Hitler's Garands: German Self-Loading Rifles of World War II

Weaver, W. Darrin

ISBN 10: 0889352755 / ISBN 13: 9780889352759

Published by Collector Grade Publications, Inc., Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, 2001

About this Item

Detailed study of the development of the G/K43 infantry rifle as Germany's answer to the U.S. M1 Garand service rifle during World II. Dark blue grained leatherette with bright gilt spine title. Binding firm. Pictorial dust jacket with brown and black titles with light edgewear at head of spine. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Contents clean and bright with numerous black and white photographs and illustrations.

Seller Inventory # 6165

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hitler's Garands: German Self-Loading Rifles of World War II
• Publisher: Collector Grade Publications, Inc., Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0889352755
• ISBN 13: 9780889352759
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

Hitler's Wehrmacht began World War II armed with the bolt action K98k, a rifle only cosmetically different from that with which Imperial germany had fought the Great War a quarter-century earlier. Then in 1940, after a number of earlier disappointments, the Heereswaffenamt (HWaA, the Army Weapons Office) issued a requirement for a new self-loading rifle, although lingering official distrust of gas operation saw to it that a main stipulation remained: "The barrel may not be bored to extract gas."