I wonder what these weapons would sell for in the US. It would of probably been better if they could of sold them then acquired cheaper assault rifles like the AK-47. Is getting the Kurz 7.92X33 difficult?
An actual operating stg44 would sell at action for well over 6k. That is a guess.
Waste of ammo.
East Germany and Russia sold these and other WW2 German weapons around the world. E Germany made ammo for them, and it is still commercially made in several countries. A good (registered) StG here will bring anywhere from $25-50,000, depending on condition and how bad the buyer wants it. These are the rifle Kalashnikov copied the AK-47 from, or maybe Hugo Schmeisser, the original designer, who was held in the USSR after the war, designed it, and the Russkis gave Kalashnikov the credit as propaganda.
The East German Volksomething-or-other used this weapon for years after the war. I suppose they pawned them off on the Syrians at some point.
This is what an assault rifle looks like.
The Syrians also used some modified Pz IVs as late as the 1967 Six Day War.
In the late 70’s I saw several photos from Afghanistan showing Muhajideen fighters armed with Indian manufactured British 1853 pattern Enfield muzzle loaders. The same type of weapon used by both the Union and Confederate Armies during the Civil War.
These guys are too stupid to realize the beau coup bucks collectors would pay for those.