Gewehr 43
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The Gewehr 43 or Karabiner 43 is a 7.92×57mm Mauser caliber semi-automatic rifle developed by Germany during World War II. The design was based on that of the earlier G41 but incorporated an improved
Gewehr 43 from the collections of the Swedish Army Museum
SVT-40
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The SVT-40 is a semi-automatic battle rifle developed in the Soviet Union that saw widespread service during and after World War II. It was intended to be the new service rifle of the Soviet Red Army.
Gewehr 43
…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. This was a shock to the Germans, who ramped up their own semi-automatic rifle development efforts significantly. The SVT series used a…
Soviet soldiers with SVT-40 rifles.
SVT-38
SVT-40
Estonian soldier with an SVT-40 in Finland, 1944