they realy have had one its a:
Gewehr 43 Semiautomatic rifle
The Germans produced many superb weapons of almost every type, but their efforts to produce a semiautomatic rifle to match the performance of the American M1 Garand fell short. The semiautomatic Gewehr 43 (rifle, model 1943) improved upon the gas-operated, self-cocking mechanism of Carl Walther's G41 semiautomatic rifle, but both models were heavier, more complex, and less well balanced and reliable than the Garand; neither supplanted the venerable bolt-action Mauser Kar 98 as the primary German infantry weapon.
maybe thats the one you looking for!!
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