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You're right about Korea. The FN49s were well battle proven and highly thought of. The trend had changed though to large cap mags and pistol grips then later on to smaller cartridges. Hence we see the present families of battle rifles that are popular with militaries and firearms enthusiasts today.

The FN49s are IMHO hugely undervalued and under appreciated for the simple reason so few really know much about them. They were a transition rife and in many ways ahead of the pack of semi autos that were being issued by the end of WWII.
 
Another bit of trivia: apparently England could have had the FN 49 during WW2 as the designer had been relocated to continue work there after the outbreak of war. It's interesting to put a stripped FN 49 next to a stripped SVT 40. There had to be some cross-pollination going on as the receiver, bolt and bolt carrier are very similar. A bit of an eye opener how much extra beef there is in the FN 49. My FN 49 is a Venezuelan in very good condition. Payed nearly $1000.00 for it with a scope mount bracket/ commercial mount thrown in.

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milsurpo said:
Another bit of trivia: apparently England could have had the FN 49 during WW2 as the designer had been relocated to continue work there after the outbreak of war. It's interesting to put a stripped FN 49 next to a stripped SVT 40. There had to be some cross-pollination going on as the receiver, bolt and bolt carrier are very similar. A bit of an eye opener how much extra beef there is in the FN 49. My FN 49 is a Venezuelan in very good condition. Payed nearly $1000.00 for it with a scope mount bracket/ commercial mount thrown in.

milsurpo
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You're right but it was late in the game to start retooling and redistributing ammo/rifles/kit etc in a raging shooting war. That's why the Axis stuck with the 8x57 cartridge to the end of the war as its mainstay. Yes they developed other cartridges and firearms but they had a hard time to integrate them into their supply system in any meaningful quantities. The Lee Enfields they had were just as effective at the time as semi auto rifles were. Maybe not as handy in some ways but definitely effective enough to hold their own.

I have a lovely FN49 right now that I have a deal working with but if the fellow I am dealing with doesn't pull it together as agreed to soon it will go onto the EE. Venezuelan in Exc condition without accessories.
 
I've got a Venezuelan that I picked up for $250 at a gun show right before the registry came into force. If most are VG then mine must be the exception. Lots of small chips in the finish (enamel over parkerizing?). It does have an extremely low two digit serial number (matching) though. It has the muzzle brake but someone bought the bayonet for it earlier that morning. It's missing a screw of some sort for the rear sight IIRC.
 
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