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Hello all long time watcher , seldom poster but I wanted to share one of the Rarest German semiautos, a Sempert~ Krieghoff semiautomatic rifle is 8x60 Mauser. I found this recently and have learned a little about it but will share what I know.
The Sempert `Krieghoff or the "Krieghoff Selbstlader" in German
was made from 1934 to sometime in 1942. The total production was a estimated
30 to 60 rifles depends on who you ask.
general info that one collector from Germany shared is as follows the receiver being hardly longer than an 8x60 cartridge! The Krieghoff action is unique among selfloaders as it is a true falling block action. The left side of the receiver contains a 3-shot magazine, fed through a trapdoor at the top. On firing, gas is trapped in a chamber in front of the muzzle, just like in the prototype Garands. This gas impinges on a piston inside the tube under the barrel and pushes it back. At the rear end of the piston rod there is a carrier inside the receiver. After a movement of about 5mm the carrier pulls down the breechblock. Now a clever groove-and-stud arrangement moves a separate “cartridge handler”, faster and farther than piston rod + carrier. The cartridge handler extracts the empty case from the chamber and ejects it to the right. At the same time the carrier cocks the internal hammer. Piston rod and carrier are now pushed forward again by a coil spring around the piston rod. The “cartridge handler” now strips a new cartridge from the magazine on the left and chambers it. At the forward end of it’s travel the carrier pushes up the falling breechblock again and locks it in the “up” position, ready for firing again. The whole action may be dis- and reassembled without any tools. The safety inside the trigger guard blocks the trigger. The triggers usually have a “single set” feature, also unique among self loaders. AFAIK only about 30 specimens of the Krieghoff semiauto rifles were ever made, most of them exported to the USA via Stoeger. An improved version with a short gas tube and detachable magazine was built as a few prototypes only
these rifles retailed at $500 in 1939 dollars , while a decked out double square bridge safari grade mauser was only $250 in the same catalouge .
thus far that is about the extent of what I have learned about this Extremely Rare Rifle , here is a few pictures of mine. on my photo bucket does not work let try these https://packmule72.shutterfly.com/pictures/35#49
Last edited by Texan Gun; 08/03/14 02:29 PM.
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It seems that looking yours fotos need registration to Snapfish. I think there would be better way to share your fotos here.
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ok since my photo bucket won't work I put a new link if anyone can grab those and post here please feel free to do so. Thanks RJ
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I always wondered if anyone had bought one of those back in the day. Beautiful rifle and a real mechanical marvel.
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