Stock
An anvil shaft is an extension for handguns with a function of a shank . Colloquially, this combination can also be referred to as a pistol carbine. The possibility of attaching a stock to a pistol increases the chance of a precise shot at greater distances. The type of attack changes from "standing, freehand" to the more precise "shoulder attack", in which the weapon is stabilized by shoulder contact and the supporting second hand. This enables a higher precision and thus an increased accuracy. In the case of long weapons , the term shaft is usually used, although other special forms are known there.
This was already used with the early muzzle loading pistols in civil and military use. At the beginning of the American Civil War , large numbers of Springfield Model 1855 pistol carbines were given to mounted units in the Northern States. After that, stop stocks were also found for revolvers (Colt), and later automatic pistols such as the Mauser C96 and the long pistol 08 were also equipped with them, with both of these pistols the stop stock was also used as a case. Today there are also Glock 17 and HK VP70 stop stocks for some modern pistols used in orderly manner . With this, the pistol becomes a submachine gun thanks to the stop shaft with an additional magazine and automatic lock.
Some modern stop stocks can be angled 90 ° to the right or left for local and house warfare so that the weapon can be shot around the corner. Sighting is done using a mirror, usually in connection with a laser light module, or using a mini video camera with display.
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Mauser C96 in "case" (holster)
Mauser M1916 with mounted stop stock
Mauser C96 carabiner, one-off production
Luger model 1900 pistol carbine
literature
- Georg Ortenburg: Weapons of the Revolutionary Wars 1792–1848 . Bechtermünz Verlag, 2002, page 57, 58, ISBN 978-3-8289-0521-4 .
- Philip Craig: Encyclopedia of Small Arms . Verlag Karl Müller, Cologne 1995, ISBN 978-3-86070-499-8 .