CODE – 04-007-912

NAME – Schwarzlose Model 1907/12

NAME (NATIVE) – Maschinengewehr Modell 1907/12

COMMON NAMES – Schwarzlose M7/12

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Austria-Hungary

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1912

CALIBER – 8x50mmR (8mm Mannlicher)

OVERALL LENGTH – 106.7 cm (42 in) without flash hider

OVERALL LENGTH – 132.1 cm (52 in) with flash hider

BARREL LENGTH – 52.7 cm (20.75 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4-Grooves, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 24.9 cm (9.8 in)

LOAD – 93 MF Round-nosed jacketed ball

BULLET DIAMETER – 8.20 mm (0.323 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 15.8 g (244 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 619 m/s (2030 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3028 j (2233 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 19.3 kg (42 lb 9 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED & WITH WATER, OIL) – 31.73 kg (69 lb 15 oz) with water, oil, loaded with 250 round belt in ammunition case

WEIGHT (MOUNTED) – 70.03 kg (154 lb 6 oz) on tripod with water can and hose, water, oil, loaded with 250 round in ammunition case

WEIGHT (MOUNTED WITH SHIELD) – 110.03 kg (242 lb 9 oz) on tripod with shield, water can and hose, water, oil, loaded with 250 round in ammunition case

TYPE OF MOUNT – Tripod

WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 18.5 kg (40 lb 13 oz)

WEIGHT OF SHIELD – 40 kg (88 lb 3 oz)

WEIGHT OF WATER (WATER JACKET) – 3 L (3.17 quarts US ) – 3 kg (6 lb 10 oz)

WEIGHT OF WATER – 13 L (3.43 gallons [US]) – 13 kg (18 lb 11 oz) water in tank and water jacket

WEIGHT OF OIL – 0.5 l (1.06 US Pints) 0.4 kg (14 oz)

WEIGHT OF WATER CAN AND HOSE (EMPTY) – 6.8 kg (15 lb)

WEIGHT OF WATER CAN AND HOSE (FULL) – 19.8 kg (43 lb 10 oz)

SIGHTS – 400 to 2400 schritt (1 Schritt = 75.86 cm) 303 to 1820 meters (331 to 1,990 yards)

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 1000 m (1094 yards)

OPERATION – Toggle-delayed blowback

TYPE OF FIRE – Full automatic, fires from open bolt

RATE OF FIRE – 300 rpm

CYCLIC ROF – 400 or 580 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 100 or 250 round canvas belt with leather tip

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 100 rd – 0.45 kg (1 lb), 250 rd – 1.05 kg (2 lb 5 oz)

Ammunition case for 250-rd belts (EMPTY) – 0.89 kg (1 lb 15 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 100-rd belt – 3.29 kg (7 lb 4 oz), 250-rd belt – 8.14 kg (17 lb 15 oz)

Ammunition case with loaded 250-rd belt – 9.03 kg (19 lb 15 oz)

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Sixteen 250-rd belts (4,000 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 144.48 kg (318 lb 8 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Waffenfabrik Steyr, Oberletten, Austria

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – Austrio-Hungarian military forces, French, Italian, Dutch, and German use