Technical Specifications

Type	Semi-automatic rifle
Country of origin	Nazi Germany
Designer	Carl Walther
Designed	1943
Produced	1943–1945
In service	1943–1945 (Wehrmacht service)
Wars	World War II · First Indochina War
Used by	See Users
No. built	402,713
Weight	4.4 kg
Length	1115 mm
Barrel length	550 mm
Cartridge	7.92×57mm Mauser
Action	Gas-operated short-stroke piston, flapper locking
Feed	10-round detachable box magazine or 5-round stripper clips
Muzzle velocity	746 -
Range	500 m, 800 m with scope

Data from Gewehr 43 (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: Public domain — Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum).

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