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GEWEHR 43

The German Gewehr 43 rifle (subsequently renamed the Karabiner 43) represented the culmination of wartime attempts to provide a self-loading rifle for the Wehrmacht. The design was based on that of the earlier G41, but incorporated an improved short-stroke piston gas system similar to that of the Soviet SVT-40. It was manufactured using innovative mass-production techniques.