Gewehr

Gewehr 43The Gewehr 43 or Karabiner 43 (abbreviated G43, K43, Gew43, Kar43) is a 7.92x57mm Mauser caliber semi-automatic rifle developed by Nazi Germany during World War 2. The design was based on that of the earlier G41, but incorporating an improved short-stroke piston gas system similar to that of the Soviet Tokarev SVT-40, and it incorporated innovated mass-production techniques.