored projectile with a [[ballistic coefficient]] of approximately 0.132 (G7 BC) rounds.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/08/18/modern-historical-intermediate-calibers-017-7-92x33mm-kurz/ |title=Historical Intermediate Calibers 017: The 7.92x33mm Kurz |author=Nathaniel F. |date=August 18, 2016 |website=The Firearm Blog}}</ref>
;'''Pist. Patr. 43 L'spur'''
:These were L'spur - ''Leuchtspur'' ("tracer") projectile rounds.
;'''Pist. Patr. m.E.L'spur'''
:These were m.E.L'spur - ''mit Eisenkern Leuchtspur'' ("with iron core tracer") projectile rounds.
;'''Pist. Platzpatr. 43'''
:These were ''Platz'' ("blank") rounds.
;'''Pist. Treibpatrone 43'''
:These were ''Treib'' ("booster charge for rifle granades") rounds.
;'''Pist. Expatrone 43'''
:These were ''Exerzier'' ("drill") inert rounds for aiming exercises.
;'''Pist. Werkzeugpatrone'''
:These were ''Werkzeugpatrone'' ("toolcartridge") inert rounds for examining the functioning of a firearms action.
==Chambered firearms==
{{Main|List of 7.92×33mm Kurz firearms}}
[[File:Sturmgewehr44 noBG.jpg|thumb|Sturmgewehr 44 ([[assault rifle]] 44)]]
Prior to the development of the Kurz round and its associated weapons, two basic small arms existed to equip the regular infantryman, the [[bolt-action rifle]] and the submachine gun. The bolt-action rifle was the standard small arm for most of the world's armies, usually incorporating good accuracy and stopping power, but with a very limited [[rate of fire]]. The submachine gun was a newer piece of equipment, which offered a very high rate of fire, and a compact size, but was of very limited range and stopping power due to the pistol round (usually 9&nbsp;mm) it fired. While the Kurz round did not match the range and accuracy of a full power round fired by a traditional bolt-action rifle, it could still engage individual targets out to {{convert|300|m|yd|abbr=on|0}}. As an effective, intermediate-sized cartridge, the 7.92×33mm Kurz round was a key evolution in the development of the [[assault rifle]] by providing a combination of controllable automatic fire and acceptable accuracy at ranges most likely to see infantry combat.<ref name="autogenerated2005"/>{{rp|287}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/ttt07/stg44-assault-rifle.html |title=Machine Carbine Promoted: MP43 Is Now Assault Rifle StG44, WWII Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 57, April 1945 |website=Lone Sentry |date=2007-05-10 |access-date=2012-08-23}}</ref><ref name="MSA20th"/>{{rp|243}}<ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite web|first=Thomas P.|last=Ehrhart|year=2009|url=https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA512331.pdf |title=Increasing Small Arms Lethality in Afghanistan: Taking Back the Infantry Half-Kilometer |publisher=U.S. Army|url-status=live|archive-date=2021-01-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122134231/https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA512331.pdf}}</ref>
Only a few weapons used this round, most notably the [[StG 44|Sturmgewehr 44]] – the first assault rifle to be accepted into widespread service and put into mass production<ref name="nildram">{{cite web |url=http://www.quarryhs.co.uk/GPC.pdf |title=Assault Rifles and Their Ammunition: History and Prospects |first=Anthony G. |last=Williams |date=June 22, 2008 |access-date=April 3, 2018 |work=Military Guns & Ammunition |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080714163011/http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk:80/Assault.htm |archive-date=July 14, 2008}}</ref> – and the [[Volkssturmgewehr 1-5|Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr]]. A number of weapons in development at the time also used the cartridge, including the [[StG 45(M)|Sturmgewehr 45]], [[HIW VSK]], [[Wimmersperg Spz-kr]], [[Grossfuss Sturmgewehr]]; and a number of German and Czech <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhu.cz/exhibit/maly-kulomet-zk-423/ |title=Malý kulomet ZK 423 |website=VHU (Military History Institute in Prague) |date=2012 |access-date=2015-01-13}}</ref> prototype weapons made during [[World War II]] and a small number of prototype weapons made in other countries after the war. An unknown number of late-war K43 rifles were chambered for this cartridge and modified to accept MP 44 magazines.