Small bore rifle model K110
| K-110 | |
|---|---|
| general information | |
| Civil name: | Model K110 |
| Country of operation: | GDR |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | VEB MEWA Ernst-Thälmann-Werke Suhl (merged into VEB Ernst-Thälmann-Werk Suhl around 1954, merged with VEB Vehicle and Hunting Weapons Factory Ernst Thälmann Suhl in 1969 ) |
| Manufacturer country: | GDR |
| Production time: | 1952 to 1953 |
| Weapon Category: | gun |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 1070 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 2.5 kg |
| Sight length : | 525 mm |
| Barrel length : | 610 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : | .22 lfB |
| Number of trains : | 6th |
| Visor : | Rear sight and front sight |
| Closure : | Cylinder lock |
| Charging principle: | Single loader |
| Lists on the subject | |
The bore rifle model K110 was a small caliber - rifle , which in the GDR by the VEB was prepared MEWA Ernst Thalmann works Suhl.
development
The weapon was a further development of the single-shot K100 and, like this one, had a cylinder lock in the style of simple, small-caliber pre-war models such as B. the precision carabiners from Simson / Suhl u. a. (so-called "Mauserlein").
Due to the contracts still in force with the Allies as the manufacturer, the K110 was only stamped with “Supplier No. 1001” in order to disguise the manufacture of weapons in the Soviet zone of occupation .
The K110 was followed by the development of the KK V multi-loader from around 1954.
use
The rifle was manufactured in large numbers (approx. 80,104 pieces), was used in the marches on the 10th anniversary of the victory over Hitler fascism in the Berlin Lustgarten and was used in particular for GST shooting training .
literature
- Ernst G. Dieter: Sports rifles and sports pistols caliber 22 from Suhl and Zella-Mehlis, the time after 1945 . Suhl 2007, ISBN 978-3-00-023488-0 .
- Handbook on weapons, ammunition and equipment for sport shooting. Military publishing house of the German Democratic Republic, Berlin 1979.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Central Board of the Society for Sport and Technology (Ed.): Manual for shooting sports . 1st part, 1953.