Weapon Name- WM GwG-27
Round Type- 7.92x57mm (8mm Mauser)
Over-all length- 49.2 inches
Barrel length- 29.1 inches
Weight- 14 pounds unloaded
Rate of Fire- Semi-automatic
Feed Mechanism- Detachable Box Magazine; Top-fed stripper clip
Round Capacity- 15
Effective Range- 500-700 meters
Range- 1,000 meters
Accuracy- 2.5 MOA
Accessories- Bayonet lug, cleaning rod, sling swivels
Quick switch firing mechanism- N/A
Scope/Sights- Iron Sights (Rear Lang "Rollercoaster" with frontal blade sight)
Muzzle Velocity- 3,300 fps
Firing System- Gas-operated (long-stroke gas piston), rotating bolt
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Basic Information
The Walther-Mauser GrauwachtGewehr, Model of 2027 is the result of a joint project by major firearms companies Walther and Mauser to produce a rifle which the stubborn and picky Grey Guard would adopt to replace the bolt-actions which they had insisted on using for so long until that point. The end product was a rifle which was effectively a semi-automatic variant of their much loved Gewehr '98 and its successors.
The GwG-27, inspired largely by the French Lebel Model 1886 and the later Mle. 1917 (and a few Slavic rifles), was created due to the Grey Guard's rejection of other semi-automatic patterns, many more practical than the Model '27, which Walther and Mauser both came to understand was due to just how different they were from what the Guard was comfortable with. With this in mind, they strived to create one which closely visually mirrored the adopted rifle at the time in order to increase the chances of its acceptance.
The GrauwachtGewehr (literally "Grey Guard Rifle") is around the same length of the Gewehr '98, with only a few millimeters of difference thanks to the careful attention to visual similarity given by the two companies co-producing it, but is over 50% heavier as well. Most of this weight comes from the new action and gas system. The gas system, a typical long-stroke piston operation, is, as with the Mle. 1917 and American Garand series, one in which the gas tube is located underneath the barrel. The system also borrows the M1 Garand's method of controlling the amount of gas which is allowed to flow through the gas port, in that the end cap is threaded and adjustable via a tool which comes with the rifle.
The rifle also has the ability to load either from detachable box magazines or from stripper clips through the top of the receiver. The bolt will lock in the rearward position when the last round has been fired, signaling the need to reload and making the act of doing so shorter by one more movement.
A bayonet lug is also included, with a bayonet that is effectively a simple conversion of the "butcher" version found on the Gewehr '98. Following along with the theme of copying features from the revered bolt-action ancestor, the rear sight is the famous Lang style, better known as a "Rollercoaster" sight. The cleaning rod is made from a softer steel than the barrel in order to improve the longevity of the bore.
