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
