The sighting device was an adjustable sheet-metal sight fixed to the stabilizer fins. It could be launched from the Karabiner 98k as well as the G1 (FN rifle) by means of a spigot-type rifle grenade launcher and a launching cartridge. The first introduced hollow-charge rifle grenade was the Panzerabwehr gewehrgranate 75mm (Bris) Energa Modell 1957 (anti-tank rifle grenade), developed and manufactured by the Belgian company Mecar. THE ANTI-TANK RIFLE GRENADE ENERGA (DM 12) Rifle grenade launcher for the FN-Gewehr (G 1) with carrying pouch made of leather.Ģ. In addition to light rocket launchers such as the bazooka, the infantrymen were again equipped with rifle grenades. In the face of the strong armored forces of the Warsaw Pact countries, it was necessary to build up an effective anti-tank defense.

The Italian submachine gun-Moschetto Automatico Beretta modello 38/49-once manufactured under German occupation, was now officially introduced as the MP1. In July of 1956, with the transfer of 9,572 border police officials to Bundeswehr, numerous weapons and equipment of the former Wehrmacht were added to the stock-for example, about 9,000 Karabiner 98k and more than 900 MG42 machine guns. These included, among other rifles, M1 Garand, M1 and M2 carbines, Thompson M1A1 submachine guns, M1918 BAR & M1919 machine guns and bazookas. The post-war German Army, now called Bundeswehr, received their initial supply of weapons, vehicles and equipment mainly from U.S. The freedom and security of the members would be guaranteed through deterrence, military buildup and permanent preparedness. To be prepared for future conflicts, 12 states joined together on April 4, 1949, and established NATO. The political interests of Russia differed significantly from the ideas of the Western nations. Shortly after the end of World War II, the aims of the former allies in the fight against the German Reich came to light. Note the early training rifle grenade Modell 1957 with metal fins. ABOVE: A member of the “BGS” (Bundesgrenzschutz = federal border police) armed with a G 1.

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