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 .

In 1943, the gas system on G41 (W) was redesigned after the Russian SVT 40 and became the G43. By early 1944, the G43 was being produced by three factories, Walther (code ac), Berlin-Lubecker Maschinenfabrik (code duv and later qve) and Gustloff-Werke II (code bcd).

The Gewehr 43, also known as the Karabiner 43 (G43, K43, Gew 43, Kar 43), is a semi-automatic rifle chambered for the 7.92x57mm Mauser cartridge. Developed by Nazi Germany during World War II, the G43 was an evolution of the earlier G41(W) design.

One of the last German semi-automatic rifles made in 1945, this late production K43 does not bear a serial number. At the start of the Second World War, German infantrymen were still armed with bolt-action Mausers very much like those that their fathers had …

2022年12月27日 · A German sniper team watch for enemy movement in the Eastern Front of World War II. The soldier on the right is armed with a scoped K43 rifle. Poul and his comrade Sturmmann Reist had worked together for nine months.

About 450,000 pieces were made during the second world war and many survived the war. The standard caliber of this rifle is 8x57IS also called 8mm mauser or 7.92x57. The G43 also called K43 is a semi-automatic rifle developed in Germany during the second world war.

The German self-loading rifle 43, also known as the Gewehr 43 or G43 (sometimes referred to as the Karabiner 43 or K43), was a semi-automatic rifle developed and used by Nazi Germany during World War II.

2024年9月13日 · Here we take a deep dive into the development, history, function and use of the German Gewehr 43 self-loading rifle. The Gewehr 43, or G43, was an excellent semi-automatic combat rifle produced late in World War II by Germany. Nobody can say for sure, but if the Germans had G43 rifles at the onset of the war, the outcome may have been different.

The Gewehr 43 was the most common of Germany's WWII semiauto rifles, using the gas system of the SVT40 and the locking system of the G41 (W).

2024年3月22日 · Between bayonets, slings and more, there is a variety of accoutrements and tools associated with the G43/K43, enough to keep most collectors busy for a lifetime.