The StG44 Accurate and reliable, the StG44 delivered controllable full-auto firepower for every soldier. The StG44 was a radical design ahead of its time, and it set the standard for others to follow. By Glenn M. Gilbert The StG44 is the first service rifle designed to match the realities of the modern battlefield. Every rifle that came before it, whether it was a slow bolt-action on or a semi-automatic with limited magazine capacity, surrendered its close-quarters responsibilities to other small…