The StG 44 (abbreviation of Sturmgewehr 44, "assault rifle 44") is a German assault rifle developed during World War II by Hugo Schmeisser. It is also...
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Assault rifle (section Sturmgewehr 44)
word Sturmgewehr (which translates to "assault rifle") as the new name for the MP 43 (Maschinenpistole), subsequently known as the Sturmgewehr 44. Allied...
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German troops, especially those armed with the Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifles. On July 15, 1943, a Sturmgewehr was demonstrated before the People's Commissariat...
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Automatic rifle (section Sturmgewehr 44)
especially those armed with the Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifles. The Soviets were so impressed with the Sturmgewehr 44, that after World War II, they held...
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StG 45(M) (redirect from Sturmgewehr 45)
The StG 45(M) (abbreviation of Sturmgewehr 45, "Assault Rifle 45") sometimes referred to as the MP 45(M), was a prototype assault rifle developed by Mauser...
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Grossfuss Sturmgewehr was a prototype assault rifle designed during World War II by Kurt Horn at the Grossfuss company better known for their contribution...
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(English: "curved barrel") is a bent barrel attachment for the Sturmgewehr 44 (StG 44) rifle developed by Germany in World War II. The curved barrel included...
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and during World War II, specifically intended for development of the Sturmgewehr 44 (assault rifle). The ammunition is also referred to as 7.9mm Kurz (German:...
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Maschinenkarabiner 42(H) designed by Haenel, were predecessors of the Sturmgewehr 44 (StG 44) assault rifle. As early as 1918 the German Army began to study...
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was an active infrared device developed for the Wehrmacht for the Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle during World War II, intended primarily for night use...
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Fallschirmjäger. Sturmgewehr 44 – the first assault rifle. "Krummlauf" – a curved barrel for the StG44 (mp44 or Sturmgewehr). Sturmgewehr 45 – prototype...
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rifles to be adopted by the fighting armies were the German FG42 and Sturmgewehr 44. Although efficient in the battlefield, early automatic rifles had a...
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research into a new MP-44. In April 1944 the new weapon received the designation of "Sturmgewehr 44" ("Assault Rifle 44"). The StG 44 was arguably Schmeisser's...
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cartridge and service assault rifle: the MKB 42 series leading to the Sturmgewehr 44. The later Soviet 7.62×39mm M43 cartridge bore more dimensional similarity...
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The Sturmgewehr 52 (STG-52) was a battle rifle manufactured by the government-owned W+F Bern of Switzerland. It was chambered in the 7.5mm Kurzpatrone...
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German military rifles (section Sturmgewehr)
former new MP, known as the MP43, shall receive the designation StG44 (Sturmgewehr 44). In July 1944 at a meeting of the various army heads about the Eastern...
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FN FAL (redirect from Sturmgewehr 58)
developed and used by the forces of Germany during World War II with the Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle. After testing this prototype in 1948, the British Army...
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Vries, Guus; Martens, Bas (July 1, 2001). The MKB42, MP43, MP44 and the Sturmgewehr 44. Casemate Publishers. p. 58. ISBN 978-90-805583-6-6. Westwood, David...
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testing with troops. On entering service, the weapon was known as the Sturmgewehr 44 (StG 44). Following the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, U.S. forces...
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(Mauser, 1918) Gewehr 41 (Walther, 1941) Gewehr 43 (Walther, 1943) Sturmgewehr 44 (CITEFA/Schmeisser, 1944) Gewehr 36 (Heckler & Koch, 1997) German military...
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Many believe the myth he mostly just copied the Sturmgewehr 44. However when examined, the Sturmgewehr 44 is very different in regards to the bolt design...
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trench parapet. The Krummlauf (curved barrel) was an attachment for the Sturmgewehr 44 rifle, which was used by the Germans in World War II. It allowed the...
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tilting-bolt locking system similar to that which would be later used in the Sturmgewehr 44; although while the bolt of the German gun tilts vertically, that of...
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German late war militia home defense force, means "People's Assault"; Sturmgewehr translates as "assault rifle". As a last-ditch measure in the nearly...
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Mondragón rifle Furrer M25 Huot Automatic Rifle M1941 Johnson machine gun Sturmgewehr 44 Tokarev Model 1927 McNab 2022, p. 8. Popenker, Maxim (22 February 2016)...
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Germany)[better source needed] Suomi KP/-31 Erma EMP-35 MP 34 MP 40 PPSh-41 (Captured) Sturmgewehr 44 Berthier rifle[citation needed] Carcano rifle vz. 24 Mauser Karabiner...
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prototype rifles, the CB-51 and the CB-52, were derivatives of the Sturmgewehr-44 and was a contender to the CETME Modelo A, another rifle competing for...
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the first mass-produced assault rifle, in what eventually became the Sturmgewehr 44 . However, the rifle did not make a decisive impact on the war due to...
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After World War II, Western engineers drew inspiration from the German Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle, which offered a compromise between bolt-action rifles...
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15-round magazines. As the war progressed the Germans developed the Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle concept with its 30-round detachable magazine. After WWII...
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