German Gewehr 43 Rifle
 

On the Eastern Front the Germans captured many Tokarev 7.62mm SVT38s and '40s self-loading rifles. The Tokarev rifle employed a much simpler but more effective gas-operated mechanism, which was duly copied by the Germans into the Gewehr 41(W). The product was the Gewehr 43. The Gewehr 43 was immediately put into production to replace the Gewehr 41(W). The new model was easier to produce in large quantities and was lighter and easier to reload. As a result it was a popular weapon among the troops. Many short-cuts were incorporated into the manufacturing process. Sometimes wood laminates and plasitc furniture were used. In 1944, a shorter version of the Gewehr 43 was produced, and it was known as the Karabiner 43 even though it was only 50mm shorter.

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yay! non orange brick!

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but this is a sniper rifle isn't it?

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I'm assuming its both, just like the curret one.

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the scope is probably on the shot to show the fans that they modeled a new (and better) scope for it. In ww2, it was first a standard rifle and then some got a scope since it was very good for sniper rifle use, like many things in life.

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It's not great, but it's certainly an improvement.

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i think the model is great and doesn't need much more, the skin is a little off but can easily be improved.

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it also has to do with the fact that the picture is so fuggin small! It's like 1/3rds smaller then all the other renders.

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Nice.

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can't blame me for the size of the render.. im not the one who renders them, that is up to the artists who create it. All i do is post ;) and try to fix spelling errors!!

Man those spelling errors .. whew those take forever.