Parts can reserved by an email, but we can no longer accept Paypal for anything Parts are difficult to obtain and the profit margin is usually quite low. Please note that all of these models are obsolete, Parts are described to the best of our abilities. Mirroring our own collector interest and expertise. We have though along the way whittled our inventories down to just a select few makes and models, The German Army Ordnance Board (Heereswaffenamt, or HWA) was overly concerned about velocity loss as well as wear and gas-port expansion, which would create excessive wear on the bolt and possibly put it in an unsafe condition.(Last Updated 25 NOV 22) The Historical Parts and Militaria Company was founded in gun parts, and while we have evolved toward more of a collectable firearms and reference bookįocus- screws and springs are still our bread and butter. The German military had a stipulation that its semi-auto rifle’s barrel could not be tapped.

The answer is two-fold: First, design requirements amounted to a virtual straightjacket on engineers, and second, there were other priorities. With its submachine guns, semi-automatic pistols and belt-fed machine guns, the German military set the standard for small arms. Why the German army had no semi-automatic rifle at the start of WWII has always been a vexing question.

Several sniper G43 variants add to the design’s mystique. And because the gun evolved quickly and had three separate manufacturers, the collecting field is rich. Demand among collectors is high, and once the G43 is placed in a person’s collection, it tends to stay there. Even though many of them survived the war and were later taken up by the Czechs and East Germans, G43s are prized collectibles today.

Almost a half-million were made, most in the last 15 months of the war. Ease of production was one of the main goals with the G43. It was easy and cheap to produce, accurate and reliable, though somewhat lacking in durability. And though even the best examples have a crude appearance, the G43 is an excellent design. 8th Air Force and the RAF, the G43 was definitely a work in progress. Designed during wartime and built under duress, which included materials, machinery and labor shortages, not to mention round-the-clock bombing by the U.S. Less well known than the K98, or even the MP44, the G43 was built in large numbers and saw wide service on every front during the last year of World War II. The Gewehr 43 (Rifle 43) is a prized collectible whose value is continuously on the rise. More than 400,000 of these weapons were manufactured. The soldier in the foreground carries a G43. Soldiers run under fire for their next bit of cover. German soldiers in action on the Eastern Front, 1944.

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