The following report on the German semiautomatic Gewehr 43 was originally published in Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 47, June 1, 1944. [DISCLAIMER: The following text is taken from the U.S. War Department publication Tactical and Technical Trends. As with all wartime intelligence information, data may be incomplete or inaccurate. No attempt has been made to update or correct the text. Any views or opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of the website.]

NEW GERMAN SEMIAUTOMATIC RIFLE A German source states that the semiautomatic rifle 41, Gewehr 41, (see Tactical and Technical Trends No. 27, p. 35) has been modified in certain respects. The modified version is to be called the Gewehr 43. The principal modifications are reported to be the replacement of the gas port by a gas cylinder with piston, and the built-in magazine by an easily changeable magazine.

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