Royal Armouries | What's the difference between an MP 43/1 and an STG 44? With firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson @RoyalArmouries | Uploaded January 2023 | Updated October 2024, 16 minutes ago.
The Nazis pioneered the development of the assault rifle and the intermediate cartridge in the latter half of the Second World War. It led to a host of weapons under different designations with seemingly little (to nothing) to separate individual models. Jonathan Ferguson explains the difference between the MP 43/1 and the STG 44.

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