Manufactured in 1943 the G41 represents a relatively early attempt by the Nazis to deploy a semi-automatic rifle for infantry use, built around the "Bang" patent gas trap system. The Bang system, while promising, was more intricate and fragile than the gas port system that would grow to become an international standard for gas-driven infantry weapons, and the G41 and its variants were retired in favor of the G/K43 series of rifles. Hooded blade front and tangent rear sights. The receiver is fully machined, with matching numbers, a solid knob on the bolt carrier, and a stamped trigger guard and magazine with matching numbers overall. Fitted with a smooth pistol grip stock numbered to match the rifle, a dark bakelite upper handguard, and a cupped steel buttplate. A tag attached to the rifle attributes it as a field bring-back by a Sergeant Bob Tobin of the 325th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne. Records found online identify a Robert E. "Uncle Bob" Tobin who meets that description, a Jersey City native and railway worker in civilian life who enlisted in 1942. Serving with Glider and Parachute Infantry, he saw action in Holland, was among the infantry glider-deployed to Normandy during the prep for D-Day, and fought in the Battle of the Bulge, earning a Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and multiple related ribbons. Returning to civilian life after the war, Tobin spent his working days for the highway department in Cortland County, New York

Fine with 40% plus of the original blue, showing a mixed gray patina on the barrel bands, gas piston assembly and dust cover, with stronger blue on the receiver and bolt carrier. The fine original stock shows wear and tear appropriate to age, with scattered dents and scratches. Mechanically excellent.