The barrels were actually all K98 standard barrels. Later guns had more parts produced specifically for VG5, these were standard K98 parts, but of very low quality, they were obviously distinguishable by virtually lacking any finish. It used the Mauser Gewehr 98 type bolt action with rotary bolt, some of the early guns actually had serialised K98 bolts and/or receivers probably sourced from parts storages or rejected from main production for some reasons. The Steyr Volkssturmgewehr VG 5 rifle (or more correctly, the Volkssturmkarabiner VK 98) was slightly less basic. Non-adjustable iron sights are provided for close-range shooting only, and zeroed for 100 metres (110 yd).
Wood parts are permanently pinned to the receiver.
The stock is crudely made from wood and consists of two separate parts: shoulder stock with semi-pistol grip and fore-end. The VG 2 rifle is fed from detachable box magazines, originally developed for Gewehr 43. Locking is provided by two frontal lugs which lock into the steel insert pinned inside the stamped steel receiver. The Spreewerk Berlin Volkssturmgewehr VG 2 is also a manually operated bolt-action rifle with a similar rotating bolt and crude manual safety.
The weapon's name can be translated directly either as "People's assault rifle" or " Volkssturm rifle." Volkssturm, the German late war militia home defense force, means "People's Assault" Sturmgewehr translates as "assault rifle".
They share the common characteristic of being greatly simplified as an attempt to cope with severe lack of resources and industrial capacity in Germany during the final period of the war. The Volkssturmgewehr ("People's Assault Rifle") is the name of several rifle designs developed by Nazi Germany during the last months of World War II.
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