CODE 03-040-941

NAME – Gew 41 (w)

NAME (NATIVE) – Gewehr 41 Walther, G41(W)

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1941

CALIBER – 7.92×57 mm

OVERALL LENGTH – 113.8 cm (44.8 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 54.6 cm (21.5 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 grooves, Right hand twist, 1 turn in 24 cm (9.45 in)

BULLET TYPE – Pointed (Spitzer) Full Metal jacket

BULLET DIAMETER – 8.20 mm (0.323 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 12.83 g (198 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 745 m/s (2444 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3561 j (2627 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 4.93 kg (10 lb 13.9 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 5.19 kg (11 lb 7.1 oz) with 10 rounds s.S. Patrone

SIGHTS – Open, Iron, Adjustable, Front sight – Inverted V blade, Rear sight – V-notch on tangent sight, graduated from 100 to 1200 meters (109 to 1312 yards) in 100 meter (109 yard) increments

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 600 m (660 yards)

OPERATION – Gas

TYPE OF FIRE – Semiautomatic

RATE OF FIRE – 20-30 rpm

FEED DEVICE – Integral 10-round box magazine, double column, double feed, loaded with 5-round stripper clips

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 6.67 g (0.24 oz) – 5 round stripper clip

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.26 kg (9.2 oz) 10 rounds s.S. Patrone

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Eighteen 5-round stripper clips (90 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 2.52 kg (5 lb 8.9 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Carl Walther Waffenfabrik A.G., Zella Mehlis (Thuringia), Germany

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – Developmental use and field testing with the German military