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The Gewehr 43 or Karabiner 43 (abbreviated G43, K43, Gew 43, Kar 43) is a 7.92×57mm Mauser caliber semi-automatic rifle developed by Germany during World War II.The design was based on that of the earlier G41(W) but incorporated an improved short-stroke piston gas system similar to that of the Soviet SVT-40.
The Gewehr 43 was put into production in October 1943, and followed in 1944 by the Karabiner 43 ('K43'), which was identical to the G43 in every way save for the letter stamped on the side. The G/K43 was issued in limited numbers in 1944 and 1945 to units of the Wehrmacht .
Gewehr 43 Sniper Rifle: Carl Walther GmBH: 7.92x57mm Mauser: Wehrmacht Waffen-SS: A sniper variant of the Gewehr 43 rifle. Gewehr 43/Karabiner 43: Carl Walther GmbH: 7.92×57mm Mauser: Wehrmacht Waffen-SS: Modification of Gewehr 41(W) to gas operation, later renamed Karabiner 43. Gewehr 88: Steyr-Mannlicher various others M/88 7.92×57mm Mauser ...
As a sniper, he deftly wielded two types of rifles — the Karabiner 98k and the Gewehr 43. Deployed to Carpathia, Hungary, and Slovakia, Hetzenauer’s strategy notably targeted Soviet commanders ...
43. Winchester Model 1915 ©Fox Photos / Hulton Archive via Getty Images. ... Mauser Karabiner Kar 98k ©Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) / Wikimedia Commons - Original / License.
10. Walther Gewer 43 (G 43 / Gew 43) ©Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons. Maximum effective range: 1,640 ft. ... Mauser Karabiner Kar 98k ©Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) / Wikimedia ...
The Maschinenkarabiner 42(H) or MKb 42(H) (machine carbine Model 1942 (Haenel)) was an early German assault rifle firing an intermediate round of World War II. Designed in 1940 – 1941 by Hugo Schmeisser working for C. G. Haenel Waffen und Fahrradfabrik, several thousand were made and the gun was used on the Eastern Front in 1943.
Karabiner 98k (Standard-issued rifle of the German army) [74] [250] [251] [249] Karabiner 98b [74] Gewehr 98/40 (Modification of Hungarian 35M rifle converted to 7.92mm. Ordered from Hungary due to shortages of rifles) [249] [252] Gewehr/Karabiner 43(Gewehr 43 was the early production name and Karabiner 43 was the later production name. Semi ...