Machine gun MG42 (ar) Mauser (DF)1945 Original WH WW2 s/n 37xxa

Production:

There were many small supplier companies, but they were not responsible for assembly.

For machine guns, 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,

- Gustloff Werke in Suhl.

- and in Austria, the "Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG" company.

Based on brief notes taken by the various armaments committees, Rauscher estimated deliveries at around 17,500 pieces per month from January to March 1945, giving a total of 52,500 pieces for 1945.

- 1942 ~ 18'000

- 1943 ~130'000

- 1944 ~200'000

- 1945 ~ 52'500

The "official" total number of MG42s produced during the war was estimated at around 400,000 pieces.

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Below are the manufacturing codes and WaA for this MG42 :

Final assembly; DF MG42 37##a (ar) WaA26

Front frame; (arz) WaA1

Cam part (central assembly); 2095 F

Rear housing; (arz) WaA1

Cylinder head; s/n 69## (dfb) WaA4; 8-KW f

Firing pin holder; (bhy)

Ejector; WaA13

Barrel; "a k" (cyq) WaA88

Barrel freight; (cyq)

tube; "a k" (cyq) WaA88, struck 7.9, Gauged Ø7.90

Muzzle brake :

Axcelerator :

Support wedge :

Mouth brake :

Axelerator :

Support wedge :

Top cover ; (cof) WaA147

Feed tray; (cof) WaA147

Cocking lever ;

Cartridge ejection door ;

Barrel door; (cof) WaA147

Cap latch; (cof) WaA147

Trigger housing; (cof) WaA147

Handle plate :

Stock buffer :

Stock; wood

Bipod group; (kur) 44 WaA15

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Correspondance des Codes et WaA :

(ar) WaA26 Mauser Werke A.-G, Berlin-Borsigwalde (Be)

(cyq) WaA88 Spreewerke GmbH, metal goods factory, Berlin-Spandau (Be)

(arz) WaA1 Deutsche Kühl-u Kraftmaschinen GmbH, Brand-Erbisdorf plant (Sn)

(cof) WaA147 Carl Eickhorn Waffenfabrik, Solingen (Nw)

(dfb) WaA4 Gustloff-Werke, Suhl (Th)

(kur) WaA15 Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG, Graz plant (At)