German Gewehr 43 (G43) Rifle
Germany’s Late-War Answer to the Semi-Automatic Rifle Race Right side profile of a Walther-produced G43 semi-automatic rifle, chambered in 7.92×57mm Mauser. Photo property of Eisel Armory. Adopted by Germany in 1943, the Gewehr 43 (G43) was a semi-automatic service rifle chambered in the same 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge already used by the Karabiner 98k. It was […]
German Gewehr 41(W) Walther Rifle
G.41(W) Walther rifle, full-length right-side view. Photo property of Eisel Armory. Fielded by Germany from 1941 and formally adopted as the Walther design late in 1942, the Gewehr 41 was the Wehrmacht’s first widely issued semi-automatic infantry rifle, chambered in the same 7.92×57mm Mauser round already used in the Karabiner 98k. Ordnance officials wanted more […]