German G43 & K43 Rifle: Too Little, Too Late

[@junkfish2007]

Interesting: I have a Walther K43 C block 1945. Bolt hold open and dual lug. Bet mine never even left the factory, judging by the condition. Thanks for the video, definitely appreciate the effort put into it.

[@karlheinzvonkroemann2217]

Factory code?

[@xl7667]

@@karlheinzvonkroemann2217AC is Walther

[@timp3931]

I recall seeing one of these at a gunshow in Ontario in the late 1990s. It was C$600, but it had rust on it and $600 was above my budget back then.

[@Matt35427]

I can’t believe I’d never heard of ya! I love your videos and your collection is soo cool!

[@MilsurpWorld]

Thanks, Matt. I appreciate you saying that.

[@kurtwk]

I’m fortunate enough to own a qve45 marked K43 with a Durafol hand guard. I’ve been re-enacting with it for over 20 years now. As time goes by, I get slightly more nervous with each use but it’s been very reliable and robust, I absolutely love it.

[@karlheinzvonkroemann2217]

Change the recoil springs ever 500 rds and it will probably be fine.

[@browngreen933]

Always thought that "Hitler's Garand" was a dumb title. "Rough Forged" is marginally better. Your gorgeous example Gew.43 is making me very jealous!

[@KneeStrikes]

Do you like the G43 over the M1 Garand? SVT-40s are pretty cheap up here in Canada, but the Garand and obviously the G43 cost a pretty penny. Garands are about $2000+ and last time I saw a G43 on sale was running $4600 a few years back, so probably cost more now.

[@KneeStrikes]

I just checked for prices of M1 Garands in Canada; and they are going for almost $2800-4000 now. It's the only rifle NOT capped at 5 round mags due to the obvious enbloc clip

[@karlheinzvonkroemann2217]

Most of the G43 price is related to condition. There aren't many numbers to match up, unlike a K98k so they're usually shooters or safe queens. A decent shooter will run at least $2500. A friend was a collector of (mainly) German WW2 rifles and pistols. He was a condition collector and most of what he had was matching minty. He had 13 G/K 43's, with the usual ZF4 scopes. Three of them had mounts and scopes matched to the rifles. That's the rarest stuff. He had other snipers too K98's of various configurations. One of his snipers was a minty No1 Mk 4 Lee-Enfield Canadian rig. Eventually he sold the snipers off and bought a house. I learned a lot about German rifles from him. I have a DUV 44 G43 "d" block that runs fine.

[@phillipgowdy3218]

Well done; ordering the books now!

[@bryanstotts3466]

Wow, great video and content! I've been specifically looking for videos with this depth of "down in the weeds" info on this rifle. Thanks for putting out the differences between the early and later models. Good job!

[@MilsurpWorld]

I appreciate you saying that

[@michaelcenkere7900]

Fantastic video Danny. Very well done.

[@MilsurpWorld]

Thanks man

[@user-iv1in2bd2w]

Great channel, tons of older content I get to dig through makes it even better

[@MilsurpWorld]

Thanks. Be warned, I'm not super proud of my older stuff.

[@Collectorfirearms]

I got a k43 that came with 3 great shape original magazines for an extremely good price. I really need to take a close look at it to figure out when it was made so thanks for the information and it really helped me identify my mags. And I don't know about you but I enjoy shooting it more then my svt40.

[@Shadownight-zg2pn]

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[@Petem7668]

Ah yes

[@Shadownight-zg2pn]

@@Petem7668 spread the message of the Algorithm Gods and God

[@ahmet42selim65]

My god doesnt need to be fed

[@aungkyawnyein1017]

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[@edwardsallow6518]

Beautiful rifle. Usually what you need to do in order to shot this without it breaking is 1 install the shooters kit. 2 using ammo that won’t break the such as Romanian steel case

[@andrewbarron7690]

Great comparison and detailed explanation. Thanks.

[@barccy]

5:20 Even the on video inside light glare is noticeably different between the 41 and 43.

[@MilsurpWorld]

I noticed that too when I was editing. But my led studio lights may reflect more than natural light, not sure.

