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Measured figures
collapsed
Single source34.5 in (876.3 mm) collapsed[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Barrett REC10 | MG 42 |
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| Type | Designated Marksman Rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Nazi Germany[source] |
| Manufacturer | Barrett Firearms Manufacturing[source] | Großfuß AG Mauser Werke AG Wilhelm Gustloff Stiftung Steyr-Daimler-Puch MAGET (Maschinenbau und Gerätebau GmbH, Berlin-Tegel)[source] |
| Calibre | .308 Winchester / 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | — |
1,220 mm (48 in)[source]
Barrel length
Single source530 mm (20.9 in)[source]
Practical Fully-automatic only
Single sourcevaried between
Single sourcewith different bolts
Single source1,200 rounds/min (varied between 900–1,500 rounds/min with different bolts) Practical: 153 rounds/min Fully-automatic only[source]
s.S. Patrone
Single source740 m/s (2,428 ft/s) ( s.S. Patrone )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Action | semi-automatic[source] Direct impingement; semi-automatic[source] | Recoil-operated , roller-locked[source] |
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| In service | — | 1942–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | World War II Guerrilla war in the Baltic states Greek Civil War 1948 Arab–Israeli War 1958 Lebanon crisis Algerian War Bizerte crisis Bangladesh Liberation War Portuguese Colonial War East Timorese civil war Indonesian invasion of East Timor Lebanese Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Yugoslav Wars First Congo War Syrian Civil War[source] |
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| Designer | — | Werner Gruner[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1942[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | 75 man-hours 250 ℛ︁ℳ︁ (1944) (equivalent to €52 in 2021)[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1942–1945 (Nazi Germany)[source] |
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| No. built | — | 423,600[source] |
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| Variants | — | MG 45/MG 42V MG 1 MG 2 Rheinmetall MG 3 M53 MG 74[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 7.92×57mm Mauser[source] |
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| Feed system | — | 50 or 250-round Patronengurt 33, 34, or 34/41 model belt 50-round belt drum[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron sights , anti aircraft sight or telescopic sights[source] |
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