![]() ![]() This was a shock to the Germans, who ramped up their own semi-automatic rifle development efforts significantly. Just prior to the opening of hostilities the Soviet Red Army had started re-arming its infantry, complementing its older bolt-action rifles with the new semi-automatic SVT-38s and SVT-40s. In 1941, Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union as part of Operation Barbarossa. It was accepted and entered into service as the Gewehr 43, renamed Karabiner 43 in April 1944, with production amounting to just over 400,000 between 1943-1945. In 1943, Walther combined a new modified gas system with aspects of the G41(W) providing greatly improved performance. The Walther design fared better in combat but still suffered from reliability problems. The Mauser design was introduced in 1941 and at least 12,755 were made, but it proved unreliable in combat. Germany's quest for a semi-automatic infantry rifle resulted in two designs - the G41(M) and G41(W), from Mauser and Walther arms respectively. It was a modification of the earlier G41(W), using an improved gas system similar to that of the Soviet Tokarev SVT-40. ![]() This is walfasized Gewehr 43(Karabiner 43 abbreviated G43, K43, Gew 43, Kar 43) - a 7.92×57mm Mauser caliber semi-automatic rifle developed by Nazi Germany during World War II. ![]()
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