CHE - Solothurn MG 30

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Original name: Solothurn MG 30
German name: 7.92 mm MG 30
Caliber: 7.92x57
Magazine: 25 rounds in a cylindrical magazine on the side of the weapon
Length: 1174 mm
Barrel length: 596 mm
Weight: 7.7 kg
Muzzle velocity: 760 m/s
Firing rate: 800 rounds/min
Manufacturer: Waffenfabrik Solothurn AG, Solothurn. Licensed by other manufacturers in Germany
German-Swiss development, which made it possible to develop a modern machine gun with a quick-change barrel. Also introduced into the Austrian army (in 1930), the Hungarian army (as a 31M) Austrian weapons were taken over by the Wehrmacht after 1938 and put into service. Used mainly for guard service and training
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I found in my archive a photo of this rather rare weapon, it is from a museum in Vienna. I'm not sure if a commonly exhibited photo is from the exhibition on any occasion and is supposed to show the struggles of the Austrian army against the attempted Nazi coup.
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The weapon was introduced into its arsenal by Austria as a model of 1930, in 1931 this machine gun was introduced by Hungary as 31.M. In March 1938, the weapon fell into German hands as the MG 30 (ö), (ö) begins the Austrian, but was often omitted in the marking.


The magazine was a box, double-row, caliber 8 mm for 30 rounds. Weapon weight 9970 g. Length 1170 mm.


Source:
Weapons I. and II. world wars; Dolínek, Francev, Chess; was released in 2007
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