This is the first semi-automatic rifle the Germans have used in WWII. Walther and Mauser competed to build this rifle. They were pretty much identical, but Walther won with their G-41(W). They proved well during the demonstration, but in combat, they performed poorly. The gas system failed from dirt getting into the system, corrosive salts in the ammo primers it used, and not cleaning it. It was slow to reload, using 2 5rd. stripper clips (same ones for the K-98k). It was later improved as the G-43.![G-41(W)]()
This is the first semi-automatic rifle the Germans have used in WWII. Walther and Mauser competed to build this rifle. They were pretty much identical, but Walther won with their G-41(W). They proved well during the demonstration, but in combat, they performed poorly. The gas system failed from dirt getting into the system, corrosive salts in the ammo primers it used, and not cleaning it. It was slow to reload, using 2 5rd. stripper clips (same ones for the K-98k). It was later improved as the G-43.
This is the first semi-automatic rifle the Germans have used in WWII. Walther and Mauser competed to build this rifle. They were pretty much identical, but Walther won with their G-41(W). They proved well during the demonstration, but in combat, they performed poorly. The gas system failed from dirt getting into the system, corrosive salts in the ammo primers it used, and not cleaning it. It was slow to reload, using 2 5rd. stripper clips (same ones for the K-98k). It was later improved as the G-43.