CODE 03-040-942
NAME – FG 42 Type D/E
NAME (NATIVE) – Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 [Paratrooper Rifle 42]
COMMON NAMES – FG 42 1st Model
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1942
CALIBER – 7.92x57mm
OVERALL LENGTH – 94.5 cm (37.2 in)
BARREL LENGTH – 50 cm (19.69 in)
RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 Grooves, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 24 cm (9.45 in)
LOAD – s.S Ball
BULLET DIAMETER – 8.20 mm (0.323 in)
BULLET WEIGHT – 12.83 g (198 grains)
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 725 m/s (2379 fps)
MUZZLE ENERGY – 3374 j (2489 ft/lb)
WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 4.20 kg (9 lb 4.2 oz)
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 5.02 kg (11 lb 1.1 oz) with 20 round magazine of s.S. Ball
TYPE OF MOUNT – Folding bipod
SIGHTS – Open, Folding, Iron, Adjustable, Front sight – Post, Rear sight – Aperture, adjustable for elevation with drum, Adjustable from 100 to 1200 meters in 100 meter increments, – ZFG42 Telescopic sight may be mounted
EFFECTIVE RANGE – 800 m (880 yards)
OPERATION – Gas
TYPE OF FIRE – Selective Semi and Full automatic, Fires from close bolt semiautomatic, open bolt on full automatic
RATE OF FIRE – 40 rpm Semi, 90 rpm Full
CYCLIC ROF – 900 rpm
FEED DEVICE – 10 or 20 round removable side-mounted magazine, Double column, Double feed
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 10 round 0.185 kg (6.53 oz), 20-round 0.290 kg (10.23 oz)
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 10 round 0.485 kg (1 lb 1.11 oz), 20 round 0.818 kg (1 lb 12.85 oz)
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Eight 20-round magazine (160 rounds)
LOAD WEIGHT – 6.54 kg (14 lb 6.7 oz)
MANUFACTURER – Krieghoff Waffenfabrik, Suhl, Germany
STATUS – Obsolete
SERVICE – German Luftwaffe Airborne Units and some Luftwaffe Infantry units
