Riveted hilt ersatz bayonet with scabbard. OTB REF473301 Open muzzle ears for use on both GEW 88 and GEW 98 rifles. Post 1928 Turkish serial number on. Gewehr 4. 3 Wikipedia. The Gewehr 4. 3 or Karabiner 4. G4. 3, K4. 3, Gew 4. Kar 4. 3 is a 7. Mauser caliber semi automatic rifle developed by Germany during World War II. The design was based on that of the earlier G4. W, but incorporating an improved short stroke piston gas system similar to that of the Soviet Tokarev SVT 4. HistoryeditGermanys quest for a semi automatic infantry rifle resulted in two designs the G4. M and G4. 1W, from Mauser and Walther arms respectively. The Mauser design was introduced in 1. Mauser Gew 98 Serial Numbers' title='Mauser Gew 98 Serial Numbers' />The Walther design fared better in combat but still suffered from reliability problems. The problems with both designs stemmed from a demand made by the Army that the rifles not use holes drilled into the barrel, known as ports, to run the automatic loading mechanism. Meeting this requirement meant the designs had to use uncommon mechanisms that were simply unreliable and highly prone to fouling. The German invasion of the Soviet Union led to small numbers of the SVT 4. Germany for examination. Mauser Gew 98 Serial Numbers' title='Mauser Gew 98 Serial Numbers' />These used a simple gas mechanism powered from a port cut into the barrel about 13 of the way back from the end, and replaced the conventional stripper reloads with a modern box magazine. It was clearly superior to the G4. In 1. 94. 3, Walther combined a similar gas system with aspects of the G4. W providing greatly improved performance. SVT-40/German%20rifles/DSC02625-01.jpg' alt='Mauser Gew 98 Serial Numbers' title='Mauser Gew 98 Serial Numbers' />It was accepted and entered into service as the Gewehr 4. Karabiner 4. 3 in April 1. Gewehr 4. 3 Karabiner 4. In 1. 94. 1, Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union as part of Operation Barbarossa. Just prior to the opening of hostilities the Soviet Red Army had started re arming its infantry, complementing its older bolt action rifles with the new semi automatic SVT 3. SVT 4. 0s. This proved to be somewhat of a shock to the Germans, who ramped up their semi automatic rifle development efforts significantly. The SVT series used a simpler gas operated mechanism, which was soon emulated by Walther in its successor to the G4. W, producing the Gewehr 4. G4. 3. The simpler, sturdier design and mechanism of the G4. Gewehr 4. 1 elite German mountain troops would use them as ladder rungs during climbing. The addition of a 1. Gew98/images/G98_39face.jpg' alt='Mauser Gew 98 Serial Numbers' title='Mauser Gew 98 Serial Numbers' />The long barrel of the Gew 98 is obvious in this picture of German infantry marching up to the line in June 1917. In 1914, carrying rifles around the neck in this. G4. 1W. The Gewehr 4. G4. 1, to be loaded using 5 round stripper clips without removing the magazine. Soldiers armed with the weapon typically carried one standard stripper clip pouch and a Gewehr 4. The G4. 3 utilises the same flapper locked mechanism as its predecessor. The Gewehr 4. 3 was put into production in October 1. Karabiner 4. 3 K4. G4. 3 in every way except for the letter stamped on the side. The name change from Gewehr to Karabiner carbine was due to the fact the rifle was actually two centimetres shorter than the standard Karabiner 9. Gewehr meaning long rifle was somewhat unfitting. The Wehrmacht intended to equip each grenadier infantry company in the army with 1. G4. 3s, including 1. This issue was never completely achieved. Gewehr 4. 3s were made by Berlin Lbecker Maschinenfabrik in Lbeck Weapons coded duv, and later qve, Walther Weapons coded AC and the Wilhelm Gustloff Werke Weapons coded bcd. Walther used its satellite production facilities at Neuengamme concentration camp in addition to its main production facilities at Zella Mehlis to make the rifles It does not appear that complete weapons were assembled in the camps, similar to how Radom P3. Radom, Poland without their barrels, which were built and installed by Steyr in Austria, Wilhelm Gustloff Werke used some slave workers to augment its depleted staff from Buchenwald concentration camp. The total production by the end of the war is estimated to have been 4. G4. 3K4. 3s were used as designated marksmansniper weapons, fitted with the Zielfernrohr 4. ZF 4 telescopic sight with 4 magnification. The weapon was originally designed for use with the Schiessbecherrifle grenade launcher standard on the Karabiner 9. Schalldmpfersuppressor, however these accessories were deemed unsuccessful in tests and were dropped even before the rifle made it to serial production. The Gewehr 4. 3 stayed in service with the Czechoslovak Peoples Army for several years after the war. Likewise the East German border troops and police Volkspolizei or Vo. Po were issued reworked G4. Other detailseditThere were many small variations introduced on the GK4. The important consideration is that no changes were made to the rifle design specifically to coincide with the nomenclature change from Gewehr to Karabiner, with the exception of the letter stamped on the side. Careful study of actual pieces will show that many G marked rifles had features found on K marked rifles and vice versa. There is therefore no difference in weight or length between the G4. K4. 3. Although G4. K4. 3 does not have this feature. K4. Variations in barrel length did exist, but those were the product of machining tolerances, differences between factories, andor experimental long barreled rifles. An unknown number of late war K4. Kurz cartridge and modified to accept St. G4. 4 magazines. 3Though most GK4. When equipped with a scope, it was exclusively the ZF 4 4 power telescopic sight. No other known scopemount combinations were installed by the German military on GK4. World War II. Many strange variations have shown up after the war, but all have been proven to be the work of amateur gunsmiths. Rifles with broken off butts are common, as German soldiers were instructed to render semi automatic rifles useless when in danger of capture. Counter Strike 1.6 For Pc Windows 7. See alsoeditReferenceseditExternal linksedit. Springer auktionskatalog.