FG 42
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The FG 42 is a selective-fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle produced in Nazi Germany during World War II. The weapon was developed specifically for the use of the Fallschirmjäger airborne infantry in 1942 and was used in very limited numbers... Wikipedia
Manufacturer: Rheinmetall (limited); Heinrich Krieghoff Waffenfabrik, L. O. Dietrich (limited)
Weight: 9.3 lb
Action: Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Designed: 1941–1942
Feed system: 10- or 20-round detachable box magazine
In service: 1943–1970s
Length: 945 mm (37.2 in) Type I; 975 mm (38.4 in) Type II