The StG 44 (abbreviation of Sturmgewehr 44, "assault rifle 44") is a German assault rifle developed during World War II by Hugo Schmeisser. It is also... 51 KB (6,235 words) - 17:45, 29 April 2024 |
by the Czechoslovaks in the ZB vz. 26 machine gun, and also used in the StG 44. The second prototype had a revised gas chamber and the cocking handle was... 8 KB (927 words) - 07:46, 28 March 2024 |
Assault rifle (section Post-StG battle rifles) World War II. The first assault rifle to see major usage was the German StG 44, a development of the earlier Mkb 42. While immediately after World War... 62 KB (7,040 words) - 19:49, 25 April 2024 |
The StG 45(M) (abbreviation of Sturmgewehr 45, "Assault Rifle 45") sometimes referred to as the MP 45(M), was a prototype assault rifle developed by Mauser... 12 KB (1,298 words) - 15:09, 4 October 2023 |
troops. On entering service, the weapon was known as the Sturmgewehr 44 (StG 44). Following the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, U.S. forces briefly... 12 KB (1,275 words) - 19:42, 27 February 2024 |
World War II. Cleverly, the CB rifles took the design of the Nazi German StG-44 and tweaked it for more modern use, as a lot of countries tried to expand... 5 KB (502 words) - 01:38, 23 February 2024 |
employed the same 7.92×33mm Kurz intermediate cartridge as the earlier StG 44 assault rifle and also used the same detachable 30-round box magazine. The... 12 KB (1,327 words) - 19:25, 9 April 2024 |