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1944 Walther G.43 German WWII 8mm Mauser Matching Gewehr 43 C&R
Guns International #: 103544236 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Military Rifles - German - Commemorative & Collectible Rifles
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Seller: Minuteman Supply LLC
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Description:
1944 AC (Walther) Gewehr 43 (G.43) chambered in 8mm Mauser. 25.7" barrel with a nice bore and very good rifling. Rifle is matching throughout, including the stock and bolt parts. Waffen 359 on small parts as shown. Bolt locks back on last round in the magazine, a very nice feature.
Includes original sling, sight hood, cleaning rod and 10 round original Magazine.
In 1941, Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union. 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. This was a shock to the Germans, who ramped up their own semi-automatic rifle development efforts significantly.
The SVT series used a simpler gas-operated mechanism, which was soon emulated by Walther in its successor to the G41(W), producing the Gewehr 43 (or G43). The simpler, sturdier design and mechanism of the G43 made it lighter, easier to produce, more reliable, and also much tougher than the Gewehr 41; German mountain troops would use them as ladder rungs during climbing. The addition of a 10-round stamped-steel detachable box magazine was an improvement over the integral box magazine of the G41(W). Soldiers armed with the weapon typically carried one standard stripper clip pouch and a Gewehr 43 pouch with two spare magazines. The G43 utilizes the same flapper-locked mechanism as its predecessor. The Gewehr 43 was put into production in October 1943 and followed in 1944 by the Karabiner 43 (K43), which was identical to the G43 in every way except for the letter stamped on the side.
Gewehr 43s were made by Berlin-Lübecker Maschinenfabrik in Lübeck (weapons coded "duv", and later "qve"), Walther (weapons coded "AC") and the Wilhelm Gustloff Stiftung(weapons coded "bcd"). There were many small variations introduced on the G43/K43 throughout its production cycle. The important consideration is that no changes were made to the rifle design specifically to coincide with the nomenclature change from Gewehr to Karabiner, with the exception of the letter stamped on the side. A careful study of actual pieces will show that many G-marked rifles had features found on K-marked rifles and vice versa. There is therefore no difference in weight or length between the G43 and the K43. Although G43s have threaded muzzles with removable nuts for a blank adapter, the K43 does not have this feature. V
Though most G43/K43s are equipped with a telescopic sight mounting rail, the vast majority of the rifles were issued in their standard infantry form without a scope. About 50,000 scoped variants of the G43/K43sG.43 were produced.[4] When equipped with a scope, it was exclusively the ZF 4, a 4x magnification telescopic sight.
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes
Rifle Caliber: 7.92x57mm Mauser
Manufacturer: Walther
Model: G.43 Gewehr 43
Serial Number: 8262d
Barrel Length: 25.7
Condition: Very Good
Metal Condition: 95
Wood Condition: 95
Bore Condition: 8 out of 10
Action: Semi Auto
Sights: Adjustable
Manufacture Date: 1944
Extras: Sling