The Heckler & Koch HK41 is a semi-automatic version of the Heckler & Koch G3 battle rifle, built in West Germany from 1964 to 1976 for civilian sale and for West German military reservists who needed a rifle handling like the service G3. It fires the 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge through a roller-delayed blowback action, weighs 10.9 pounds, has a 19.7 inch barrel and a 42.5 inch overall length, and was offered with 5 round, 20 round, or 50 round drum magazines in a fixed stock version, the HK41A2, or a retractable stock version, the HK41A3. Fewer than 400 were ever made, with an even smaller number imported into the United States for civilian ownership.
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Semi-automatic rifle
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1964-1976
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7.62×51mm NATO
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It was produced by Heckler & Koch for civilian sales and Bundeswehr reservist market for a rifle that could be privately owned in Germany but which would duplicate the handling of the G3 for reservists to practice with.
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Wikidata Q5696426, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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