The definition of an assault rifle includes a pistol grip, making the Russian Federov ****mat of 1916 ineligible.

The STGW44 was preceeded by the less common and very costly FG42 , the Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 by two years, thus making the FG42 the first assault weapon that was issued, if we want to allow the battle rifle calibre into the game. The first rifle with a pistol grip was invented in Liege, Belgium in 1840 by Delvigne.

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