The Karabiner 43, Hitler’s Garand

[Talyn]

The Karabiner 43, or K.43, is a Second World War era semi-automatic rifle chambered in 8mm Mauser. Sometimes referred to as “Hitler’s Garand” (most notably by the book of that title) this rifle was created to replace the more finicky Gewehr 41.

POTD: The Karabiner 43, Hitler's Garand

Karabiner 43 is sometimes referred to as Hitler's Garand, though it more closely resembled the SVT-40. This example was manufactured in 1945, in Lübeck.

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[Pitdogg2]

That is really cool, I've never seen one before.