Maschinenkarabiner 42(H)
The Maschinenkarabiner 42(H) or MKb 42(H) (machine carbine Model 1942 (Haenel)) was an early German assault rifle firing an intermediate round of World War II. Designed in 1940 – 1941 by Hugo Schmeisser working for C. G. Haenel Waffen und Fahrradfabrik, several thousand were made and the gun was used on the Eastern Front in 1943.
| Maschinenkarabiner 42(H) | |
|---|---|
Haenel-built MKb 42(H) | |
| Type | Assault rifle |
| Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1942 – 1945 |
| Used by | Nazi Germany |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Hugo Schmeisser |
| Designed | 1940 – 1941 |
| Manufacturer | C. G. Haenel Waffen und Fahrradfabrik |
| Produced | 1942 |
| No. built | 8,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 4.9 kg (10 lb 13 oz) empty 5.49 kg (12 lb 2 oz) empty with bayonet |
| Length | 940 mm (3 ft 1 in) 1,158 mm (3 ft 9.6 in) with bayonet |
| Barrel length | 364 mm (1 ft 2 in) |
| Cartridge | 7.92×33mm Kurz |
| Action | Gas-operated, tilting bolt, selective-fire |
| Rate of fire | 500 rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 640 m/s (2,100 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 600 m (660 yd) single fire 300 m (330 yd) burst 200 m (220 yd) continuous |
| Maximum firing range | 800 m (870 yd) sighted |
| Feed system | 30 round detachable box magazine |
| Sights | Adjustable sights, rear: V-notch; front: hooded post |
The MKb 42(H), along with the less successful Maschinenkarabiner 42(W) (MKb 42(W)) by Walther Waffenfabrik AG, were predecessors of the MP 43 assault rifle.
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