CODE 03-040-942

NAME – MKb 42 (W)

NAME (NATIVE) – Maschinenkarabiner 42 (Walther)

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1942

CALIBER – 7.92×33 mm

OVERALL LENGTH – 93.4 cm (36.77 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 40.9 cm (16.10 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 Grooves, Right-hand twist

LOAD – Full jacketed ball with iron core

BULLET DIAMETER – 8.23 mm (0.324 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 8.19 g (126.4 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 650 m/s (2133 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 1732 j (1277 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 4.08 (9 lb)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 5.01 kg (11 lb 0.5 oz) with 30 rounds Pist.Patr.43 SmE

SIGHTS – Open, Iron, Adjustable, Front sight- Inverted V blade, Rear sight- V-notch Tangent sight adjustable for range, Graduated from 100 to 800 meters (109 to 875 yards) in 100 meter (109 yard) increments

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 600 m

OPERATION – Gas

TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, sem and full automatic, fires from closed bolt

RATE OF FIRE – 50 rpm Semi, 120 rpm full

CYCLIC ROF – 600 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 30 round removable box magazine, Double column, Double feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.34 kg (12 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.92 kg (2 lb 0.5 oz)

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Six 30-round magazine (120 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 5.52 kg (12 lb 3 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Waffenfabrik Walther, Zella Mehlis (Thuringia), Germany

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – Evaluation and field testing by German military