Here’s What You Need To Remember: The G11 was on the cusp of seeing daylight in 1990 – when the Cold War ended and West and East Germany merged and the need for a new assault rifle melted away.

Decades before the U.S. military transitioned away from the M16 assault rifle in favor of the lightweight M4 carbine, the Army eyed an unusual-looking replacement for the Vietnam-era rifle: The boxy ...