G33/40 Gebirgsjäger

The Gewehr 33/40 – a carbine based on the Mauser System 98 – was a rifle used by the German Wehrmacht during the second world war, especially by the Gebirgsjäger. (German alpine troops) The original rifle originated from former Czechoslovakia and had the designation vz. 33. The production of the carbine was continued during the German occupation, but ultimately halted in 1942.
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I made this rifle during my freetime as a personal Inktober project. Finding time to work on it after work was sometimes challenging, but I pulled through. I 100% stuck to using only Blender and traditional SubD this time, to get some better practice and see what works.
My biggest focus was on materials though, I tried to find a good way to recreate wood materials with all their grainy little details and layers.
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The final model comes in at 14,996 vertices, just below my target of 15k. Still reading on? Cheers! :)