A U.S. Ordnance officer testing a Krummlauf with grenade launcher attachment. The Krummlauf is a perfect example of Germany's late-war obsession with impractical secret weapons to turn the tide of the ...

In 1943, German engineers developed the Krummlauf, a curved barrel attachment designed to let soldiers fire without exposing themselves. It was created to help tank crews defend against infantry ...

Fitted to a Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle, the Krummlauf curved barrel and sight allowed soldiers to shoot around corners. Rock Island Auction Company Krummlauf means “curved barrel,” and refers to a ...

The Krummlauf was a German rifle attachment developed during World War II. Its curved barrel allowed soldiers to fire around ...

World War II, which claimed the lives of 40 million civilians and 20 million soldiers, was a tragic time when seen through a humanitarian lens. However, it is poetic how the period, in which the ...

Corner Shot differs from its wartime predecessor in several ways. Unlike the Krummlauf, Corner Shot doesn’t try to turn the bullet—as difficult as that sounds—but instead turns the entire weapon.