Below are the manufacturing and WaA codes for this MG42:
- Final assembly; GZ MG42 85##a (bnz) WaA623
- Front frame; (arz) WaA1
- Riser support; (ehs)
- Cam piece (central assembly); (ar) 552 b
- Cartridge ejection door; WaA623
- Barrel door ;
- plug lock; (cof)
- Rear frame; WaA623
- Cap bolt; (cof) WaA147
- A-barrel; "Si" (bnz.) WaA623 Steyr-Daimler-Puch, Steyr (AT)
- barrel freight; (kls) Steyr-Daimler-Puch, Warsaw (PL)
- tube; "Si" (bnz.) WaA623, bore 7.9, gauge Ø7.92
- B barrel; s/n 85## (cyq) WaA15 (s/n 3006 Barré)
- Barrel freight; (cnz)
- tube; (cyq) WaA15, struck 7.9, Gauge Ø7.90
- Breech; (duv) WaA214
- Firing pin holder; WaA4
- Ejector; WaA13
- Cylinder Head WaAC10
- Cylinder head rollers; WaAC10
- Cylinder head stop; WaAC10
- Control rod; (ghj)
- Throttle; 11.5mm
- Mouth brake ;
- Support wedge; (bpr) WaA47
- Flame cover; (bpr) PJ 1944
- Handlebar; WaA11
- Top cover; s/n 85## (cof) WaA519
- Feed tray; (Passe Bande) (bpr) WaA47
- Cocking lever; (bpr) s/n 85##
- Trigger housing; WaA147
- Handle plate ;
- Stock buffer; WaA623
- Wooden stock; s/n 85##
- Bipod group; (98E) WaA815
- Winter trigger; (chs)
Code and WaA correspondence :
- (bnz) WaA623 Steyr-Daimler-Puch A.-G., Werk Steyr (AT)
- (arz) WaA1 Deutsche Kühl-u Kraftmaschinen GmbH, Werk Brand-Erbisdorf (Sn)
- (ehs) WaA1 Deutsche Kühl-u Kraftmaschinen GmbH, Werk Brand-Erbisdorf (Sn)
- (ar) WaA26 Mauser Werke A.-G, Berlin-Borsigwalde (Be)
- (cof) WaA147 Carl Eickhorn Waffenfabrik, Solingen (Nw)
- (cof) WaA519 Carl Eickhorn Waffenfabrik, Solingen (Nw)
- (dfb) WaA4 Gustloff-Werke, Suhl (Th)
- (duv) WaA214 Berlin-Lübecker Maschinenfabriken, Lübeck (SH)
- (cyq) WaA15 Spreewerke GmbH, Metallwarenfabrik, Berlin-Spandau (BE)
- (cnz) "Mabeni", Maschinen- und Apparatebau, Bielefeld (NW)
- (ghj) WaA742 Mercedes-Büromaschinenwerke A.-G., Zella-Mehlis (TH)
- (bpr) WaA147 J.Grossfuss, Döbeln (Sn)
- (98E) WaA815 Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG, Werk Graz (AT)
Based on brief notes taken by the various armaments committees, Rauscher estimated Waffenfabrik Steyr deliveries at around 25,500 pieces in 1943.
The "official" total number of MG42s produced during the war was estimated at around 400,000 pieces.
