Mg42 bolt design pdf

Meet other sketchfab users on our new community discord. The idea was to have a single weapon which could be used as a light machine gun, heavy machine gun, vehicle gun, fortification gun, and antiaircraft gun. Mg42 bolt catches the reason for the implementation of the bolt catch is safety. Maschinengewehr modell 42 mg42 general purpose machine gun. In this tutorial, you all will learn how to build a semiautomatic version of the mg42 and the differences and details of the different variants.

Theres a few members here with mg42 s and some with 34s as well. Im not sure how much the original mg42 bolt differs from the mg42 59 bolts ive been working with, but on the later there is a small notch in the top of the plunger that the mg tool catches. Use filters to find rigged, animated, lowpoly or free 3d models. Shop the matrix full metal mg42 airsoft aeg machine gun is the first of its kind. Varma lc clear distance, in the direction of the force, between the edge of the hole and the edge of the adjacent hole or edge of the material in. Enough that russian language manuals were printed to instruct soldiers on the proper use and maintenance of the mg34 and mg42. Early typewwii bolt catch with wartime ejector bar. The mg42 machine gun was the result of german efforts to simplify the. Aug 22, 2011 this is detailed look at all the main components of an mg42 bolt assembly.

According to the butz manual the second spare bolt should be taken from the. They all use the same open bolt, recoiloperated, rollerlocked design. Jun 01, 2011 enough that russian language manuals were printed to instruct soldiers on the proper use and maintenance of the mg34 and mg42. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Matrix full metal mg42 airsoft aeg machine gun w steel. The guns relatively sloppy tolerances and sleek utilitarian lines speak to what happens when nations wage war on an industrial scale. You gently work the bolt and verify that your last five boxes of linked ammunition are. Careful consideration must be given to strength, temperature, corrosion, vibration, fatigue, and many other variables. Mg42 3d models mg42 3d models ready to view, buy, and download for free. This manual explains the lower level repairs such as how to change the bolt rollers the easy wayadjust the sights, how the trigger, mg42 manual, and sight assemblies go together, how to use the recoil spring strength tester, the bore erosion mg42 manual, mg3 combination tool, and the receiver repair tool kit that rtg parts used to sell.

The firing pin is often part of the bolt, saving on manufacturing costs. These are the bolt housing, striker sleeve, bolt catch, bolt head, ejector and extractor. Although they copied a mg42 bolt box they used the design of the lid spring from. The mg 42 was known for being reliable, simple and easy to use. Some examples of these are the french darne, the hungarian gebauer, the russian 7.

Compared to a closedbolt design, openbolt weapons generally have fewer moving parts. The manual safety is of the crossbolt, push button type, located at the top of the pistol grip. It was used with and sometimes replaced the mg 34 machine gun in the german armed forces. Jan 04, 2017 prior to the introduction of the maschinengewehr 42, or mg42 for short, the german military deployed the mg34. The us war department requested that the saginaw steering gear division of general motors build two prototype copies of the german mg42 in. There may have been others as well, but thanks to hrachya in armenia, we have copies of these two manuals for your perusal. Maschinengewehr modell 42 mg42 general purpose machine gun gpmg. Heres a fancy little mg42 german machine gun i built.

The center bolt catch is the early postwar type found on both the 8mm and the. The new bolt conversion i am working on eliminates any binding problems so the ar setup should work better. Maschinengewehr 42 mg 42 machine gun replica plans. The rights for the mg42 were purchased from johannes grossfuns so that rheinmetall could produce the guns. The german mg42 general purpose machine gun guns magazine.

It set the standard for machineguns in the years that followed, and as such was the most important machinegun of the war. At the end of ww2 this weapon, unlike other wartime designs, continued in service and lives on today as the mg 3 and its design features appear in the m60. The above and below picture shows the three different types of bolt catch that can be found in a mg 42 style machinegun. The original rotating bolt function was dropped, however, as it was now. Nominal sizeand thread diameter d depthof w ash erfc c transition dimt da diameterof unthreaded shank ds dia. Sa, pay special attention to cleaning the bolt head, barrel, entire booster. Today the mg42 is the pinnacle of any wellseasoned gun collection. I want to show the most simplistic way of completing this build without the use of specialize tools or jigs.

