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[Crash]

ORDNANCE ODDITIES: Cold War Conflicts and ‘Brushfire Wars’​

1970s–1980s​

by Robert Bruce​

ORDNANCE ODDITIES – Small Arms Defense Journal

sadefensejournal.com

West German Partisan Pistol: VP70M with Buttstock and Carrying Sling CREDIT: HK GmbH First produced in 1970 in the height of the Cold War, Heckler & Koch’s (HK) Volkspistole 70M (literally “people’s pistol”) was intended for civilian partisans in the wake of an almost-certain USSR/Warsaw Pact invasion of West Germany. Inspired by the multitudes of cheap and simple weapons dropped by U.S. and Allies behind German lines in WWII to arm resistance forces, it was much more capable than the single-shot OSS “Liberator” pistol and even the quick-takedown British MKII STEN submachine gun. The VP70M is a highly concealable, 9mm 18-round capacity, semiautomatic handgun that instantly converts into a 2200 RPM three-round burst-fire machine pistol with addition of its buttstock/holster. Notably, it carries the distinction of being the first production-run polymer-framed handgun.
West German Partisan Pistol: VP70M with Buttstock and Carrying Sling

 

[AGG]

Excellent article--- thanks for sharing.
Interesting underwater revolver.

Tony

 

[Nra-Life-Member]

Very Interesting. Didn't know what the history was on why the design.

Thanks!

 

[Crash]

Did any of the 'M" models find their way to the states?

 

[AGG]

Did any of the 'M" models find their way to the states?

I believe that 3,221 were manufactured.
Though not certain on the number in the U.S., I have seen 3 samples (2404, 2610, and 3619).
The first 2 were SACO imports, while the third was an unknown importer--- all are pre-86 DS.

Tony

 

[copdoc]

HK was taking them to demos in early 80s. They only brought one so I'm not sure how many they had. Most of us thought 2 rd burst would be more useful.

 

[ctyatty]

I owned one and like an idiot sold it