MG 17 machine gun

MG 17 machine gun
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TypeAircraft machine-gun
Place of originNazi Germany
Service history
Used byNazi Germany
WarsWorld War II
Production history
Designed1934
ManufacturerRheinmetall-Borsig
Produced1934-1944
No. builtAt least 24,271 (including those modified for infantry use)
VariantsModular design
Specifications
Mass10.2 kg (22 lb)
Length1,175 mm (46.3 in)
Barrel length600 mm (24 in)

Cartridge7.92×57mm Mauser
Caliber7,9 (7,92+0,04)
ActionRecoil operated, firing from closed bolt
Rate of fire1,200 rpm
Muzzle velocityfrom 885 m/s (2,900 ft/s) (Phosphor "B" round ) to 905 m/s (2,970 ft/s) (Armor Piercing Tracer "SmK L'spur" round)
Feed system500-round belt
SightsVarious types

The MG 17 was a 7.92 mm machine gun produced by Rheinmetall-Borsig for use at fixed mountings in many World War II Luftwaffe aircraft, typically as forward-firing offensive armament.[1] The MG 17 was based on the older MG 30 light machine gun, as was its defensive flexible-mount counterpart, the MG 15 machine gun.