It originated from a draft specification and contest held for an MG 34 Einheitsmaschinengewehr replacement that was better suited for mass production. Three companies were asked in February 1937 to submit new designs: Metall und Lackierwarenfabrik Johannes Großfuß AG of Döbeln, Rheinmetall-Borsig AG of Sömmerda, and Stübgen AG of Erfurt.[2] The designs and mock-up guns proposals were submitted in October 1937.[1] Großfuß AG's entry proved to be the best design to simplify and rationalize the technical concept of the MG 34, employing a unique recoil-operatedroller locking mechanism whereas the two competing entries used a gas-actuated system.[2]
Rheinmetall-Borsig further developed their entry under the direction of Louis Stange to the MG 39 Rh, but no records of a further development request by the German military to do this are known. The MG 39 Rh did not progress beyond the prototype stage. The only surviving example is at the Military Historical Institute of Prague in Czech Republic.
mg39, general, purpose, machine, german, origin, maschinengewehr, mg39, rhtypegeneral, purpose, machine, gunplace, originnazi, germanyservice, historywarsworld, iiproduction, historydesignerlouis, stangedesigned1937manufacturerrheinmetallspecificationsmass9, l. The MG39 Rh was a general purpose machine gun of German origin 1 Maschinengewehr MG39 RhTypeGeneral purpose machine gunPlace of originNazi GermanyService historyWarsWorld War IIProduction historyDesignerLouis StangeDesigned1937ManufacturerRheinmetallSpecificationsMass9 58 kg 21 1 lb Length1 185 mm 46 7 in Barrel length599 mm 23 6 in 660 mm 26 in with flash hider Cartridge7 92 57mm MauserCaliber7 92 mm 0 312 in Barrels1ActionGas operatedEffective firing range100 1600 m in 100 m incrementsFeed systemBeltSightsIron sights It originated from a draft specification and contest held for an MG 34 Einheitsmaschinengewehr replacement that was better suited for mass production Three companies were asked in February 1937 to submit new designs Metall und Lackierwarenfabrik Johannes Grossfuss AG of Dobeln Rheinmetall Borsig AG of Sommerda and Stubgen AG of Erfurt 2 The designs and mock up guns proposals were submitted in October 1937 1 Grossfuss AG s entry proved to be the best design to simplify and rationalize the technical concept of the MG 34 employing a unique recoil operated roller locking mechanism whereas the two competing entries used a gas actuated system 2 Rheinmetall Borsig further developed their entry under the direction of Louis Stange to the MG 39 Rh but no records of a further development request by the German military to do this are known The MG 39 Rh did not progress beyond the prototype stage The only surviving example is at the Military Historical Institute of Prague in Czech Republic See also editList of World War II firearms of GermanyReferences edit a b Dead End MG 39 Rh Forgottenweapons com Archived from the original on 15 June 2013 Retrieved 19 June 2013 a b Willbanks James Machine Guns An Illustrated History of Their Impact page 115 ABC CLIO 2004 External links editDE patent 712136 DE patent 724418 nbsp This article relating to machine guns is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MG 39 Rh amp oldid 1081706821, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
