WW2 curved barrel attachment - photo

**Altair** · Nov 2, 2020, 04:42 PM

The Krummlauf curved barrel attachment for the Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle. The attachment comes with a periscope to allow soldiers to shoot around corners.

Fullsize image: https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net...l_fullsize.jpg

Previously:

Curved barrels for firearms
Sturmgewehr 44 rifle with curved barrel and periscope - GIF
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**mklotz** · Nov 2, 2020, 05:34 PM

Ok, the Germans are the hands-down winners at developing innovative weapons, This, however, was not their finest moment.
Mythbusters tested it; it works if you define "works" as altering the flight path of the bullet. If you define "works" as a practical weapon, forget it.

**jdurand** · Nov 2, 2020, 06:47 PM

use two of them and you can shoot the guy behind you...or yourself and the gun recoils FORWARD.

**ibdennyak** · Nov 3, 2020, 08:00 PM

I have several rifles with the same problem. If I want to hit something, the best thing to do is throw it.

**FEM2008** · Nov 3, 2020, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by jdurand

.....and the gun recoils FORWARD.

With exception of Road Runner cartoons, it'll still recoil backwards!

**old kodger** · Nov 4, 2020, 12:19 AM

It'S called a RE-COIL by definition you cannot recoil from something, towards it.

**mlochala** · Nov 4, 2020, 01:30 PM

How would you like to be the first guy that had to test it? That would be a little nerve wracking.

**mklotz** · Nov 4, 2020, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by mlochala

How would you like to be the first guy that had to test it? That would be a little nerve wracking.

Better than being the first to test the Darwin pistol...

WW2 curved barrel attachment - photo-polrev.jpg

**jdurand** · Nov 4, 2020, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by FEM2008

With exception of Road Runner cartoons, it'll still recoil backwards!

Since I had said use two so it shoots behind you, you'll get a recoil back from accelerating the bullet until it hits the curved part, then you'll get a force pulling away from you as it turns 180 to head backwards. At this point I don't know which would be more, you'd still have expanding gas during the turn so in theory it would still be accelerating.

Probably feel like a springer air rifle, back when you pull the trigger from the inertia of the piston then forward jump when the piston bottoms.