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When was the stg 44 first made?
testing began in 1942, production started in 1943. the stg 44 began by the Germans needing a gun in between a SMG and a automatic rifle so they got rifle ammo and shortend it.
What was the 1st assault rifle?
The first assualt rifle was called the Stg-44 or Mp-44. It was created in 1944 hense the 44 in the name.
1st assault rifle made?
German Stg 44, IIRC
When was the FN FAL rifle invented?
Development began in 1947. It's genesis was the STG-44
What is the history on assault weapons?
The first ever assault rifle was the Sturmgewehr 44. Created in Germany in 1944. Commonly know by StG 44 and MP 44.
What was the first assault rifle used?
The FG-42, by Nazi Germany, followed by the MP-43/StG-44.
MP-44 Sturmgewehr Assault Rifle?
The MP-44 or STG 44 was the first ever assault rifle that was created by Nazi Germany. It was effective and was a 7.92mm in caliber. It was used during D-Day and the AK-47 is the deritive of the MP-44.
What was the first assault rifle ever manufactured?
STG 44 1940 (Nazi) techinically an assault rifle due to the rifled barrellbut it was developed off of the machine pistol 40. the first "true" assault rifle in it's own right is the automatic kalashnikov 47. this is the most known and is tsill used today
Was the AK-47 based on the STG-44?
Some inspiration may have come from the StG-43/44, but the AK is a very different design.
Was STG-44 a German weapon?
Yes. The STG-44 aka the MP44, was a weapon made my the Germans in WWII. STG is and abbreviation for Sturmgewehr which means "Storm rifle" in German. The name MP44 was also given to it. MP is an Abbreviation for Machinepistole or "Machine pistol". The "44" indicates the year it was put into production, 1944. It shot a slightly shortened version of the Mauser Kar98k round, the 7.95mm and it fired about 200-400 rounds per minute.
Who invented the StG 44?
Hugo Schmeisser
Why is AK-47 named so?
It means Assault Keleshnikove( I am not sure on the spelling) issued 1947 based on Germany's STG-44, the first assualt rifle
