StG 44
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The StG 44 is a German assault rifle developed during World War II by Hugo Schmeisser. It is also known by its early designations as the MP 43 and MP 44. The StG 44 was an improvement of an earlier de
MP 44 (StG 44) from the collections of the Swedish Army Museum
A soldier demonstrates the transitional MP 43/1 variant, used to determine the suitability of the rifle for sniping purposes, October 1943. The rifle is fitted with a ZF 4 telescopic sight.
A German infantryman armed with an StG 44, wearing "splinter" camouflage and a ghillie cap in July 1944
Top to bottom: late FG 42 and early FG 42 with their rear and front sights collapsed down and StG 44
Volkssturmgewehr
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The Volkssturmgewehr is the name of several rifle designs developed by Nazi Germany during the final months of World War II. They share the common characteristic of being greatly simplified as to adap
Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr VG 1-5
The Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr (right), shown here next to an MG 42 (left)
Volkssturm soldiers in an emplacement along the Oder river in 1945. The soldier on the left is carrying a Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr.