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