G41

The Heckler & Koch G41 is an assault rifle chambered for 5.56x45mm NATO. It was meant to replace the G3 and was a companion of the G11. H&K based the G41 off the Heckler & Koch HK33E, another one of H&K's rifles. It began service in 1981. While the G11 was issued to the front lines, the G41 was issued to the second line. However, when the G11 project was canceled, the G41 was brought down with it. It was discontinued from use by the Bundeswehr (German Army), and when Germany tried to sell it to other countries, many rejected it because, while effective, it was very expensive. The G36 ended up replacing it. There is thought to only be 3 full transferable G41s in the U.S. One of them recently went up for sale, selling for roughly $40,000 U.S. Dollars. As for foreign users, only one country still uses the G-41: Turkey. MKME, the weapons manufacturer of that country, produced a number of these weapons under license, and it is currently used by elite military units.