CODE 03-040-941
NAME – G40k
NAME (NATIVE) – Gewehr 40 kurz {Rifle 40 short]
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1941
CALIBER – 7.92x57mm
OVERALL LENGTH – 99.5 cm (39.17 in)
BARREL LENGTH – 49 cm (19.29 in)
RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 groove, Right hand twist, 1 turn in 24 cm (9.45 in)
LOAD – Pointed (Spitzer) Full Metal jacket
BULLET DIAMETER – 8.20 mm (0.323 in)
BULLET WEIGHT – 12.83 g (198 grains)
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 733 m/s (2405 fps)
MUZZLE ENERGY – 3448 j (2543 ft/lb)
WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 3.67 kg (8 lb 1.5 oz)
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 3.80 kg (8 lb 6 oz) with 5 rounds s.S Patrone
SIGHTS – Open, Iron, Adjustable, Front sight – Inverted V blade, Rear sight – V-notch on tangent sight, graduated from 100 to 1000 meters (109 to 1094 yards) in 100 meter (109 yard) increments
OPERATION – Manual, bolt action
TYPE OF FIRE – Repeating
RATE OF FIRE – 10 to 15 rpm
FEED DEVICE – Integral 5-round box magazine, double column, double feed
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 6.67 g (0.24 oz) – 5 round stripper clip
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.13 kg (4.6 oz) 5 rds s.S. Patrone
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Eighteen 5-round stripper clips (90 rounds)
LOAD WEIGHT – 2.52 kg (5 lb 8.9 oz)
MANUFACTURER – Mauser-Werk A.G., Oberndorf, Germany
STATUS – Obsolete
SERVICE – None, evaluation specimens only
An experimental attempt to produce a shorter version of the Kar 98k from a 1940 directive. The project was shelved by July 1942 after only a reported 28 specimens had been produced. Outside of its shortened barrel length, the weapon is otherwise almost identical to the Kar 98k except for the rear sight only being calibrated out to 1000 meters, minor changes in the fittings, and the trigger guard having a distinctive shape
