Production:
There were many small supplier companies, but they were not responsible for assembly.
The four main production and assembly sites in the German Reich were :
- Mauser Werke Borsigwalde, the Berlin branch of Mauserwerke Oberndorf,
- Maget" in Berlin-Tegel,
- and Gustloff Werke in Suhl.
- In Austria, Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG manufactured machine guns.
Below are the manufacturing and WaA codes for this MG42:
(French VO, translations by DeepL)
Final assembly; NC MG42 67## m (cra) WaA11
Front carcass; (bpr) "PJ" 1944
Cam piece (center assembly); "cra 6" 4635 l
Rear housing; (cra) WaA11
Cylinder head; s/n 67## (ghj 8) "AJ
Firing pin holder ; "J"
Ejector ;
Gallet; WaAC10
Barrel ; (dfb) s/n 9407
Gunstock ; "dfb 11
tube; NL "dfb 9" (dfb) s/n 9407 struck 7.92, Gauged Ø7.92
muzzle brake : WaA11
Axelerator ;
Support corner ;
Top cover; s/n 67## (cof) WaA519
Feed tray; s/n 67## (bpr) 43 WaA147
Cocking lever; s/n 67## (bpr)
WaA11 cartridge ejection door
Barrel door ;
plug lock; (bpr)
trigger housing : WaA47
Handle plate :
Stock buffer; WaA4
Stock; wood
bipod group : WaA4
Correspondence between Codes and WaA :
(cra) WaA11 Maget, Maschinen & Gerätebau Gmbh Berlin (Be)
(bpr) WaA47 Maget, Maschinen & Gerätebau Gmbh,Döbeln (Sn)
(dfb) WaA4 Gustloff-Werke, Suhl (Th)
(ar) WaA26 Mauser Werke A.-G, Berlin-Borsigwalde (Be)
(cyq) WaA88 Spreewerke GmbH, Metallwarenfabrik, Berlin-Spandau (Be)
(arz) WaA1 Deutsche Kühl-u Kraftmaschinen GmbH, Werk Brand-Erbisdorf (Sn)
(cof) WaA147 Carl Eickhorn Waffenfabrik, Solingen (Nw)
(dfb) WaA4 Gustloff-Werke, Suhl (Th)
(kur) WaA15 Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG, Werk Graz (AT)
(ghj) WaA742 Mercedes-Büromaschinenwerke A.-G., Zella-Mehlis (TH)
(bnz) WaA623 Steyr-Daimler-Puch, Steyr (AT)
