DS-39

DS-39
Degtyaryov DS-39
Type	Heavy machine gun
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1939 -
Production history
Designer	Vasily Degtyaryov
Designed	1930
No. built	10.000
Specifications
Mass	14.3 kg gun body
Length	1,170 mm
Barrel length	720 mm
Cartridge	7.62 x 54 mm R
Action	Gas-Operated
Rate of fire	600 to 1200 round/min
Muzzle velocity	800 m/s
Effective firing range	1000 m
Feed system	250 round fabric belts
Sights	Front:

DS-39 (Russian: Дегтярёва Станковый образца 1939 года) was a Soviet medium machine gun, designed by Vasily Degtyaryov, that was used during the Second World War. The work on the gun's design began in 1930, and it was accepted by the Red Army in September, 1939. About 10,000 were made from 1939 to 1941, but the weapon was not successful in service and its production was discontinued after the German invasion of June, 1941, with factories converted to produce the older, more reliable Russian M1910 Maxim machine guns.

External links

• Information from www.gunsite.narod.ruTemplate:Ru icon
• Another information page Template:Ru icon
• DS-39 in Finnish service