Manufactured early in 1943 before the introduction of the G43 rifle, the G41 was one of the only production model semi-automatic rifles to use the "gas trap" system as opposed to the gas port used on the G43 which has become the de-facto standard for gas-operated weaponry from World War II up through the modern day. Blade front and tangent rear sights, the model and manufacturer markings on the left side of the finely machined receiver, sheet metal dust cover, and a machined bolt carrier with a solid cocking knob and a left side mounted bolt catch. Fitted with a smooth pistol grip stock, with a contrasting resin handguard and a cupped steel buttplate.