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
