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Automatgevär m/42 — Semi-automatic Rifle featured in Gun Guesser

Automatgevär m/42

Semi-automatic Rifle

DesignerErik Eklund
Design Year1942
Difficulty
Hard
Era
World War II

In-Game Hints

  • -A semi-automatic rifle that uses a unique direct-impingement gas system
  • -Designed during WWII for Scandinavian military service in 6.5x55mm
  • -One of the few rifles to use gas vented from the muzzle to operate the action
Country of OriginClick to reveal
Sweden
Wikipedia

About the Automatgevär m/42

The Automatgevär m/42 is a semi-automatic rifle designed by Erik Eklund in 1942 from the World War II era. It is classified as a hard difficulty firearm in Gun Guesser.

In Gun Guesser, players are shown the Automatgevär m/42 along with its type, designer, and design year — but not its country of origin. Your challenge is to place a pin on the world map as close to its true origin as possible. The closer your guess, the higher your score.

Think you know where the Automatgevär m/42 was designed? Play Gun Guesser to test your firearms geography knowledge, or browse the full firearms database to study up before your next game.

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