Though it may feature the level of detail a collector would want, it is far from a weak replica that can. Add this tremendous firepower to your germans and give your infantry some much needed support. The mg34 was an intricate and lightweight machine gun that could be easily carried by one soldier in the field of battle. The mg42 was easier and faster to build than the mg34, with nearly twice the rate of fire. The mg 42 was designed by the engineer gruner often wrongfully referred to. Total production of the mg 42 for the german wehrmacht during ww ii was 414,964. My issue had to do with the bolt not traveling far enough back to contact the buffer. How to build the mg42 m53 mg3 from a parts kit in semi. Mg42, mg3, m53 bolt head, bolt body, firing pin, cocking. The mg42 was meant as a more efficient replacement to the expensive and hard to produce mg34. In another thread a pdf is shown on the freeman patent. There were other automatic weapon designs with similar firepower.

As for the 42 grip and bolt wise lite is using it looks kind of like the ones brp make, as does the 34 conversion parts you are making look like the ones from tnw. Selecting the right fastener material from the vast array of those available can be a daunting task. He was a carrier of boxes of light machinegun ammunition of which they seemed to have an endless supply. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Above is the older style bolt group without a bolt catch found in early 8mm guns. But come to think of it, there might be a way you can assemble this im assuming you are trying to install the extractor on to the bolt head without the. Bolted joint design there is no one fastener material that is right for every environment. The mg42 fired 1250 roundsminute, more than twice that of the british vickers machine gun and american browning.

Oct 07, 2017 the mg34 was the first german implementation of the universal machine gun concept and really the first such fielded by any army. Mg42, bolt assembly, with locking rollers and extractor claw seen at theright. Known as hitlers buzzsaw on account of its high rate of fire. Mg 42 operators manual ww2 german issue it seems that i printed several 1943 merkblatt 4118 manuals a few years ago using the wrong computer file, which was a 1st step translation of the manual, not the final version. I got my bolt conversion stuff from panaceabeachbum, spare parts from angola armory and grip frame from big steve. The m53 also uses a rivet instead of a screw to hold the barrel latch in place. However, it is best known for its very high rate of fire so the germans called it hitlersage, or hitlers saw. Should a stoppage occur during firing set the selector to safe, cock the gun and retain hold on the cocking handle. What set the roller lock mg42 apart though was its reliability. Im not sure how much the original mg42 bolt differs from the mg4259 bolts ive been working with, but on the later there is a small notch in the top of the plunger that the mg tool catches.

Sep, 2018 the m53 also has a heavier bolt and spring to slow down the rate of fire. Dhooghe so you ponied up the money for that original mg42 you always wanted, patiently waited for what seemed like years for the transfer to come through, and bought every accessory the german army ever had. Its been cluttered in my desktop for quite some time now, and i guess i decided to give it away for free. The rollerlocked bolt assembly consists of a bolt head, two rollers, a striker sleeve, bolt body. It is a tribute to the design that an mg42 built by slave labor in 1944 will still chug. Rate of fire can be varied up to cyclic rate of fire to around 1,150 rounds per minute, if necessary, by changing the bolt and recoil spring. The mg42 is a complicated weapon that demands understanding to operate successfully, and this manual explains how it all works. Jamming was not a particular problem for the mg34 though. The mg42s revolutionary design went on to inspire the guns and tactics used by wellorganized militaries all over the planet. Jul 17, 2012 the rights for the mg42 were purchased from johannes grossfuns so that rheinmetall could produce the guns. Rate of fire, 1,200 roundsmin varied between 9001,500 roundsmin with different bolts. Mg42 3d models ready to view, buy, and download for free. They did not at first realize that it was a conscious design decision which had so simplified manufacture that machineguns could be. Whereas the mg34 was a finely machined, handfinished gun, especially in its early stages of production, its design contributed to its reliability problems under harsh conditions.

