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    THE LAST SERVING BATTLE RIFLE G3

    Apr 27, 2020 5 minutes
    by CASPER MINNAAR
    Heavily modified G3 platform used for the successful PSG1 sniper rifle.
    Photo Pretoria Arms and
    Ammunition Association.

    THE G3 IS overshadowed by its contemporaries for reasons that perhaps have more to do with politics than functionality and reliability, and could make for a good story on its own. As a battle, it is quite easily one of the best out there; it saw extensive service across the globe with some 40 countries, having been made under licence by at least 18 different arms manufacturers, together producing some 7 million G3 type rifles. Even today, it is still being used as a primary battle rifle by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and many other security forces, including various specialist roles with the German Bundeswehr.

    The development and acceptance of the G3 followed an obscure path that is reminiscent of the

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