Thought to ponder....DSM and KKW

[luftmacher]

If OSAF had not been tight-fisted in 1933, the DSM would have been a magazine-fed, 22 caliber K98k, and the KKW would never have been made.

 

[tiger_jedi]

If OSAF had not been tight-fisted in 1933, the DSM would have been a magazine-fed, 22 caliber K98k, and the KKW would never have been made.

and the Mauser / Mas 45 either...

 

[Doubledeuceguy]

What could have been

Here's an example of a "what could have been" trainer that you can own right now. The Norinco TU-KKW .22 trainer. A 5 shot KKW (not the same action) that shoots pretty darn well.