<ref name=senich>{{cite book|last=Senich|first=Peter R.|title=The German Assault Rifle, 1935–1945|publisher=Paladin Press|location=Boulder, Colorado|date=1987}}</ref>{{rp|1987}} Variants of the VK 98 (Volks-Karabiner), a so-called last-ditch bolt-action rifle intended for the [[Volkssturm]] Home Guard, were also chambered for this cartridge with unknown quantities produced by Mauser<ref>{{cite book|last=Walter|first=John|title=Guns of the Third Reich|publisher=Greenhill Books|location=Pennsylvania, USA|date=2003}}{{Page needed|date=January 2012}}</ref> and Steyr.<ref name=senich/>{{rp|168–170}}
The only known belt-fed light machine gun chambered in 7.92x33mm Kurz was the Koucký ZK 423 as a rival to the soviet [[RPD machine gun|RD44]].
A number of Karabiner 98 rifles have appeared for sale on the European market in this caliber with "NUR FÜR KURZ PATRONE" (only for short cartridge) stamped on the barrel. While there were a few Karabiner 98 rifles made in this caliber for testing during the war, these rifles are deemed by specialists and collectors to have been rechambered post-war.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}
The Heereswaffenamt office considered to use the [[FG 42]] in 7.92x33mm with a few first models chambered and tested.<ref>https://www.forgottenweapons.com/an-interesting-possibility-the-fg-42-in-8x33mm-kurz/</ref>
A small number of [[Remington XP-100]] bolt-action target pistols were made in 7.92×33mm Kurz.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/print-listing-archive.cfm?gun_id=100485082 |title=Remington Model XP-100 7.92x33mm KURZ Bolt Action |website=Guns America |accessdate=22 June 2023}}</ref>
Lothar-Walther manufactures new Mauser 98 barrels chambered in 7.92×33mm Kurz.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lothar-walther.com/drop-in-gun-barrels/rifle-barrels/mauser-98-military-rifle-barrels/726-mauser-98k-action/860/mauser-98k-original-7-92x33short-mud.610-l-23.62-cr-moly-steel?c=20 |title=Mauser 98k Original &#124; 7,92x33short &#124; MuD:.610" &#124; L:23.62" &#124; Cr-Moly Steel |website=Lothar-Walther}}</ref>
In 2010, a gunsmith Eric Kinsel was dealing with a shortage of the rare ammunition for the AMT pistol. He discovered that the case length of 7.92x33mm Kurz was almost identical to 33mm cartridges such as .30 carbine and .50AE etc, and handloaders could simply reverse the bullets in the cases to have a much cheaper source of ammunition and fit into existing magazines. While the boat-tailed bullets performed acceptably, there was little demand and few conversion barrels were produced.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
Schwaben Arms GmbH of Rottweil, Germany offers newly made K98k rifles in 7.92×33mm Kurz (also known as 8x33 in Europe) in addition to [[8mm Mauser]] and [[.308 Winchester]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.schwabenarmsgmbh.de/ |title=Home |website=Schwaben Arms GmbH |language=de}}</ref>
==Post-World War II==
After World War II, the cartridge was tested and used in prototype rifles in Argentina and Belgium, amongst other nations, during the late 1940s and early 1950s. The first [[FN FAL]] prototype was designed to fire the cartridge when NATO was organized. After the war it was manufactured by [[East Germany]] (the German Democratic Republic), the [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic]], and Egypt.
