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 […]