MG 13 Light Machinegun

Developed in the late 1920s and put into production in 1930, the MG 13 is a relatively simple, well-made light machinegun which was modeled after the Dreyse designs of World War I. The gun fires from a closed bolt, features a crescent shaped trigger similar to the MG34 for selecting semi-automatic and fully automatic fire and is fed by either a 25 round curved box magazine or rare 75 round double drum. Production lasted until at least 1936 and 65,000 units were made. MG 13s were exported to Portugal and Spain in the 1930s and in German service superseded by the MG 34 in the mid to late 1930s. However, due to the chronic shortage of machineguns in the German armed services, the MG 13 saw extensive use until the end of World War 2. Specifications: Mass: 13.3 kg Length: 1,443 mm Barrel Length: 718 mm Cartridge: x 57 mm Mauser Rate of Fire: 600 rounds per minute Muzzle Velocity: 890 meters per second Maximum Range: 2000 m Feed System: 25 round curved box magazine o