Sturmgewehr 44

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The Sturmgewehr 44 was a German World War II assault rifle that pioneered the intermediate-cartridge, select-fire design that became the model for modern assault rifles.

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Generate an image of the Sturmgewehr 44 (The Sturmgewehr 44 was a German World War II assault rifle that pioneered the intermediate-cartridge, select-fire design that became the model for modern assault rifles.)

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StG 44 16
Sturmgewehr 44 canonical 7
StG 44 assault rifle 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf assault rifle
firearm
select-fire rifle
abbreviation StG 44
linked to: Sturmgewehr 44
action gas-operated
barrelLength 419.5 millimetres
cartridge 7.92×33mm Kurz
category German small arms of World War II
chamberingType intermediate cartridge
configuration gas-operated, magazine-fed, select-fire rifle
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany
designedFor infantry use
designedIn early 1940s
designedToReplace Karabiner 98k (as primary infantry weapon)
linked to: Karabiner 98k rifle
designer Hugo Schmeisser
effectiveFiringRange 300–400 metres
era World War II era
feedSystem 30-round detachable box magazine
finalDesignation StG 44
linked to: Sturmgewehr 44
fireModes fully automatic
semi-automatic
influenced AK-47
modern assault rifle design
introducedIn 1943
laterDesignation MP 43
MP 44
lockingSystem tilting bolt
manufacturer C.G. Haenel
Erma Werke
linked to: Gustloff-Werke

Steyr-Daimler-Puch
muzzleVelocity about 685 metres per second
nameMeaning “assault rifle 44” in German
notableFeature first mass-produced assault rifle using an intermediate cartridge
operation long-stroke gas piston
originalDesignation Maschinenkarabiner 42(H)
overallLength 940 millimetres
rateOfFire 500–600 rounds per minute
receiverMaterial stamped steel
serviceEnd 1950s
serviceEntry 1943
sights iron sights
stockMaterial wood
usedBy East German Kasernierte Volkspolizei
East German Volkspolizei
French forces (postwar)
Syrian Armed Forces
linked to: Syrian Arab Army

Volkssturm
Waffen-SS
Wehrmacht
Yugoslav Partisans (captured)
linked to: Yugoslav Partisans
usedInConflict World War II
weightUnloaded about 4.6 kilograms

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Heer usedEquipment Sturmgewehr 44
Sturmgewehr 44 finalDesignation StG 44
linked to: Sturmgewehr 44
Sturmgewehr 44 abbreviation StG 44
linked to: Sturmgewehr 44
Maschinenkarabiner 42(H) influenced Sturmgewehr 44
MP 43 evolvedInto Sturmgewehr 44
MP 43 successor StG 44
linked to: Sturmgewehr 44
MP 44 alsoKnownAs Sturmgewehr 44
MP 44 alsoKnownAs StG 44
linked to: Sturmgewehr 44
MP 44 alsoKnownAs Sturmgewehr 1944
linked to: Sturmgewehr 44
C.G. Haenel notableProduct StG 44
linked to: Sturmgewehr 44
C.G. Haenel developed StG 44
linked to: Sturmgewehr 44
Hugo Schmeisser notableWork StG 44 assault rifle
linked to: Sturmgewehr 44
Hugo Schmeisser designed StG 44
linked to: Sturmgewehr 44
C. G. Haenel knownFor StG 44
subject linked to: Haenel
linked to: Sturmgewehr 44
Haenel associatedWith StG 44
linked to: Sturmgewehr 44
MKb 42(H) successor StG 44
linked to: Sturmgewehr 44
MKb 42(H) directInfluenceOn StG 44
linked to: Sturmgewehr 44
Maschinenpistole 43 predecessorOf Sturmgewehr 44
Sturmgewehr family of rifles notableMember StG 44
linked to: Sturmgewehr 44
Sturmgewehr 44 hasAlternativeName StG 44
linked to: Sturmgewehr 44
Sturmgewehr 44 hasAbbreviation StG 44
linked to: Sturmgewehr 44
Sturmgewehr 44 hasTypeDesignation Sturmgewehr 44
StG 45(M) intendedSuccessorOf StG 44
linked to: Sturmgewehr 44
StG 45(M) predecessor StG 44
linked to: Sturmgewehr 44