IMHO.There’s a functional example of this gun at Shrivenham.

This manual is titled: D 1853/1 Maschinenkarabiner 42 (W) Description, Operation, and Handling dated February 25, 43.

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However, that trigger group…Anyone ever try to take apart a Marlin .22?The “out of battery safety” was also present on the A115. I’ve learned a lot from your detailed reviews over the years. Haenel Waffen und Fahrradfabrik. As it's well known, Mkb.42(H) was used in Stalingrad, Mkb.42(Walther) also took part in that war. In 1942, Haenel and Walther were both tasked with creating rifles that utilized this new ammunition. One was Haenel, who would eventually win the competition. As early as 1918 the German Army began to study the feasibility of an intermediate round and rifle.Contracts for weapons firing the 7.92×33mm Kurz round were issued to both Haenel and Walther, who were asked to submit prototype weapons under the name Machinenkarabiner 1942.The original prototype of Haenel's design, the MKb 42(H), fired from an A production run of these modified versions was sent to the field in November 1942, and the users appreciated it with a few reservations. MkB 42(W) MkB 42(W) In the development program that would ultimately yield the StG44, the two initial designs were produced by Haenel – the MKb42(H) and Walther – the MKb42(W). Original production was handled by Deutsche Werke in the early 1920s, but was later improved by Walther, with refinements being made to the original design such as the addition of new parts like dust … The Haenel version was actually the one used because it was more solid than the Walther version. Another set of modifications added a hinged cover over the ejection port to keep it clean in combat, and rails to mount a Ultimately, it was recommended that a hammer firing system operating from a By March 1943, 2,734 MKb 42(H) were accepted into service, followed by 2,179 in April alone and 3,044 in May; these numbers correlate well with the Haenel estimates for these months (2,000 and respectively 3,000). Part of this was fear that the gas port would be fouled to easily, and I’d wager good money that at least a part of that dual gas-port and annular piston stems directly from that fear.You also get the sense that the design might have been influenced by the Browning shotgun designs.Fouling was a big concern of the day.
File: /home/bq60o9f5vzd9/public_html/wikizero.com/application/controllers/Main.php Only three rifles were reportedly made; two are known to exist, with one being in the Bundeswehr Military History Museum. The Walther A115 is a prototype German semi-automatic rifle. The Walther A115 is a prototype German semi-automatic rifle.

File: /home/bq60o9f5vzd9/public_html/wikizero.com/application/views/user/popup_modal.php I hadn’t realised you travel with your complete library, (well, it looks very similar to yours :-). File: /home/bq60o9f5vzd9/public_html/wikizero.com/application/views/page/index.php Walther MKb.42(W) assault rifle In 1939 HWaA (German Army Weapons command) issued a contract for the development of a "Maschinen karabiner", or machine carbine (MKb for short), chambered for the new 7.92 x 33 Kurz cartridge, to the … It also bears against the barrel extension when it is pushed in. Needless to say, very few survive today, and it was a great privilege to be able to disassemble and present this one to you. This didn’t seem right, but having watched numerous, educational FW videos since then, out of battery safety makes much more sense. Everywhere you look in early development, it is gas-trap at the muzzle and recoil operation. Given the small bolt rotation, and German engineering I’d believe it was for controlling bolt bounce.