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It was first introduced to the Wehrmacht in October of 1943.

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Is the stg44 or the browning automatic rifle better?

The Browning. No Contest there.


Pictures of mp 44 rifle?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StG44


What where all the German weapens in World War 2?

stg44, mp40, panzershreck, karabiner,


How many stg44 survived world war 2?

From the research I've done, only a few thousand survived the Second World War. The StG44 was then used by the Volkspolizei (German; lit "People's Police") up until 1960. Only a handful of operational models remain in the world today.


Is the MP44 used anymore?

The (Christian Phalangist) Lebanese Forces militia lists the StG44 in their weapons inventory still.


Was the Ak-47 meant to be a German gun?

no, it was made for the Russian Army, it was based off the stg44 that was a German gun.


How many bullets can be held in the STG44?

The StG-44 used a 30-round detachable box clip. The rounds were 7.92mm.


Did the Nazi party produce any weapons?

they created the mg42, mp40, fg42, stg44, panzershrick, and the first bslistic missle.


Was the German stg44 issued to German troops in the Normandy campaign?

Yes. Nearly 450,000 of the weapons were issued to German Soldiers from October 1943 - April 1945.


Weapons used by Germans in world war 2?

for guns: basic weapons were mp40, gewher 43, kar98k, stg44, mg42, fg42, some flamethrowers, panzerschreck rocket launchers


How much does an assault rifle weigh?

It depends on which rifle. <><><> Agree with above. There is no one "assault rifle", and no one weight. The German StG44 weighed 10.2 lbs, the M16 weighs 7.1 lbs.