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Song Parodies -> "Volkssturm Used Carcanos"

Original Song Title:

"I Put a Spell on You"

 (MP3)
Original Performer:

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Parody Song Title:

"Volkssturm Used Carcanos"

Parody Written by:

Robert D. Arndt Jr.

The Lyrics

For Patrick who brought up the subject of VS rifles used in 1945. Due to the massive amount of rifles seized by the Heer and SS over the Continent, N Africa, and into Russia there were a multitude of rifles and calibers to choose from: German K98ks, G-41s, G-43s, STG-44s, VG 1-5s, Lee Enfields, Lebel-Berthiers, Mosin-Nagants, and many Mannlichers from Austria, Netherlands, Hungary, and Rumania! Trouble was the right rifle and caliber. Germany chose the Italian Carcanos due to massive supply (400,000 rifles) and started to convert them from 6.5 and 7.35mm over to 7.92mm. That meant 13 factories had to work hard to change the barrel, bolt, and mag resulting in a single-fire weapon that had a wicked flash, strong recoil, and less accuracy. However, since 16,000 of them had been converted, they were shipped to the VS for training and use. It is called the "Unofficial VS rifle"... but that is based on production numbers and cannot be proven by the photographic record. The VS took anything they could get and that even involved German civilian shotguns, drillings, hunting rifles, pistols, and .22 training rifles.
Volkssturm used Carcanos
precious find

Many rifles sent home to use
For remakin’
Carcanos taken

The SS couldn’t stand it
Surplus all around
But ammo not ready
Factory conversions made new rounds

[7.35 turned into 8 now]

Volkssturm used Carcanos
precious find
Refined

Was improved
Was improved
Was improved
Barrel, bolt, then the mag
Was everywhere
And used for training
Armed Volkssturm Jags*

[Proven a drag]

Were many
Volkssturm used Carcanos
precious find
(Seized form Italy)


*Jags= Jaegers (Infantry but lit. hunters)

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Patrick - October 22, 2012 - Report this comment
I think some of the converted Carcanos ended up in Israel during the 1948 war. They are universally regarded by collectors today as unsafe to shoot. A lot of them think the 6.5mm is not safe either, but I've never been afraid of those. 7.35mm is too hard and expensive to find ammo for.
Rob Arndt - October 23, 2012 - Report this comment
Patrick, I wonder if any of the German conversions to 7.92mm are still around?
Patrick - October 23, 2012 - Report this comment
I can recall one importer years ago had a few, but he required a statement that the purchaser would not attempt to shoot it. I once fired a Persian Mauser carbine in 8mm. This was a full-quality rifle, made for the cartridge, but much shorter and lighter than a Gewehr 98. Lots of kick and muzzle blast. Can't imagine firing it more than once.
Rob Arndt - October 23, 2012 - Report this comment
That was the same complaint from '45- kick and flash... as for Israel, well, they used a variety of German weapons for their Independence War and hated all. They hated the Bf 109Gs more than the Finns did in WW2 and captured StuGs were a B too!!!

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