Contents History Germany's quest for a semi-automatic infantry rifle resulted in two designs - the G41(M) and G41(W), from and respectively. It was a modification of the earlier, using an improved gas system similar to that of the Soviet. Script error Gewehr 43 Gewehr 43 from the collections of the Type Place of origin Service history In service 1943–1945 Used by Wars Production history Designer Designed 1943 Number built 402,713 Specifications Weight 4.4 kg (9.7 lbs) Length 1130 mm (44.5 in ) length 550 mm (21.5 inches) 775 m/s (2,328 ft/s) Effective range 500 m, 800 m with scope Feed system 10-round detachable box magazine Sights, Zf42 optical crosshair sight The Gewehr 43 or Karabiner 43 (abbreviated G43, K43, Gew 43, Kar 43) is a caliber developed by during. 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 fought with twenty-five years earlier. Walther K43 Semi Automatic Rifle One of the last German semi-automatic rifles made in 1945, this late production K43 does not bear a serial number. The gun, by markings, is a Walther, and has a 4 digit serial number with all proofs intact. The missing parts of the stock is what threw us both off. Further research has lead both of us to the conclusion that this is a Gewehr 41, not a 43.
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