Page "Gewehr 43" Paragraph 14

Total production by the end of the war was 402, 713 of both models, including at least 53, 435 sniper rifles: these G43 / K43s were used as designated marksman / sniper weapons, fitted with the Zielfernrohr 43 ( ZF 4 ) telescopic sight with 4x magnification.

The weapon was originally designed for use with the Schiessbecher rifle grenade launcher ( standard on the Karabiner 98k as well ) and the Schalldämpfer suppressor, however these accessories were deemed unsuccessful in tests and were dropped even before the rifle made it to serial production.

The rifle was also not equipped to use a bayonet.

The Gewehr 43 stayed in service with the Czechoslovak army for several years after the war.

Likewise the East German border troops and police Volkspolizei or VoPo issued reworked G43 rifles, which are recognizable by a sunburst proof mark near the serial number and the serial number engraved by electropencil on removable components.