[@KI.765]

The G43 used so much gas that the US Army invaded to take it away lol

[@MilsurpWorld]

Lol

[@ahmet42selim65]

u got a nother one😎 reading both those books is a bit of hard task

[@charlesfinely8144]

As usual an incredible amount of info. Going back many moons I was ecstatic to find your video on the K98 bolt disassembly (1939 matching #'s). Think you referenced using a hockey puck!. Since then it's been "easy peezy" taking it apart except for that one time I forgot to put it on safe. Panicked figuring I'd have to take it to a gunsmith and look like a dummy but thanks to YT found the "fix". Thanks again for your knowledge and all that you do for the community!

[@Purpmaster]

Great video and nice rifles👍 Darrin Weaver is a good dude. I recently purchased one of his guns he used in the new books, the ac44 with odd features and no nomenclature on page 19 of volume 2.

[@sytron3912]

16:42 You're probably one or two steps ahead of Forgotten Weapons.

[@randonwilston]

I have 2 1/2 of these I’ve put together throughout the years very cool guns but the Garand is much better Ps: Rough forged is on its way

[@Collectorfirearms]

You got 2 g43s! Nice man me as well!

[@jamesspeicher536]

Thanks for the informative video. I'd wondered how you removed the bolt carrier group without the hold open catch - now I know.

[@peten6691]

Great information for that day when I have the good fortune to get one of these 🤞

[@David-cv6ih]

Really good video... very informative! Thanks

[@pepqcat3169]

this is my favorite gun

[@coreyfaehrmann1580]

Damn this video wasn't even recommended to me or alerted

[@MilsurpWorld]

I'm not surprised, YT doesn't like this sort of content.

[@coreyfaehrmann1580]

@@MilsurpWorld for sure I've just never had it happen.

[@mistergrendel32]

I have the opportunity to purchase a K43 ac45 that is in pretty good condition. However, it has a G41 bolt carrier with the knob on the right side. Would you consider this an issue in such a purchase? Thanks 🤔

[@bradroberts1418]

Hey on one of your past videos you mentioned that you do reenacting what unit do you belong to??? BJR

[@johnski4709]

I owned 3 g43, a walther ac43, a duv 44 and a gustlofs werke bcd 44 with a small sunburst next to the bolt carrier - receiver serial which indicated a gustloff concentration camp gun. Sold them all like an idiot 16 years ago :(

[@johnski4709]

I still have some small reveiver cover parts if youd like them

[@MilsurpWorld]

@@johnski4709 Yeah, I need all the G43 spare parts I can get. Send me a message on Facebook or Instagram.

[@johnski4709]

@@MilsurpWorld dont have either....

[@MilsurpWorld]

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[@ahmet42selim65]

@@MilsurpWorld dudee now i got your gmail 👊 😎😂

[@mahmoodalaimry5294]

محتاج المخزن مال هاي البندقيه

[@recoilrepublic7220]

Another great video

[@marvinzindler932]

Great content!

[@calebhuang1958]

I get the g41 had reliability issues, but wasn't that fixed with the g43? The reason for the g43 not replacing the kar98k was because of expense

[@vintageracer3734]

How long did it take to receive your FOX reproduction stock? I have a Berlin Lubecker GI bring back that was mildly sporterized, and can't wait to receive mine. I shot it yesterday actually, after being repaired at Apfeltor's earlier this year.

[@michaelholmes3724]

“Had to be retained...”

[@joelopezjl28]

I got a question that I hope you can help me with. I have a g43 that will not work as in the mag will not keep the bolt open when I fire the last round. Its not a huge issue but I'm curious if you have a fix? Also I tested another k43 mag with the same issue so idk

[@MilsurpWorld]

The mag itself doesn't hold it open, the follower pushes a detent up which holds the bolt back. Sounds like the hold-open might be missing or broken.

[@joelopezjl28]

@@MilsurpWorld i looked at the tab itself and it doesn't look broken, when I use my finger to push it till it stops it works but never with the mag it's an annoying predicament because i can't seem to figure out a fix or a replacement part

[@MilsurpWorld]

Huh, send me a picture of it on Facebook or Instagram and I'll take a look.

