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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.