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The StG 44 (abbreviation of Sturmgewehr 44, "assault rifle 44") [a] is a German assault rifle developed during World War II by Hugo Schmeisser. It is also known by its early designations as the MP 43 and MP 44 (Maschinenpistole 43 and 44). The StG 44 was an improvement of an earlier design, the Maschinenkarabiner 42(H).
The StG 44 was adopted by the Wehrmacht in 1944. It fires the 7.92×33mm Kurz round. Currently the most used assault rifle in the world along with its variants, the AKM and the AK-74, the AK-47 was first adopted in 1949 by the Soviet Army.
There is a theory about Hugo Schmeisser's participation in the design and development of the Kalashnikov AK-47 rifle due to its visual similarities to the Sturmgewehr 44. [ Note 1 ] There are two main reasons why this theory may not be true: Firstly, the AK-47 was designed and its first experimental specimen was produced at Factory No. 2 in ...
The AK-47 was designed to be a simple, reliable fully automatic rifle that could be manufactured quickly and cheaply, using mass production methods that were state of the art in the Soviet Union during the late 1940s. [41] The AK-47 uses a long-stroke gas system generally associated with high reliability in adverse conditions.
The layout of the AS-44 is similar to the what would be AK-47 with a fixed wood stock, wood handguard, wood pistol grip, curved detachable 30 round magazine, hooded post front sight and tangent notch rear sight, dust cover, and bayonet mount with other features including a heat shield, flash suppressor, and metal bipod. The AS-44 made use of ...
With the data collected during World War II and the Korean War, the benefits of intermediate cartridges became apparent. This resulted in the development of "modern" cartridges such as the Soviet 7.62×39mm M43 (used in the SKS, AK-47 and AKM). Later an international tendency emerged towards relatively small-sized, lightweight, high-velocity ...
StG 44 [15] Assault rifle: 2,200+ Nazi Germany: Around 5,000 captured by rebel forces, in common use until mid 2017 as ammunition reserves depleted. Norinco CQ [16] Assault rifle China: Daewoo K2C [17] Assault rifle South Korea Most likely seized during delivery to the Iraqi Army, or captured from Iraqi troops. Heckler & Koch G36 [18] Assault ...
[29] [30] The Soviets were so impressed with the Sturmgewehr 44, that after World War II, they held a design competition to develop an assault rifle of their own. [31] [32] The winner was the AK-47. [28] It was finalized, adopted and entered widespread service in the Soviet army in the early 1950s. [30]