Decoration mg4253, very good condition, yugoslawian production. The cutout pattern on the bottom is the semi auto pattern with respect to the trigger housing and ejector port features. Waffentechnisches handbuch fur mg 42 army manual 1817 inspection and maintenance of infantry. The finished external dimensions of the receiver are the same for the brp semi pattern mg42 as well as the original full auto mg42. That something new was the rollerlocking mechanism of the mg42. Ejection occurs in mg42s when the bolt travels all the way to the rear and hits the buffer, located in the stock. It seemed to me that the german soldier seldom used his rifle. If youre only going to get one of my translated mg42 manuals, this should be it so that you can fully understand the sequence of operation. When it contacts the buffer a rod passing through the bolt is driven forward, pushing on the ejector and thowing the cartridge from the bolt face.

German heer mg42 mmg team 194345 warlord games ltd. Reference drawings pdf manual pdf weapons guild step by step build with brp receiver. The universal machine gun concept forgotten weapons. The designers at mauser were confident in the stamped metal technique used for the mp40, and decided that this extremely efficient and cost effective technique should be. The mg42 was recoil operated the working parts locked at the moment of firing by locking rollers which were forced into sockets by the bolt. The modifications to the basic mg 42 design include an extra heavy bolt 950 g 33.

The german maschinengewehr 42, or mg42, was one of the best machineguns of the war, both in combat and in ease of production. The mg42 appeared in 1941 to supplement the mg34, though not totally replace it. Beyond its effectiveness in the field, the mg42 is widely remembered for its distinct muzzle sound when fired, allied. German mg42 general purpose machine gun gpmg of 1942 a design. Maschinengewehr modell 42 mg42 general purpose machine. Mg42 machine gun nazi 6klzg3621gng documents and ebooks. This gun is a must have for any wwii enthusiast or collector due to its level of detail.

The computeraided design cad files and all associated content posted to this website are created, uploaded, managed and owned by third party users. Mg42, mg3, m53 bolt head, bolt body, firing pin, cocking handle, extractor, surplus, german, mg1, mg74, rtg parts. Most of these bolts do not come with the antibounce device. If you have a mg42 with the early bolt group that has no catch, its highly recommended to get a bolt group with the catch, as an out of battery firing can cause severe injury to both persons andor property.

You must pull the cocking handle back, wait for the bolt holdback to fall from the ejection port, then release the cocking handle such that the bolt strips and chambers the first round with significant force. Each cad and any associated text, image or data is in no way sponsored by or affiliated with any company, organization or realworld item, product, or good it may purport to portray. The mg3 and mg42 share lots of similarities but the biggest difference is the mg3 can use either a lighter or heavier weight bolt and return springs to alter the rate of fire and of course the caliber. Download a pdf of the guns magazine september 2015 issue now. The mg42, due to its looser design parameters could ingest higher volumes of foreign debris and continue to function.

Mg 42 simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Waffenss mg42 mmg team firing 194345 warlord games ltd. The rollerlocked bolt assembly consists of a bolt head, two rollers, a striker sleeve, bolt body, and a large return spring, which is responsible. Anyways, about the mg 42, it is a light machine gun developed and used extensively by nazi germany during world war ii. Design details mg 42 rollerlocked system the mg 42 is rollerlocked and recoiloperated short recoil with gas assist. Mg42, mg3, m53 semi auto conversion parts, build parts. Mg42,bolt assembly, with locking rollers and extractor claw seen at theright.

The mg34 was the first german implementation of the universal machine gun concept and really the first such fielded by any army. Guns magazine the german mg42 general purpose machine gun. The unmatched simplicity, functionality and effectiveness of the design not only resulted in a an astonishing ruggedness and immunity to the conditions of front use, it also decreased the amount of resources and raw material necessary to produce one mg 42 to 27. Please also see the legal information for this article in the extended article description. Both weapons were made and used until the end of the war. May 22, 2018 work gave rise to the equallyclassic german mg42 general purpose machine gun gpmg of 1942 a design that lingered far beyond its intended window in history and saw production into the cold war years under various guises thereafter.

This document was uploaded by user and they confirmed that. This is detailed look at all the main components of an mg42 bolt assembly. Semi auto firearms mg42 semi auto mg42 semi auto bolt. Mg3 mg42 receiver ex german army, surplus that was dented, very rare item. Prior to the introduction of the maschinengewehr 42, or mg42 for short, the german military deployed the mg34.