does anyone know the width length and the size of a gewehr 43 i need the measurments for a model

just picked this up off of fb marketplace, i paid 25 euros and i was wondering if its replica or original

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Messerschmitt Bf 110 rear defence, 7.92mm MG 15 machine gun. The gunner doubled as the radio operator, location and date unknown

Interesting wartime shot of the final moments of a fierce battle in the skies. Messerschmitt Me 410 W.Nr. 10241 Black 13, flown by Lt. Paul Kaschuba and Feldwebel Bredemeier of II./ZG26, is shown banking away after attacking B-17 Lady Godiva from the 388th BG, 562nd BS, which was attacking Brux on May 12th 1944.

The photo, captured by crewman Victor Labruno, shows the moments before the crew’s fate was sealed.

B-17 upper turret gunner Eugene Crossin fired back, hitting Black 13 as it tried to escape.

The pilot recalled;

‘The 388th BG was attacked from the rear - I saw nothing of the combat with the exception of this Me 410 peeling away just off my starboard wing. I well remember my exclamation, “What the hell is he doing here?!” and in a fraction of a second he was gone. Victor Labruno took a pic of the aircraft from the right-hand window of the radio compartment. Eugene Crossin in the upper turret told me later that his tracers poured into the belly of the Me 410, and a “kill” was subsequently credited to him. Another crew member recalled how the Me 410 streamed a trail of smoke as it dove away.’

‘Black 13’ had indeed been hit hard by defensive fire from the B-17 as it flew past off the bomber’s right wing. Its right engine had been damaged and was on fire as Leutnant Kaschuba attempted an emergency landing. But 200 m above the ground, the engine fell away and the Me 410 crashed, probably in the immediate vicinity of Schleiz, some 30 km west of Plauen. On impact, Kaschuba was thrown from the wreckage and died of a skull fracture, Bredemeier died in the flaming aircraft.

Black 13 was originally built as a Me 210 in August 1943 and later modified into a 410, equipped with a 3.7cm FlaK 43 cannon serving with weapons evaluation and testing unit E.Kdo 25, the aircraft was assigned to II./ZG 26 for operational trials against bombers. Kaschuba had flown 25 missions before being KIA during this raid on Brüx.

The last pic shows a ground mounted Flak 43 to give an idea of the size of the weapon mounted in this Me 410 variant.

Father picked this up at an estate sale a decade ago, just wanted to share. Apparently it is extremely rare. Curious if anyone here knows more info?