Solothurn s181000

It saw service in both the Axis and Allied forces and was deployed in many theatres of operations through the war. As a result of its large, powerful ammunition the gun had a tremendous recoil, and its size made portability difficult. It fires the 20x138B cartridge which was also used in the Finnish Lahti L-and the German 20mm Flak guns, and it does so using a semiautomatic action and an 8-round box magazine. It had a semi-automatic action in a bullpup configuration. La munizione era stata ideata per essere utilizzata su armi antiaeree e anticarro.

The feed was either from a five or (more usually) ten-round magazine that was attached.

The more powerful ammunition resulted in significant recoil, which was problematic for the gunner, and its size made portability difficult. It featured a larger cartridge and offered higher muzzle velocity for better armour penetration, but this also contributed to even greater recoil and bulkier size for the user. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The weapon itself is just massive being almost feet long. However due to the terms of the Versailles Treaty.

Germany could not manufacture these weapons and so used the Solothurn factory in Switzerland to secretly manufacture them under their secret rearmament program. X telescopic sight can be installed for more accurate fire. While the US rejected it during trials, it was used during World War II by Germany, Italy, Finlan and the Netherlands in addition to its native (and neutral) Switzerland.

Box contents Marketplace. None of our partner shops or mates has this currently for sale. The recoil-operated semiautomatic rifle fired from an integral bipod and rear monopod. The Steyr- Solothurn Swas a Swiss-Austrian anti-tank rifle that was produced by Steyr- Solothurn AG. The Swas originally designed in Germany by Rheinmetall and was further developed in Switzerland by Solothurn AG.

Keep in mind that many planes were armed only with machine guns, and almost all had at least a few machine guns. Or depending on your preference, can also be mounted on Anti-Aircraft battery. Basically, the idea is that it will be found only in a few select. Includes bi-po two orig mags, and rnds of ammunition.

Both large and small orig muzzle breaks present, as well as thread protector for end of bbl. Integral optic present and serviceable. Also included is the orig gunner. Commercial sales were disappointing and as an anti tank rifle she was obsolete before WWII started. Note that in normal use, the gun ejects cases automatically.

The owner here had disabled the ejection in order to preserve the brass – that’s why the manual unloading was necessary. I live near solothurn and i worked for a short time in the factory were they once used to make these. A subreddit for posting and discussion of ForgottenWeapons videos and the subject matter inside.

Comes with mags, transit chest and some spare parts. I am also looking for any parts, accessories or ammo. Tumbex is your access to all the tumblog, with a streamlined design and optimized navigation.

These were designed prior to WWII when armor was thinner and it was still possible to knock one out with a (large) rifle sized AT gun. The Italians seem to have been the largest user of these in North Africa and were probably the o. Premium Historical Firearms Manufacturing and Sales Featured Products.