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| name = Maschinengewehr MG39 Rh<br />
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| origin = Nazi Germany<br />
| type = General-purpose machine gun<br />
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| wars = World War II<br />
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| designer = Louis Stange<br />
| design_date = 1937<br />
| manufacturer = Rheinmetall<br />
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| weight = {{cvt|9.58|kg}}<br />
| length = {{cvt|1185|mm|in}}<br />
| part_length = {{cvt|599|mm|in}} ({{cvt|660|mm|in}} with flash hider)<br />
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| cartridge = [[7.92×57mm Mauser]]<br />
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| caliber = {{cvt|7.92|mm|in}}<br />
| barrels = 1<br />
| action = [[Gas-operated reloading|Gas operated]]<br />
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| range = 100-1600 m in 100 m increments<br />
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| feed = Belt<br />
| sights = [[Iron sights]]<br />
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The '''MG39 Rh''' was a [[general-purpose machine gun]] of German origin.<ref name="Dead End: MG 39 Rh">{{cite web|archivedate=15 June 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615093647/http://www.forgottenweapons.com/dead-end-mg-39-rh/|url=http://www.forgottenweapons.com/dead-end-mg-39-rh/|title=Dead End: MG 39 Rh |publisher=Forgottenweapons.com |date= |accessdate=2013-06-19}}</ref><br />
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It originated from a draft specification and contest held for an [[MG 34|MG 34 ''Einheitsmaschinengewehr'']] replacement that was better suited for [[mass production]]. Three companies were asked in February 1937 to submit new designs: Metall und Lackierwarenfabrik Johannes Großfuß AG of [[Döbeln]], [[Rheinmetall|Rheinmetall-Borsig AG]] of [[Sömmerda]], and Stübgen AG of [[Erfurt]].<ref name="Willbanks">Willbanks, James: ''Machine Guns: An Illustrated History of Their Impact'', page 115. ABC-CLIO, 2004.</ref> The designs and mock-up guns proposals were submitted in October 1937.<ref name="Dead End: MG 39 Rh"/> Großfuß AG's entry proved to be the best design to simplify and rationalize the technical concept of the MG 34, employing a unique [[Recoil operation|recoil-operated]] [[Roller locked|roller locking]] mechanism whereas the two competing entries used a [[Gas-operated reloading|gas-actuated]] system.<ref name="Willbanks"/><br />
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Rheinmetall-Borsig further developed their entry under the direction of Louis Stange to the MG 39 Rh, but no records of a further development request by the German military to do this are known.<br />
The MG 39 Rh did not progress beyond the prototype stage. The only surviving example is at the Military Historical Institute of Prague in Czech Republic.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of World War II firearms of Germany]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{cite patent |country=DE |number=712136 |status=patent}}<br />
* {{cite patent |country=DE |number=724418 |status=patent}}<br />
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