StG 44

designed by Hugo Schmeisser

Assault riflesGermanyIn service since 1943

StG 44 — Photo: Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · background removed

Key specs

Origin: Germany
Caliber: 7.92×33mm Kurz
Action: Gas-operated, tilting bolt
Rate of fire: 500–600 rds/min
Muzzle velocity: 685 m/s
Effective range: 300 m
Magazine: 30 rounds
Weight (empty): 4.60 kg
Length: 940 mm
Barrel length: 420 mm
Designer: Hugo Schmeisser
Designed: 1938
Produced: 1943–1945
Units produced: 425,977

Ammunition

7.92×33mm KurzRifle · Germany · 1941

Compatible gear

No optics or accessories are linked to this weapon yet.

Users & conflicts

Conflicts

World War IImost notable Vietnam War Russo-Ukrainian War

Sources

Wikipedia: StG 44, Wikipedia