The Sturmkampfgewehr (StKG) — literally “Assault Battle Rifle” in German — was an experimental German weapon developed during the final phase of WWII. Despite its name, it was not a conventional rifle, but more accurately a grenade launcher or single-shot shoulder-fired weapon, built for infantry use against fortified positions or armored vehicles.
Development & Use
The weapon was part of a late-war German initiative to arm Volkssturm (people’s militia) or line infantry with cheap, easy-to-manufacture anti-tank solutions. It was likely used in very limited numbers, possibly in the final battles on the Eastern and Western fronts in 1945.