This video explores Krieghoff's unusual prototype proposal for the German Luftwaffe's paratrooper rifle, the FG42. Developed alongside Rheinmetall's submission, Krieghoff's design focused on weight and length reduction, incorporating a unique vertically traveling locking block, a gas trap, and an under-barrel piston. The video highlights an example that appears to have been post-war tested by Springfield Armory engineers, indicated by a pressure measurement hole drilled in the gas tube. Access to this rare prototype was granted by the Springfield Armory National Historic Site.
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