Sturmgewehr 44

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assault rifle firearm select-fire rifle

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
StG 44	6
Sturmgewehr 44 canonical	5
Sturmgewehr 1944	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	assault rifle ⓘ firearm ⓘ select-fire rifle ⓘ
abbreviation	Sturmgewehr 44 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: StG 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 rifle ⓘ surface form: Karabiner 98k (as primary infantry weapon)
designer	Hugo Schmeisser ⓘ
effectiveFiringRange	300–400 metres ⓘ
era	World War II era ⓘ
feedSystem	30-round detachable box magazine ⓘ
finalDesignation	Sturmgewehr 44 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: StG 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 ⓘ Gustloff-Werke ⓘ surface form: Erma 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	Kasernierte Volkspolizei ⓘ surface form: East German Kasernierte Volkspolizei Kasernierte Volkspolizei ⓘ surface form: East German Volkspolizei French forces (postwar) ⓘ Syrian Arab Army ⓘ surface form: Syrian Armed Forces Volkssturm ⓘ Waffen-SS ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ Yugoslav Partisans ⓘ surface form: Yugoslav Partisans (captured)
usedInConflict	World War II ⓘ
weightUnloaded	about 4.6 kilograms ⓘ