One of the final weapons designed and developed by the Germans as an effort late in World War II, the VG-1 was one of the "People's Weapons", last ditch small arms produced by an industrial complex surrounded on all sides while being destroyed by Allied strategic bombers. In essence, the VG-1 is a successor of the Mauser K98k, stripped to the bone with as many simplified or repurposed parts as possible in the name of getting a working rifle out the door ASAP. Relatively few made it to the States due to the variety of "prettier" weapons to be had by trophy hunters and the relative abundance of K98ks to be had by GIs, making them rather scarce stateside on the modern market. The heart of the rifle is a receiver assembly fabricated from milled bar steel, fitted with a cast and machined bolt, a machine gun barrel, fixed sights, is configured to accept a G/K 43 magazine and is currently accompanied with a "gcb" code "K43" marked magazine. The only marking on the barrel is an eagle proof, the receiver is marked "VG1 45 ac g 337" and the matching number "337" is marked on the bolt handle. The stock is single piece construction, with a period brown leather sling and a flat steel buttplate. Includes a rare original Volksgewehr 1 manual.

Very fine, retains 85% original phosphate finish overall, showing areas of brown patina and mixed traces of the combination blue finish on the rough cast receiver, some areas of light surface spotting, and sharp markings in the metal overall. Magazine retains 95% original black painted finish, with the correct blue finished base of the magazine showing a few patches of moderate pitting and a mix of smooth brown patina. Stock is fine with numerous scattered scratches and dents, and otherwise defined edges. Mechanically fine. Included manual is very fine.