{"id":29692,"date":"2026-06-07T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/vg1-5-the-last-ditch-rifle-of-wwii\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T08:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T13:00:31","slug":"vg1-5-the-last-ditch-rifle-of-wwii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/vg1-5-the-last-ditch-rifle-of-wwii\/","title":{"rendered":"VG1-5: The Last Ditch Rifle of WWII"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mejs-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GAAkRDlTU2I?autoplay=1&#038;mute=1&#038;controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>By early 1945 Germany\u2019s situation was desperate, the last dregs of the male population were mobilised to fight last ditch holding actions. To arm the new Volkssturm (People&#8217;s Storm) militia Germany turned to its armed manufacturers one last time. Calling for simple small arms that could be produced rapidly. The Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr, perhaps better known as the VG1-5, was by far the most complex of the primitive firearms designed at the end of the Second World War.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to check out our accompanying article for this video here &#8211; <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/armourersbench.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/armourersbench.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to the Vickers Machine Gun Collection(@vickersmg) for allowing me to film this item from their incredible collection, I can&#8217;t encourage you enough to check out their videos, website and amazing collection.<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoy our work please consider supporting us via Patreon, TAB is a viewer supported channel and any help is very much appreciated!  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To arm the new Volkssturm (People&#8217;s Storm) militia Germany turned to its armed manufacturers one last time. Calling for simple small arms that could be produced rapidly. 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