Also the list does not differentiate clearly between the two models: Behind the model designation “Zf.38 u.Zf.38 Pz.” is written by typewriter “4256” and in addition handwritten “1847”.So far no other documents could be found and the American investigation reports are of not much use: Allegedly based on a captured German document the reports state that the ZfG38 had been used for distance measurement. Safety was important during exercises before the war.The trigger mechanism is located on the top side of the housing.
It holds the retracted bolt in the rear position.The housing (receiver) is a 30″ long iron tube with 0.2″ wall thickness. July 1943 in the section “Machinengewehre / Lehr- und Übungsgerät” (machine guns / training devices) as equipment numbers 8012 and 8014. The Barnitzke machine gun is a machine gun of late World War II German origin. There are dug ups known from front line positions, which show the use of ZfG38-magazines in combat.The Zielfeuergerät 38 was manufactured in two variations: One model for installation in tank mockups and one for ground use. This unusually long firing pin reaches through the entire bolt.Since the device was only made for shooting with blank rounds, a light unlocked bolt was sufficient. Whether these differ in any form could not be observed. See also. The 28.7″ long spring again is well protected against mud and dirt by a telescoping two-piece metal tube, in which front end the 6″ long firing pin is screwed in. The The MG 45/42V was a roller-delayed blowback-operated firearm with a semi-rigid locking mechanism designed to retard the rearward movement of the bolt. The Barnitzke machine gun is a prototype machine gun of late World War II German origin. Interestingly enough the entire number is specified under the year 1939. For this purpose the company C.G. The tank mockup model is additionally marked with “Pz.Kpfwg.Nachb.” (Panzerkampfwagen-Nachbildung / fighting tank mockup). The MG 45 (also known as the MG42V) was a machine gun based on the MG 42, which was developed but not fielded by the German Army in 1944. The device functions as a blowback operated weapon with unlocked bolt in full automatic mode only. The weapon uses an unusual delayed blowback operation, where during firing the bolt opening is delayed by the rotational inertia of two flywheels, which are driven by a rack and pinion arrangement on the bolt carrier. The total weight of a complete Zielfeuergerät (without magazine) is approximate 22 lbs.Most of the barrels were made of heavy metal tubes without any rifling. Interestingly enough not a common magazine is listed, but for each model an own one (equipment NR. The Barnitzke machine gun is a machine gun of late World War II German origin. Holes in the bipod legs could be used to peg the ZfG on the ground. Pics are of GERMAN VICTIMS TO THE CRIMES OF THE ALL-LIES IN WW1 AND WW2….AMD ANY DEATHS IN CAMPS WERE CAUSED BY ALLIED BOMBINGS NOT THE GERMANS…ONLY DEATHCAMOS WRRE BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN UNDER JEWISH COMMUNIST RULE AND ALL OF THE 4 DEATH CAMPS WERE BUILT PIST WAR BY THE COMMUNISTS AS IS STATED BY CAMP OFFICIALSGibt es ein ZFGerät 38 auf dem Markt als Deko zu erwerben?Enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts by email.Enjoy what you read on Forgotten Weapons? Maybe there was no additional need for blank firing devices after the beginning of World War 2. Anyhow an attachment bearing four longitudinal spikes inside was screwed onto the muzzle to shred larger wooden parts. Since the cocking handle is moving back and forth with the bolt, it’s way is guarded by a robust metal bracket.On the left side of the housing is the well for a curved 70-rounds-magazine located. In 1945, the material shortages of the Third Reich led to the development of a … During tests a MG 45/42V fired 120,000 rounds in succession at a cyclic rate of fire around 1,350 rounds per minute. The German weapon designer and chief engineer of the Gustloff factory Barnitzke worked on a machine gun with unlocked bolt near the end of the war. Probably these rifled barrels tempted the Allied to the theory, that they have found a spring trap. The weapon uses an unusual delayed blowback operation, where during firing the bolt opening is delayed by the rotational inertia of two flywheels, which are driven … Some bolts are stamped with a star, whose meaning is however unknown.The exact prehistory of this training unit is in the dark and also no regulation or operation manual is known, but luckily a few documents have survived the Russian “occupation period” in the archive of Suhl/Thuringia (former East Germany). During tests a MG 45/42V fired 120,000 rounds in succession at a cyclic rate of fire around 1,350 rounds per minute. In fact jewish population of western europe ROSE by 2 million during ww2……its mire like holohoaxWheras jews massacred 69.5 million Christian’s in eastern europe from 1918 to 1921…..there was no holocaust.