CODE – 04-040-927
NAME – MG 13
NAME (NATIVE) – Maschinengewehr Modell 13
COMMON NAMES – Dreyse MG 13
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1927
CALIBER – 7.92x57mm
OVERALL LENGTH – 102.1 cm (40.2 in) Stock folded, without flash hider, 131.1 cm (51.61 in) Stock open, without Flash Hider
117.6 cm (46.3 in) Stock folded, with flash hider, 146.6 cm (57.72 in) Stock open, with Flash Hider
BARREL LENGTH – 71.7 cm (28.23 in)
RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 Grooves, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 24 cm (9.45 in)
LOAD – s. S. Pointed (Spitzer) Full Metal jacket
BULLET DIAMETER – 8.20 mm (0.323 in)
BULLET WEIGHT – 12.83 g (198 grains)
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 823 m/s (2700 fps)
MUZZLE ENERGY – 4346 j (3206 ft/lb)
WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 9.84 kg (21 lb 11.1 oz)
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 10.83 kg (23 lb 14 oz) loaded with 25 rounds
WEIGHT (MOUNTED) – 11.88 kg (26 lb 3 oz) with bipod and 25 rounds
TYPE OF MOUNT – Removable folding bipod
WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 1.05 kg (2 lb 5 oz)
SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Folding blade, Rear sight – V-notch tangent, adjustable from 200 to 2000 meters in 100 meter increments (219 to 2,187 yards in 109 yard increments)
EFFECTIVE RANGE – 600 m (656 yards)
OPERATION – Recoil, fires from closed bolt
TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, Semi or Full Automatic
RATE OF FIRE – 50 rpm Semiautomatic, 100 rpm Full automatic
CYCLIC ROF – 650 rpm with flash hider
FEED DEVICE – 25 round removable box magazine, Double column, Double feed, 75 round double-drum magazine
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 25 rd – 0.39 kg (13.8 oz), 75 rd Drum – 2.53 kg (5 lb 9.2 oz)
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 25 rd 0.99 kg (2 lb 2.9 oz), 75 rd Drum – 4.33 kg (9 lb 8.7 oz)
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Eight 25-round magazines (150 rounds)
LOAD WEIGHT – 7.92 kg (17 lb 7.4 oz)
MANUFACTURER – Rheinmetall, Düsseldorf, Germany
STATUS – Obsolete
SERVICE – German military, sales to Portugal and Spain