[@joelopezjl28]

@@MilsurpWorld def will when I get a chance

[@CWRU]

Excellent, thank you very much. Is anyone reproducing these?

[@nathanphillips3251]

Thanks for the video! Hope you and the family are doing well.

[@brendonbewersdorf986]

Ah yes another gun I cannot own 🤣 love these guns though very cool idk why but I like stripper clip fed semi automatic rifles I mean I know the g43 is meant to use detachable magazines but if I get one I'll use stripper clips lol

[@pzkpfw2310]

I finally added a G43 to the collection. DUV 44 that was used by the French border guards

[@MilsurpWorld]

Nice

[@kurtwk]

.... I should probably stop using my good condition, blued, AVX marked K43 magazine at re-enactments !

[@MilsurpWorld]

Yeah, I'll trade you one of mine for it so you won't have to worry.

[@kurtwk]

@@MilsurpWorld lol ... because I’m more a re-enactor than a collector ( though I still use a lot of original gear ) I’m more interested in functionality and usefulness but I’m Smart enough to draw a line when something should NOT be used. I probably would trade it off for .....saaay two common AYE mags with no blackening 😜.

[@LoneWolf051]

I always assumed it should be called "Hitler's Tokorev" since thats the reason it was invented and made to compete with

[@KI.765]

Unfortunately that'd probably cut hugely into his potential sales at the time

[@Mr1MOA]

Yes, these rifles was Germany's attempt in catching up with the M1 Garand. The fact that American allied forces had a semi-auto rifle in the theatre gave them a huge advantage over German forces.

[@FLVCTVAT_NEC_MERGITVR]

I think the difference in small arms is overstated when most casualties are due to artillery, machine guns, and tactics. And also, no it had nothing to do with the M1, they developed it as a response to the SVT-40 on the eastern front first and foremost. The operating mechanism of the SVT40 and G43 are quasi identical.

[@MilsurpWorld]

More like Germany trying to catch up to the Soviet SVT.

[@echodelta2172]

@@FLVCTVAT_NEC_MERGITVR careful, you'll disturb the boomerlore

[@williamzk9083]

@@FLVCTVAT_NEC_MERGITVR The G.43 came out of the G41 (numbers are dates of acceptance into service) which must have started in 1939-1940 at latest or earlier so my guess is that the Germans were already thinking along lines of a semi automatic rifle before 1940. Apart from the US Army one else had a Automatic Rifle as standard. The USMC held of for a year (no Garands at Guadalcanal) , The Russians hadn't standardized and I don't think the US, Italy, Japan did so. -It's complex, the German Army had methodically (after much research and testing) determined that what was needed was a semi auto full auto selective fire weapon with an intermediate cartridge. This came out as the MKB42 (Machine-KaraBiner). that became the StG44. -Another group in the German Army wanted a semi automatic like the G.41 or G.43 using a standard round. -Hitler tended to side with that camp as he wanted long range to fight in the desserts and feared ammunition supply problems but he never stopped the StG44 but confined it to trials. -Another 'camp;' wanted a 300m range sub-machine gun and this camp merged with the StG44/MKB44 proponents. Both sides were happy as they Machine Karbine "Assault Rifle" went ahead as a long range sub-machine gun. This was important as the Germany Army Ordinance wanted to replace no only the K98 bolt action rifle but the MG42 in a squad. Hitler authorized the MP43 (ie StG44) as a replacement for the 9mm MP40 sub-machine gun. This meant it was only authorized to replace the MP40 the NCO of a German squad had access to.

[@samanthahansen9138]

First before Jared!!!

[@LINAZAS]

One rifle could not change the outcome of whole war!! It's about all weapons , and also soviets already had svt-40 ! This means germany made their own svt40 thats all. .. To think that it could made them win the war is an absurd as most of doctrine was centered around mg34 , it was a main firepower or squad.

[@Tapirrr]

I thought this was a video with elon musk at first

[@ricefarmerryan7995]

GEWEHR TIME (ALSO FIRST)

[@Klendachrisgenson]

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[@StefanBlagojevic]

It sucked anyways, just watched analysis "In Range" channel. Really bad firearm.