Automatgevär m/42

Overview

Automatgevär m/42
General Information
Type	Battle Rifle
Place of Origin	Sweden
Designers	Erik Eklund
Period Designed	1941
Manufacturer	Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori
Period Produced	1942 - ?
Number Built	30,000
In Service	1942 - 1960s
Designations
Nickname	Ljungman
Characteristics
Cartridge	6.5x55mm
Action	Direct impingement gas operation
Firemodes	Fire, safe
Feed System	Detachable box magazine clips
Ammunition Loading	5 round stripper clips
Effective Range	800m (using m/41 spitzer) 600m (using m/94)
Maximum Range	800m
Dimensions
Barrel Length	622mm
Length	1214mm
Attachments
Bayonet	Bayonet lug
Stock
Stock Type	Full stock
Sights
Sights	Iron sights
Sight Ranges	100 - 800m in 100m increments

The Automatgevär m/42 (abbreviated as Ag m/42) is a Swedish semi-automatic rifles developed during the Second World War. It was used in limited numbers by the Swedish army from 1942 to the 1960s.

Sweden Weapons Interwar & World War II Period (1919 — 1945)

Infantry Weapons
Melee Weapons	Bayonet	[[]]
	Survival Weapon	[[]]
Sidearms	Pistol	[[]]
	Revolver	[[]]
Close Quarters	Submachine Gun	[[]]
	Shotgun	[[]]
Primary Weapons	Assault Rifle	[[]]
	Battle Rifle	Ag m/42
	Bolt-Action Rifle	[[]]
Automatic Support Weapons	Light Machine Gun	[[]]
	Medium Machine Gun	[[]]
	Heavy Machine Gun	[[]]
Heavy Weapons	Anti-Tank Rifles	[[]]
	Grenade Launcher (Attachment)	[[]]
	Grenade Launcher (Standalone)	[[]]
	Rocket Launcher	[[]]
Explosives	Anti-Personnel Mines	[[]]
	Anti-Tank Mines	[[]]
	Offensive Grenades	[[]]
	Smoke Grenades	[[]]

Firearm Accessories
Optics	Iron Sights	[[]]
	Collimator	[[]]
	Telescopic	[[]]
Attachments	Flashlights & Lasers	[[]]
	Foregrips & Bipods	[[]]

Infantry Equipment
Clothing	Backpacks	[[]]
	Body Armour	[[]]
	Bomb Suit	[[]]
	Elbow and knee pads	[[]]
	Signals & IFF	[[]]
	Suits	[[]]
	Vests & Webbing	[[]]
Headwear	Communication	[[]]
	Gas Masks & Rebreathers	[[]]
	Goggles	[[]]
	Helmets	[[]]
	Vehicle Headwear	[[]]
Optics, Detection and Surveillance	Man-Portable Radar	[[]]
	Mine Detectors	[[]]
	Night Vision Goggles	[[]]
	Periscopes	[[]]
	Rangefinders	[[]]
	Surveillance	[[]]

Artillery
Anti-Aircraft Guns	[[]]
Anti-Tank Guns	[[]]
Infantry Guns	[[]]
Mountain Guns	[[]]
Field Guns	[[]]
Howitzers	[[]]
Mortars	[[]]
Railroad Artillery	[[]]
Recoilless Guns	[[]]
Rocket Artillery	[[]]
Siege Artillery	[[]]

Land Vehicle Weapons
Vehicle Machine Guns	[[]]
57mm Tank Guns	[[]]
73mm Tank Guns	[[]]
76.2mm Tank Guns	[[]]
85mm Tank Guns	[[]]
100mm Tank Guns	[[]]
115mm Tank Guns	[[]]
120mm Tank Guns	[[]]
122mm Tank Guns	[[]]
125mm Tank Guns	[[]]
130mm Tank Guns	[[]]
152.4mm Tank Guns	[[]]
Heavy Guns	[[]]
Vehicle Autocannon	[[]]

Aircraft Weapons & Munitions
7.62mm Machine Guns	[[]]
12.7mm Machine Guns	[[]]
23mm Cannons	[[]]
30mm Cannons	[[]]
37mm Cannons	[[]]
Rocket Pods	[[]]
Rockets	[[]]
Air-to-Air Missiles	[[]]
Air-to-Ship Missiles	[[]]
Air-to-Surface Missiles	[[]]
Bombs	[[]]