MG 42

The MG 42 is a 7.92×57mm Mauser general-purpose machine gun designed in Nazi Germany and used extensively by the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS during the second half of World War II. Wikipedia

Length: 4′ 0″

Barrel length: 20.87″

Maximum firing range: 4,700 m (5,140 yd)

In service: 1942–present

Designer: Werner Gruner

Variants: Rheinmetall MG 3, Zastava M53, MG 74

Actions: Recoil operation, Roller locked