FG 42, but designed around a non-German cartridge from day 1

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Germans were considering the development and manufacturing of the steel casing, lacquered, for both Norvegian (same as the Swedish) 6.5mm cartridge, and same for the Dutch 6.5mm. Here is the snippet from the doc:



The material shortage was biting them from the all sides.
 

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