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Standard German infantry rifle of World War I. Saw limited use in World War II, including issue to Adolf Hitler's SS bodyguard unit. - Gewehr 98 Sniper Rifle: Mauser-Werke various others 7.92x57mm Mauser: Wehrmacht Waffen-SS: Sniper version of the Gewehr 98 Rifle. Gewehr 98/40: Fémárú, Fegyver- és Gépgyár: 7.92×57mm Mauser: Wehrmacht
This page contains a list of equipment used the German military of World War II.Germany used a number of type designations for their weapons. In some cases, the type designation and series number (i.e. FlaK 30) are sufficient to identify a system, but occasionally multiple systems of the same type are developed at the same time and share a partial designation.
The evolution of German military rifles is a history of common and diverse paths followed by the separate German states, until the mid-19th century when Prussia emerged as the dominant state within Germany and the nation was unified. This article discusses rifled shoulder arms developed in or for the military of the states that later became ...
Mainly used by reservists and for launching VB grenades and as sniper rifle) [189] [190] [191] [186] MAS-36 (Adopted in 1936 by France and intended to replace the Berthier and Lebel series of service rifles) [192] RSC M1917 and M1918 (Majority of RSC semi-auto rifles were converted into bolt action rifles in 1935 and issued to reserve troops ...
One characteristic common to all the German recoilless guns, was that they used ordinary shells, albeit with a different cartridge to cater to the unique issues involved in the recoilless principles. This gun used HE shells from the 7.5 cm Gebirgsgeschütz (Mountain Gun) 36 and the anti-tank shell of the 7.5 cm Feldkanone 16, neuer Art (Field ...
German anti-tank rifles originated back in 1917 with the Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr, the world's first anti-tank rifle, using a special 13.2 mm (0.52 in) cartridge. It was created in response to the appearance of the first British tanks on the Western Front. That single shot manually operated rifle enjoyed moderate success; approximately 15,800 ...
German Content D.50/1 Handwaffen: Pistols, rifles and sub-machine guns D.50/2 Maschinengewehre: Light and heavy machine guns D.50/3 Werfer: Mortars D.50/4 Leichte Geschütze: Light artillery D.50/5 Schwere Geschütze: Heavy artillery D.50/6 Schwerste Geschütze: Siege and railway artillery D.50/12 Kraftfahrzeuge: Vehicles D.50/14 Pioniergeräte
Starting from 1941, the short 1.5× Zielfernrohr 41 (ZF41) telescopic sight was fitted to some Karabiner 98k rifles for designated marksman use. The ZF41 was the first attempt to provide the ordinary infantryman with a rifle capable of being used, if not for pure sniping, then at least for sharpshooting. It was initially planned to equip most ...