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CODE 03-040-939

NAME – PzB 39

NAME (NATIVE) –Panzerbüchse 39 [Antitank rifle 39]

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1939

CALIBER – 7.92x94mm

OVERALL LENGTH – 128 cm (50.39 in) Stock folded, 162 cm (63.78 in) Stock open

BARREL LENGTH – 108.5 cm (42.72 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4-Groove, Right hand twist

LOAD – Full metal jacketed armor piercing

BULLET DIAMETER – 8.20 mm (0.323 in)

BULLET WEIGHT –14.5 g (223.8 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 1210 m/s (3970 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 10,621 j (7834 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 11.6 kg (25 lb 9.2 oz) with Sling

WEIGHT (LOADED AND MOUNTED) – 12.69 kg (27 lb 15.3 oz) With Bipod, Sling, Loaded with single round P 318

WEIGHT (LOADED AND MOUNTED) – 14.91 kg (32 lb 13.9 oz)With Bipod, Sling, Loaded with single round P 318 and with two full ammunition carriers – total 21 rounds

TYPE OF MOUNT – Folding bipod (from MG 34)

WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 1 kg (2 lb 3.3 oz)

SIGHTS – Open, Iron, non-adjustable – Front sight – Hooded post, Rear sight – Square-notch set for 400 meters (438 yards)

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 300 m (328 yards)

OPERATION – Manual operation, dropping block

TYPE OF FIRE – Single shot

RATE OF FIRE – 8 to 10 rpm

FEED DEVICE – Single round. Extra ammunition was carried on the rifle in two 10-round ammunition carriers that clipped to either side of the receiver

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.25 kg (8.82 oz) 10-round ammunition carrier, empty

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.086 kg (3.03 oz) Single Round, 1.11 kg (2 lb 7.2 oz) full 10-round ammunition carrier

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Four 10-round ammunition carriers (40 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 4.44 kg (9 lb 1 oz)

MANUFACTURER –Rheinmetall-Borsig AG, Düsseldorf, Gustloff – Werke Waffenfabrik, Suhl, Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG, Wein

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – German military

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