FG 42

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:weapon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:German_commandos
gptkbp:activities gas-operated
gptkbp:artistic_influence influenced post-war designs
gptkbp:broadcasts gptkb:magazine
gptkbp:caliber gptkb:7.92×57mm_Mauser
gptkbp:capacity 20 rounds
gptkbp:country Germany, other Axis powers
gptkbp:date 1941
gptkbp:design Heinrich Vollmer
gptkbp:discontinued 1945
gptkbp:dissolved 1,020 mm
gptkbp:features integrated bipod
gptkbp:first_introduced 1943
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:is_used_by gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:length gptkb:Photographer
gptkb:item
4.8 kg
1,020 mm
chrome-lined barrel
550 mm
750 m/s
21.65 inches
gptkbp:lens_type gptkb:Picatinny_rail
gptkbp:material fixed stock
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:notable_battle used in various conflicts
gptkbp:notable_features folding stock, bipod
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:operating_system gas-operated, rotating bolt
gptkbp:origin gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:produced_by mass production
gptkbp:production_location gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:production_years 1942-1945
gptkbp:range 500 m
1,000 m
gptkbp:rate_of_fire 600 rounds/min
gptkbp:recoil gptkb:battle
gptkbp:safety_features 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:variant FG 42 I
FG 42 I, FG 42 II
FG 42 II
gptkbp:weight 4.5 kg
4.2 kg
gptkbp:year_created gptkb:1942