Krummlauf
Sign in to saveright|thumb|A Sturmgewehr 44 with 90° Krummlauf right|thumb|The Krummlauf installed on a Sturmgewehr 44 on display at the Bundeswehr Museum of German Defense Technology in [[Koblenz, Germany.]] The Krummlauf (English: "curved barrel") is a bent barrel attachment for the Sturmgewehr 44 (StG 44) rifle developed by Germany in World War II. The curved barrel included a periscope sighting device for shooting around corners from a safe position.
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right|thumb|A Sturmgewehr 44 with 90° Krummlauf right|thumb|The Krummlauf installed on a Sturmgewehr 44 on display at the Bundeswehr Museum of German Defense Technology in [[Koblenz, Germany.]] The Krummlauf (English: "curved barrel") is a bent barrel attachment for the Sturmgewehr 44 (StG 44) rifle developed by Germany in World War II. The curved barrel included a periscope sighting device for shooting around corners from a safe position.
==Description== It was produced in several variants: an "I" version for infantry use, a "P" version for use in tanks (to cover the dead areas in the close range around the tank and defend against assaulting infantry), versions with 30°, 45°, 60° and 90° bends, a version for the StG 44 and one for the MG 42. Only the 30° "I" version for the StG 44 was produced in many numbers.