G.43 price?

spicybeefjerky · 12-10-2005, 04:15 PM

i met a fellow at the last gun show and he had a german G.43...said he wanted 1500 for it...its his personal rifle and he claims that it is a great shooter as long as you take care of it? i really dont know much about these other than i would like to have one..any input? he also siad he could take it down a couple hundred bucks if i was serious about it

12-10-2005, 04:17 PM

http://www.gewehr43.com/info.html

With the development of the G43, the Germans had at last a semi-automatic rifle design that could be mass produced in relatively short order. With the subtitution of stamped sheetmetal parts for many of the earlier milled steel components on the G41(W), and time saving short cuts such as a pressed in barrel in lieu of threading, and forged receivers, production time and rifle weight were significantly reduced. Unfortunately for the Germans, the rifle proved to be substantially over powered for the 7.92x57mm cartridge, and was prone to malfunction. Initial design flaws were never completely rectified before this rifle went into full scale production in late 1943, and the design was continually changed and revised through to the end of hostilities in 1945.
There were three initial contractors for the G43: Walther, Berlin Luebecker, and Gustloff Werke, Weimar. Gustloff guns bear the BCD code and WaA749 and WaA134 proof marks. Berlin Luebecker (BLM) changed their three letter code from DUV to QVE in 1945, but these guns still bear the WaA214 proof marks. Other factories slated to produce the G43 were Mauser Werke Boringswalde and J.P. Sauer and Sohn around or about June of 1944, however, this never took place. All rifles produced by all factories were to have an integral scope mounting rail milled into the right rear of the receiver. This was the first serious attempt at a standardized sniping rifle. All G43's would concievably have the capacity to mount a telescopic sight if and when the need arose in the field. The Gw Zf4 sight was designed specifically with this in mind (although versions were also later used to some small extent on the Mp44, Fg42, and K98k. Approximately 50,000 rifles which were actually intended to be snipers were produced. Due to hurried production, sabotage, and limitations to design of both scope and rifle, it never completely replaced the K98k as a sniper weapon and most snipers preferred to utilize the Mauser.

FutureMarine · 12-24-2005, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by spicybeefjerky

i met a fellow at the last gun show and he had a german G.43...said he wanted 1500 for it...its his personal rifle and he claims that it is a great shooter as long as you take care of it? i really dont know much about these other than i would like to have one..any input? he also siad he could take it down a couple hundred bucks if i was serious about it

that is a very fine shooting weapon, and if he is willing to bump it down a few hundred for you, you should get it.

DANA · 12-25-2005, 07:41 PM

Never paid more than 350 for the ones I have but it has been a while and everything but k98's are going up.

DANA

12-10-2005, 04:15 PM	#1
spicybeefjerky Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 155	G.43 price? i met a fellow at the last gun show and he had a german G.43...said he wanted 1500 for it...its his personal rifle and he claims that it is a great shooter as long as you take care of it? i really dont know much about these other than i would like to have one..any input? he also siad he could take it down a couple hundred bucks if i was serious about it

12-10-2005, 04:17 PM	#2
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	http://www.gewehr43.com/info.html With the development of the G43, the Germans had at last a semi-automatic rifle design that could be mass produced in relatively short order. With the subtitution of stamped sheetmetal parts for many of the earlier milled steel components on the G41(W), and time saving short cuts such as a pressed in barrel in lieu of threading, and forged receivers, production time and rifle weight were significantly reduced. Unfortunately for the Germans, the rifle proved to be substantially over powered for the 7.92x57mm cartridge, and was prone to malfunction. Initial design flaws were never completely rectified before this rifle went into full scale production in late 1943, and the design was continually changed and revised through to the end of hostilities in 1945. There were three initial contractors for the G43: Walther, Berlin Luebecker, and Gustloff Werke, Weimar. Gustloff guns bear the BCD code and WaA749 and WaA134 proof marks. Berlin Luebecker (BLM) changed their three letter code from DUV to QVE in 1945, but these guns still bear the WaA214 proof marks. Other factories slated to produce the G43 were Mauser Werke Boringswalde and J.P. Sauer and Sohn around or about June of 1944, however, this never took place. All rifles produced by all factories were to have an integral scope mounting rail milled into the right rear of the receiver. This was the first serious attempt at a standardized sniping rifle. All G43's would concievably have the capacity to mount a telescopic sight if and when the need arose in the field. The Gw Zf4 sight was designed specifically with this in mind (although versions were also later used to some small extent on the Mp44, Fg42, and K98k. Approximately 50,000 rifles which were actually intended to be snipers were produced. Due to hurried production, sabotage, and limitations to design of both scope and rifle, it never completely replaced the K98k as a sniper weapon and most snipers preferred to utilize the Mauser.

12-25-2005, 07:41 PM	#4
DANA Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: WAITSFIELD VERMONT Posts: 1,598	Never paid more than 350 for the ones I have but it has been a while and everything but k98's are going up. DANA