German FG42 by SMG

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Interesting gun. German paratroopers own version of an STG 44 I suppose. It seems like a heavy, and long gun for paratroopers. Also the 8mm is a powerful and heavy cartridge .

It would be interesting to shoot though.
 
I got to handle a non restricted semi auto version for about 5 minutes.
An older fellow CGN'er came by to buy some old 8mm Surplus ammo off me, he mentioned he had one of the old imported semi auto variants made in the 80's or 90's from Germany.
He picked it up in an estate sale and was having trouble with ammunition so trialing different surplus to see what worked best.
I asked him if he could bring it over when he bought the old crusty 8mm and he obliged! :rockOn:

They are actually surprisingly light and balanced. They aren't as large as they look if that makes sense. When you hold one, it's actually quite slim and streamlined, it handles easily and points naturally for a full powered battle rifle.
Very interesting firearm! Would have paid him $50 to put 5 rounds through it if I could have!
 
Magnum240 said:
http://youtu.be/jN4lvZbAe04[/URL]
Interesting gun. German paratroopers own version of an STG 44 I suppose. It seems like a heavy, and long gun for paratroopers. Also the 8mm is a powerful and heavy cartridge .

It would be interesting to shoot though.
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Designed before the StG-44 and was intended to serve as a rifle and squad automatic in a single package.

It's my holy grail umong others... probably at the top.
 
I cant check the link at the moment - but Ian from forgotten weapons does a couple of videos on it, as well as a run and gun and both he and Karl agree that its a rifle well ahead of its time. And with some very minor additions/modifications would hold its own against many modern firearms.

Its 100% my holy grail firearm. Working on the import legalities at the moment, to get one to NZ
 
The FG42 was an impressive design, but a bit complicated to manufacture compared to the Sturmgwehr. Was never intended to be a version of the Sturmgewehr, almost more like a competitor. Was intended to be a way to give the Fallschirmjägers more firepower. The Heer held some trials in '43 on the Eastern Front to evaluate the FG42 against the Sturmgewehr to determine which rifle should be the future rifle for Germany. I believe that the troops preferred the Sturmgewehr, but things fell apart in the East so the Heer went with the Sturmgewehr while the Luftwaffe stuck with the FG42.


I would love to get one of these, but only a small amount were made (<10K IIRC) and when they do show up they cost > $10 000, so they're pretty much unobtanium for a poor guy like me.
 
oppy said:
The FG42 was an impressive design, but a bit complicated to manufacture compared to the Sturmgwehr. Was never intended to be a version of the Sturmgewehr, almost more like a competitor. Was intended to be a way to give the Fallschirmjägers more firepower. The Heer held some trials in '43 on the Eastern Front to evaluate the FG42 against the Sturmgewehr to determine which rifle should be the future rifle for Germany. I believe that the troops preferred the Sturmgewehr, but things fell apart in the East so the Heer went with the Sturmgewehr while the Luftwaffe stuck with the FG42.


I would love to get one of these, but only a small amount were made (<10K IIRC) and when they do show up they cost > $10 000, so they're pretty much unobtanium for a poor guy like me.
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SMG guns in the states are making replicas of the model 2 FG42.. approx $4500 USD
so yeah a genuine rifle is unobtanium, but a functional replica is not.
 
The Weapon Hunter show on television had a segment on exactly that firearm. He actually found a collector in the U.S. who had one and allowed him to fire it. Current value? Check this out.....$300 K in U.S. dollars for a WWII original.
 
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