The first true assault rifle debuted in 1942.
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
The German FG42 was the first true assault rifle.
Stg44 is the first..
A TRUE Assault Rifle is legally a machine gun. They are used by military and by specialized security forces, and shot by a very few collectors that can afford a several thousand dollar rifle. What people are CALLING an Assault Rifle, such as the AR-15, is nothing more than a semi automatic rifle. They are used for hunting, target shooting, and self defense.
The G41 assault rifle is manufactured by Heckler and Koch. This assault rifle was first launched in 1981 for a limited run and production rights have since been sold to Luigi Franchi.
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.
The SOAR (Special Operations Assault Rifle).
From 1960 to the present day.
There are several different assault rifles - both by the true definition of an assault rifle and by the political motivated BATFE definition of a so-called "civilian assault rifle", manufactured by several different outfits. Which assault rifle did you have in mind, specifically?
Germany invented the first assault rifle-the Sturmgewehr or STG