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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 .
Gewehr 41(W) Rifle Front-line/assault: Gas trap, flapper locking Nazi Germany: Walther: 7.92×57mm Mauser: 400 1941 145,000 4.9 Gewehr 43: Rifle Front-line/assault: Short-stroke piston, flapper locking Nazi Germany: Walther: 7.92×57mm Mauser: 500 1943 402,713 4.4 Gewehr 43 sniper rifle: Sniper rifle: Long-range precision Short-stroke piston ...
The Mauser Model 1871 adopted as the Gewehr 71 or Infanterie-Gewehr 71 ( I.G.Mod.71 first of many military rifles manufactured to the designs of Peter-Paul and Wilhelm Mauser of the Mauser company. During 1870–71 trials with many different rifles took place; the M1869 Bavarian Werder was the Mauser's chief competitor. The Mauser was ...
Locking is provided by two frontal lugs which lock into the steel insert pinned inside the stamped steel receiver. The VG 2 rifle is fed from detachable box magazines, originally developed for Gewehr 43. The stock is crudely made from wood and consists of two separate parts: shoulder stock with semi-pistol grip and fore-end.
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 ...
The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective-fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle [4] [5] produced in Nazi Germany during World War II. [7]
Derived from the Gewehr 98. Karabiner 98k: Bolt-action rifle Germany: 1935–present Gewehr 98/40: Bolt-action rifle Germany: 1940–1945 German-contract 7.92×57mm Mauser variant of 35M rifle. [11] Volkssturmgewehr 1: Bolt-action rifle Germany: 1945 Volkssturmgewehr 2: Bolt-action rifle Germany: 1945 Gewehr 41(M) Semi-automatic rifle Germany ...
Gewehr/Karabiner 43(Gewehr 43 was the early production name and Karabiner 43 was the later production name. Semi-Auto rifle with 10-feed magazine. Made by Walther) [245] [75] [240] [249] [250] Gewehr 41 [245] [75] [251] [252] Volkssturmgewehr (Low cost weapons used to arm the Volkssturm in 1945) [245] Mauser Model 1889; GRC Gewehr 88 Obsolete ...