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This particular rifle is a bolt mismatch 945 1940 G33/40. "945" was the early war ordnance code for WaffenWerke Brün in Czechoslovakia.
The G33/40 was a small-ring Mauser based around the Czech vz.33. It was primarily issued to German Gebirgsjäger (Mountain) troops. They are very similar to the K98 but are a little shorter and lighter, and they have a full length handguard.
This particular rifle was a mismatched, shooter-grade G33/40. It was overall fairly rough, but filled the void in the collection until a better example came along.
A post-86 G36KE1 with dual optics and select fire trigger group. Very clean gun. This is the current issue military rifle for many European countries.
The G41 was Germany's first mass-produced semi-automatic rifle of WWII. Approximately 125,000 were built between 1943 and 1944. It was not terribly popular owing to its fickle, high-maintenance nature. When well-maintained, however, it performed reliably and accurately.
This particular rifle was an all matching early 1943 Walther gun. The lack of a letter suffix after the serial indicates that this was the 8239th G41 off Walther's line in 1943.
The G41 was Germany's first mass-produced semi-automatic rifle of WWII. Approximately 125,000 were built between 1943 and 1944. It was not terribly popular owing to its fickle, high-maintenance nature. When well-maintained, however, it performed reliably and accurately. Read more about the G41 here.
This particular rifle is a bolt mismatch gun built by Berlin Lubecker in 1943. The bolt group matches itself and is from the same letter block of the receiver. This gun shoots wonderfully.
The G41(M) was one of Germany's first attempts at a semi-automatic rifle during WWII. It was built and fielded in small numbers against the G41(W) in the early part of the war. It subsequently lost the competition to the G41. Read more about the competition here.
This particular rifle is a mostly-matching example from 1942. It was duffle cut near the center of the stock and rear sight was struck by shrapnel.
The G43/K43 rifle was Germany's attempt at an answer to the Soviet SVT-40 and US M1 Garand. It is a fairly reliable weapon, but it did suffer from parts breakage.
This particular rifle was one I restored from a sporter. The photos show the various stages of the restoration job.
The G43/K43 rifle was Germany's attempt at an answer to the Soviet SVT-40 and US M1 Garand. It is a fairly reliable weapon, but it did suffer from parts breakage.
This particular rifle is a bolt and stock mismatch gun. It was a very good shooter.
The G43/K43 rifle was Germany's attempt at an answer to the Soviet SVT-40 and US M1 Garand. It is a fairly reliable weapon, but it did suffer from parts breakage.
This particular rifle was a nice bolt mismatch gun from mid-44 Walther production. These photos were shot by Joseph Magers of Ridgeline Imaging.
The G43/K43 rifle was Germany's attempt at an answer to the Soviet SVT-40 and US M1 Garand. It is a fairly reliable weapon, but it did suffer from parts breakage.
This particular rifle was a veteran bringback and was built in the Buchenwald concentration camp. It was all matching, but had been duffle cut thru the buttstock.