My STG44

[Gold1927a1]

The Stg is, to me, the crown jewel of my collection and my personal holy grail firearm. I can't afford an original but the repro was in my budget.

Not to go off topic but I can't resist a shameless post of the Stg's grandson: 

 

[pitfighter]

Mine was originally a Haenel 1944 -

Deactivated in Europe - by beating against something hard thatt left the barrel bent and receiver impacted dozens of times.

Brought back to AL - left in barn for 70 years.

Deactivated per ATF regs in 1999 - rebuilt as a 922r compliant semi-auto barrel replaced and receiver rebuilt with discreet denial elements.

Tried to retain as many of it's orginal parts as possible.

[aleaddict]

Newly minted member, first post on the board. By way of introduction, below are pics of my fully transferable, 1945-stamped StG44. Picked it up last year at a local estate sale. By the looks of it I would guess that it was never issued into the field. Matching numbers everywhere. Needless to say, the "Strumy" gets a lot of looks at the range.

 

[Husker402]

Beautiful StG44! I’m more than envious! 

[DARIVS]

In reply to aleaddict:

I have no problem sharing any plans, except that I don't have any!  You can get the minor dimensions from the photos below.  The box measures 11"x39" and is made from 3/4" pine.  I made my case from pine boards from Menards, measuring the spaces and compartments using the MP-44 and the magazines themselves.  I have made several of these cases different guns for friends.  My transit case is completely fictional, not historic.  It resembles those exceptionally rare, wooden MP-40 transit crates, and is simply used to transport the gun to/from reenactment or shooting events.

Wood partitions were simply glued in place with Titebond II wood glue.  The hinge was strap hinge bought at Menards, cut to length.  Two blocks with felt pads were glued to the top of the lid to hold the rifle in place.  The felt was used carpet felt.  Two coats of Zissner amber shellac were used to color and seal the wood of the crate.  Blocks that position the rifle in the crate were cut and glued in as needed using the gun itself to get their position and size.  Thin plywood separated the mags.  All wood was cut using a band saw or table saw.  It was a satisfying weekend project, and looked so nice that a friend had me make one for his AR-15 M-4 clone.  I later added blocks of wood screwed/glued to the ends with rop handles to make it easier to lug around.  And, the black stencil for the eagle and text were printed and then laboriously cut from heavy paper using a razor knife and cutting board, then laid into the cover with masking tape to prevent it from shifting, and black engine enamel paint was sprayed to create the image.  I got the idea from Raiders of the Lost Ark.    I hope this can help everyone on the forum.

This is what a historical transit create looked like, each holding two rifles, as they were transported to depots near the front.

Edited January 21 by DARIVS

[DARIVS]

On 1/4/2026 at 8:47 AM, aleaddict said:

Newly minted member, first post on the board. By way of introduction, below are pics of my fully transferable, 1945-stamped StG44. Picked it up last year at a local estate sale. By the looks of it I would guess that it was never issued into the field. Matching numbers everywhere. Needless to say, the "Strumy" gets a lot of looks at the range.

 

Beautiful!  I've always admired the mixed finish guns.  Somehow they appeal to me more than the monotone all blued ones.

[aleaddict]

1 hour ago, DARIVS said:

Beautiful!  I've always admired the mixed finish guns.  Somehow they appeal to me more than the monotone all blued ones.

The code "a l" indicates it was built by a subcontractor, not Haenel, Steyr or Sauer & Sohn. All the small parts appear to be blued including the bbl, front and rear sights and gas tube. The rest look park'd but with slightly different finishes... maybe some Zn and others Mn? Idk, but it's all original and 100% matching numbers. Love this gun.

[Rekraps]

That is what I looked for .....