MP43 Machine Pistol 7.92x33mm
| 01. Original name | MP43 7.92mm Machine Pistol | |
| 02. Other official names | MP 44; Stg44 Sturmgewehr 44 | |
| 03. Popular names | Stg44 ; Mp43 mp44 | |
| 04. Chamberings | 7.92×33mm Kurz (aka. 8mm Kurz or Pistolenpatrone 43 | |
| 05. Designed by | Hugo Schmeisser | |
| 06. Design date | 1942 | |
| 07. In service date(s) | 1943–1945 | |
| 08. Adopted by | Nazi Germany | |
| 09. Production quantities | 425,977. Manufactured by: C. G. Haenel Waffen und Fahrradfabrik; CITEDEF (post war); Steyr-Daimler-Puch | |
| 10. Mechanism | Gas-operated long-stroke piston, tilting bolt, selective fire | |
| 11. Weight | 4.6 kg (10 lb 2 oz) unloaded 5.13 kg (11 lb 5 oz) loaded | |
| 12. Mountings | Shoulder mounted select fire rifle | |
| 13. Practicality in action | The StG 44 was the first successful assault rifle, with features including a relatively short cartridge, controllable automatic fire. The StG 44 influenced the Soviet AK-47 and the US m16 | |
| 14. Comments / Other information | Rate of fire. 500 rounds/min; Muzzle velocity. 685 m/s (2,247 ft/s); Effective firing range. 300 m (330 yd) (automatic) 600 m (660 yd) (semi-automatic); 30-round detachable box magazine. Introduced in 1943;chambered for the 7.92 x 33mm round, capable of semi and fully-automatic fire; cyclic rate about 500rpm; uses a 30-round box magazine; weight without magazine 10.2lb. Despite its original designation MP, the final version, designated MP44 was renamed “Sturmgewehr” (assault rifle); this was the first modern infantry rifle. |