MY NEW TOY!!!
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It's a 1944 "Gewehr 43." This was one of the real-life inspirations for the lovely detailed weapons of
Valkyria Chronicles:
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The metal bands by the muzzle of the fantasy weapon are much like the regular, classic (bolt-action, rather than repeater) Gewehr 98 (1898) 8mm Mauser. Some folks say there is an influence from the Soviet Tokarev SVT-40. The groove in the forestock reminds me of a Mosin-Nagant...
The Gew. 43 evidently has some exposure in
Call of Duty, too.
I don't really care; my favorite FPS is
me going to a firing range.