▁out ▁to ▁. ▁As ▁an ▁effective , ▁intermediate - s ized ▁cart ridge , ▁the ▁Kurz ▁round ▁was ▁a ▁key ▁evolution ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁assault ▁rif le ▁by ▁providing ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁cont roll able ▁automatic ▁fire ▁and ▁acceptable ▁accuracy ▁at ▁ranges ▁most ▁likely ▁to ▁see ▁inf antry ▁combat . ▁ ▁Only ▁a ▁few ▁weapons ▁used ▁this ▁round , ▁most ▁not ably ▁the ▁St urm ge wehr ▁ 4 4 ▁and ▁the ▁Volks st urm ge wehr ▁ 1 - 5 . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁weapons ▁in ▁development ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁also ▁used ▁the ▁cart ridge , ▁including ▁the ▁St urm ge wehr ▁ 4 5 , ▁H I W ▁VS K , ▁W imm ers per g ▁Sp z - kr , ▁G ross f uss ▁St urm ge wehr ; ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁German ▁and ▁Czech ▁ ▁prototype ▁weapons ▁made ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁prototype ▁weapons ▁made ▁in ▁other ▁countries ▁after ▁the ▁war . ▁An ▁unknown ▁number ▁of ▁late - war ▁K 4 3 ▁rif les ▁were ▁chamber ed ▁for ▁this ▁cart ridge ▁and ▁modified ▁to ▁accept ▁MP ▁ 4 4 ▁mag az ines . ▁Vari ants ▁of ▁the ▁V K ▁ 9 8 ▁( Vol ks - Kar ab iner ), ▁a ▁so - called ▁last - d itch ▁b olt - action ▁rif le ▁intended ▁for ▁the ▁Volks st urm ▁Home ▁Guard , ▁were ▁also ▁chamber ed ▁for ▁this ▁cart ridge ▁with ▁unknown ▁quantities ▁produced ▁by ▁M aus er ▁and ▁Ste