FG 42

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:weapons
gptkbp:action gas-operated
gptkbp:barrel_length 4.8 kg
550 mm
21.65 inches
gptkbp:barrel_type gptkb:steel
chrome-lined barrel
gptkbp:caliber gptkb:7.92×57mm_Mauser
gptkbp:combat_history used in various conflicts
gptkbp:design Heinrich Vollmer
gptkbp:design_date 1941
gptkbp:design_features integrated bipod
gptkbp:design_influence influenced post-war designs
gptkbp:discontinued 1945
gptkbp:feed_system gptkb:magazine
gptkbp:first_introduced 1943
gptkbp:foldable 1,020 mm
gptkbp:historical_context developed during WWII
gptkbp:historical_significance used in World War II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label FG 42
gptkbp:length 1,020 mm
gptkbp:magazine_capacity 20 rounds
gptkbp:material fixed stock
gptkbp:mounting_options gptkb:Picatinny_rail
gptkbp:muzzle_velocity gptkb:Flash
750 m/s
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:German
gptkbp:notable_features folding stock, bipod
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:operating_system gas-operated, rotating bolt
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:produces mass production
gptkbp:production_location gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:production_years 1942-1945
gptkbp:range 500 m
1,000 m
gptkbp:rate_of_fire 600 rounds/min
gptkbp:recoil yes
gptkbp:safety manual safety
gptkbp:sights iron sights
adjustable iron sights
gptkbp:successor gptkb:St_G_44
gptkbp:trigger_type single and automatic
gptkbp:type selective fire weapon
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:user_countries Germany, other Axis powers
gptkbp:variant FG 42 I
FG 42 I, FG 42 II
FG 42 II
gptkbp:weight 4.5 kg
4.2 kg
gptkbp:year_established gptkb:1942
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:German_commandos
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7