German G43 (Gewehr 43) semi-automatic rifle chambered in 8mm Mauser (7.92×57mm), "duv" coded and dated 1944 — production by Berlin-Lübecker Maschinenfabrik. The rifle is non-import marked and in excellent mechanical condition, with a mirror bore, a matching-numbered bolt, and intact Waffenamt eagle acceptance stamps. The integral receiver scope rail is intact. The stock is solid with no cracks and carries numerous Wehrmacht eagle stamps. It comes with one original magazine.
The G43 was Germany's principal semi-automatic service rifle of the latter half of World War II, a gas-operated, 10-round detachable-magazine design that improved on the earlier G41 by adopting a gas system derived from the captured Soviet SVT-40. Every G43 was machined with an integral scope rail to accept the ZF4 optic, and examples with the rail intact are especially desirable to WWII collectors. This non-import, "duv"-coded Berlin-Lübecker example presents as a mechanically excellent, strong-bored rifle with a matching bolt, intact original German markings, an intact scope rail, and a solid, heavily stamped stock — an attractive representative of Germany's late-war self-loading rifle.
Specifications
Manufacturer: Berlin-Lübecker Maschinenfabrik (code "duv")
Country of origin: Germany
Year: 1944
Model: G43 (Gewehr 43)
Action: Semi-automatic, gas operated
Caliber: 8mm Mauser (7.92×57mm)
Matching: Matching-numbered bolt
Condition: Excellent mechanical condition
Bore: Mirror
Scope rail: Integral receiver scope rail intact
Import mark: None (non-import)
Stock: Solid, no cracks; numerous Wehrmacht eagle stamps
Markings: Waffenamt eagle acceptance stamps intact
Magazine: One original magazine included
