CODE 03-040-942
NAME – MKb 42 (W)
NAME (NATIVE) – Maschinenkarabiner 42 (Walther)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1942
CALIBER – 7.92×33 mm
OVERALL LENGTH – 93.4 cm (36.77 in)
BARREL LENGTH – 40.9 cm (16.10 in)
RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 Grooves, Right-hand twist
LOAD – Full jacketed ball with iron core
BULLET DIAMETER – 8.23 mm (0.324 in)
BULLET WEIGHT – 8.19 g (126.4 grains)
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 650 m/s (2133 fps)
MUZZLE ENERGY – 1732 j (1277 ft/lb)
WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 4.08 (9 lb)
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 5.01 kg (11 lb 0.5 oz) with 30 rounds Pist.Patr.43 SmE
SIGHTS – Open, Iron, Adjustable, Front sight- Inverted V blade, Rear sight- V-notch Tangent sight adjustable for range, Graduated from 100 to 800 meters (109 to 875 yards) in 100 meter (109 yard) increments
EFFECTIVE RANGE – 600 m
OPERATION – Gas
TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, sem and full automatic, fires from closed bolt
RATE OF FIRE – 50 rpm Semi, 120 rpm full
CYCLIC ROF – 600 rpm
FEED DEVICE – 30 round removable box magazine, Double column, Double feed
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.34 kg (12 oz)
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.92 kg (2 lb 0.5 oz)
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Six 30-round magazine (120 rounds)
LOAD WEIGHT – 5.52 kg (12 lb 3 oz)
MANUFACTURER – Waffenfabrik Walther, Zella Mehlis (Thuringia), Germany
STATUS – Obsolete
SERVICE – Evaluation and field testing by German military
