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The German Rifles
of World War II

• U.S. Dept of War, 1945 •

Attached is an illustrated wartime study by the United States Department of War explaining the German Gewehr 98 and the Gewehr 41: their caliber, weight, range and over-all length.

Click here to read about the German M.G. 34.

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W.W. II weapons and inventions.

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Weapons and Inventions

The German Rifles of World War II

• U.S. Dept of War, 1945 •

The German Rifles
of World War II