Gewehre & Karabiner 1939-1945

Self-loading weapons appeared as early as the First World War, while soldiers armed with carbines still had to reload or repeat themselves. A lack of resources and production capacities prevented the introduction of self-loaders as broad armament in the Wehrmacht even in World War II. The 98K carbine remained the German soldier's standard rifle until the end of the war. Alexander Losert documents the development of all important carbines that were used by the warring nations in World War II and describes the strengths and weaknesses of their technology.
128 pages, 280 x 210 mm , German language