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...rmy (the HWaA dismissed the undertaking as unrealistic and offered their [[Gewehr 41|G 41(W)]] [[semi-automatic rifle]] instead) led to an independent develo ...artridge promoted by the ''Heer'' (developed for the promising [[StG 44|MP 43]] assault rifle), the ''Luftwaffe'' favoured the long-range potential of th

...t [[artillery]] pieces. Unlike the more common bolt actions found in the [[Gewehr 98|Mauser]] and Lee–Enfield, the Ross action did not need to have the han ... Bolt Action Rifles|date=2010|publisher=Mowbray|location=USA|isbn=1-931464-43-X}}</ref> The US purchased 20,000 Mk II³* for use as training ri

*[[Heckler & Koch HK43|HK 43]] *G = ''Gewehr'' ("Rifle")

...O chambering) for further testing. The CETME, known as the ''Automatisches Gewehr'' G3, competed successfully against the [[SIG SG 510]] (G2) and [[AR-10]] ( *G. de Vries, B.J. Martens: The MP 43, MP 44, StG 44 assault rifles, Propaganda Photos Series, The Sturmgewehr, V

*[[PPS-43|MP 719 (r)]] (captured Russian PPS-43) *[[Gewehr 35]] Developed by [[Mauser]] as a private venture in 1935, not accepted for

* '''[[PPS-43]]''' ... self-loading service rifle. Limited service led to development of Gewehr 43.

*[[Armaguerra Cremona FNAB-43]] (Italy - SMG - 9 x 19 mm Parabellum) *[[Barrett M468]] (US - Semi-Auto Rifle - 6.8 x 43 mm SPC)

[[Image:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-198-1394-18A, Russland, Soldat mit russischem Gewehr.jpg|thumb|left|A soldier of the Russian Liberation Army with the SVT-40.]] ...ns like the SKS, [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[AG-42]] and the German [[Gewehr 43|G-43]] were obviously influenced by the SVT. The [[FN-FAL]] and its ancestor [[F

**[[Gewehr 41|Gewehr 41(W)]] **[[Gewehr 43]]

... [[SVT-40]]; the German [[Mauser]] [[Kar 98k]] and semi-automatic [[Gewehr 43]]; the British [[Lee-Enfield No. 4]]; the Japanese [[Arisaka|Arisaka 97]];

...r GmbH & Co KG]] (formerly Steyr-Daimler-Puch). The AUG (''Armee Universal Gewehr'' - "universal army rifle") was adopted by the Austrian Army as the '''StG ...s STG-556 An Exclusive First Look", ''The Small Arms Review'' '''11'''(6): 43-50</ref>

...known under the designations '''MP43''' and '''MP44''' (''Maschinenpistole 43'', ''Maschinenpistole 44'' respectively), which denotes earlier development ...attempting to introduce semi-automatic weapons of their own, notably the [[Gewehr 41]], but these early rifles proved troublesome in service, and production

* [[Gewehr 41]] * [[Gewehr 43]]

...the standard "Ball, M2" cartridge. According to U.S. Army Technical Manual 43-0001-27, M2 Ball specifications require 835 m/s (2,740 feet per second) vel The .30-06 Springfield has 4.43 ml (68.2 [[grain (measure)|grains]]) H2O cartridge case capacity. The exter

... 1943, ''Pistolen Patrone 43mE''; then, finally, ''Infanterie Kurz Patrone 43''. The similarity in size between the 7.92x33mm German cartridge and the 7. ...l-Borsig (some said Krieghoff) presented its [[FG 42]] (''Fallschirmjäger Gewehr 42'', sponsored by Hermann Göring) though this was in a different role, an