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.

Aliases (1)

StG 44 ×2

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	assault rifle → firearm → select-fire rifle →
abbreviation	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 (as primary infantry weapon) →
designer	Hugo Schmeisser NERFINISHED →
effectiveFiringRange	300–400 metres →
era	World War II era →
feedSystem	30-round detachable box magazine →
finalDesignation	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 → 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	East German Kasernierte Volkspolizei → East German Volkspolizei → French forces (postwar) → Syrian Armed Forces → Volkssturm → Waffen-SS → Wehrmacht → Yugoslav Partisans (captured) →
usedInConflict	World War II →
weightUnloaded	about 4.6 kilograms →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sturmgewehr 44 ("StG 44") →	abbreviation
Sturmgewehr 44 ("StG 44") →	finalDesignation
Heer →	usedEquipment