A35012 GERMAN WEAPON STURMGEWEHR 44 (5 PCS)

The StG 44 (full name: Sturmgewehr 44) is a German 7.92 mm automatic carbine from the Second World War. The first prototypes of this weapon were made in 1942, and serial production continued in the years 1943-1945. In its course, approx. 430 thousand jobs were created. pieces of this weapon. The weight of the weapon with a full magazine is approx. 6 kg, and the total length with the stock is approx. 94 centimeters. The initial velocity of the bullet fired from this rifle was up to 690 m / s, and the theoretical rate of fire - up to 470 rounds per minute. The range of the so-called the effective shot did not exceed 400-500 meters. Design work on the StG 44 started in 1942 and was aimed at developing a de facto completely new class of small arms that would combine the advantages of a submachine gun with a traditional repeating rifle. Therefore, the aim was to maintain the highest possible rate of fire, but with good accuracy and effective shot range. In fact, from the very beginning of the work, it was assumed that the new weapon would use a 7.92 mm intermediate cartridge. Ultimately, a highly successful small arms weapon was created that meets virtually all of the initial assumptions. Moreover, the cost of producing a single StG 44 was not very high, which made the weapon quite suitable for mass production. It is also worth noting that the StG 44 was still used after World War II - among others by the GDR militia. You can risk a statement that the StG 44 is one of the first automatic rifles in the history of mass production.