Spain continued development after the war, creating a few variants of the cartridge, such as tracer rounds, boat-tailed rounds and slightly shorter bullets that have a lead core. These developments were encouraged by Calzada Bayo, a Spanish lieutenant colonel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://claus.espeholt.dk/spa_kurz.html |title=The Spanish kurz |website=Claus.espeholt.dk |date=1952-12-18 |access-date=2011-12-05}}</ref> However, they were cancelled in favour of a more radical cartridge, [[7.92×40mm]] CETME. Finally, Spanish [[CETME]] rifles were chambered for a variant of the [[7.62×51mm NATO]] round.
Demand for the ammunition still exists, as the StG 44 is still in use by some within the [[Lebanese Forces]] militia, Djibouti and Pakistan <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lebaneseforces.com/wassaultrif.asp |title=Weapons |website=Lebanese Forces.com |access-date=2011-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127153238/http://www.lebaneseforces.com/wassaultrif.asp |archive-date=2007-01-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> as well as irregular forces in some countries in the Horn of Africa and the Middle East, where captured German arms were distributed as military aid by [[Eastern Bloc]] countries as well as [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]. It is currently manufactured by the [[Prvi Partizan]] factory in [[Užice]], Serbia.<ref>{{cite web |title=7.92 x 33 Kurz |url=http://www.prvipartizan.com/images/rifle/424.jpg |website=Prvi Partizan |access-date=December 11, 2014}}</ref> There is also some demand on the private collectors' market; reloadable cartridge cases can be produced by resizing and trimming 7.62×51mm NATO cases, and Hornady makes a 125-grain {{convert|.323|in|mm|adj=on}} bullet for this caliber suitable for handloads.
===44 Bore===
In Pakistan, the same cartridge is also reported to be in use by the local name of "44 Bore".<ref>https://www.forgottenweapons.com/pakistani-44-bore-followup/</ref> This either refers to the ''44'' of the MP44/StG44 series or the "L44A1" inscription found on the headstamps on necked-down [[7.62×51mm]] cartridge cases. It is used in locally made AK-pattern weapons in semi-automatic only (produced or converted in Peshawer, Kohat and Derra Adam Khel, etc.) that chamber this cartridge, since [[7.62×39mm]] is a restricted caliber (known as "prohibited bore" or "PB" in Pakistan).<ref>https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/01/09/7-92mm-kurz-lives-pakistan/</ref> These AK-pattern weapons are usually considered inferior due to inconsistent gunsmithing of weapons chambered or converted for this cartridge and lack of quality control of the ammunition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2013/08/21/cia-double-44-ammunition-darra-adam-khel-pakistan/ |title=The CIA & The Double Four Ammunition Of Darra Adam Khel, Pakistan |last=Johnson |first=Steve |date=21 August 2013 |website=The Firearms Blog |access-date=2013-08-22}}</ref> It is sometimes used by private security companies. The usage of 7.92&nbsp;mm bullets in 7.62&nbsp;mm barrels without reboring is not considered to be a safe practice.<ref name="armamentresearch.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.armamentresearch.com/44-bore-7-62-x-39-mm-ak-rifles-modified-to-fire-7-92-x-33-kurz-ammunition/ |title=44 Bore – 7.62 x 39 mm AK rifles modified to fire 7.92 x 33 Kurz ammunition |last=McCollum |first=Ian |date=8 September 2014 |website=Armament Research Services |access-date=17 April 2024}}</ref> The use of the 44 bore cartridge was a loophole in the law until specifically banned in 2012.<ref name="armamentresearch.com"/>
==See also==
* [[8 mm caliber]]
* [[Calzada Bayo CB-57]]
* [[List of rifle cartridges]]
* [[Table of handgun and rifle cartridges]]
==References==
{{Commons category}}
{{Reflist}}
==Further reading==
* Kapell, Dr. Dieter, ''Die deutsche Kurzpatrone 7,92×33'', Books on Demand GmbH, Norderstedt Germany, 2007.
* Handrich, Hans-Dieter, ''Sturmgewehr! From Firepower to Striking Power'', Collector Grade Publications Inc., Cobourg, Canada, 2004.
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