MP43/1 pictures

[grndevil44]

Hello

thought I would share some pictures of my 43/1 1943 date

http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mp433nh0.jpg

http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mpmagch3.jpg

http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mp431kg6.jpg

http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mp43om1.jpg

Thanks

Chris

[dblmed]

A Beauty!

Your MP43 is a true beauty & has just the right amount of real wear.

Congrats!!! My favorite WW2 weapon. Dave/dblmed

[Ostmark]

Thats a nice one, keep it stored away, in a few years you will become
a lot of money for that one

[standfast]

Mp43

Mate, that's an awesome MP43. Congrt to you regards Mike

[Glenn Barbaritz]

wow Chris! thats a beauty. yes, you dont see those around too often, hold onto it till the time comes when you really want some other rare piece that otherwise you could never get. . Glenn

[r_hufschmied]

Arghh ... it's a "new spec" deact. Well, better than torch cut but not much ...

[ardennes44]

MP43/1 magazine

Hi - thanks for sharing.
I like the magazine very much !! Very nice & unusual. Double markings :
MKb42 + MP43 stampings - very interesting that one !!

Owi

[reidmuller]

Arghh ... it's a "new spec" deact. Well, better than torch cut but not much ...

How do you know its new spec!?Looks nice Chris havent seen many MP43/1's! is it matching numbers?

[r_hufschmied]

How do you know its new spec!?Looks nice Chris havent seen many MP43/1's! is it matching numbers?

The trigger housing pivot pin looks welded solid, hence my assumption for "new spec".

[grndevil44]

hi

glad it is not a new spec, is an old spec, still didnt do a very good job doing it either which is a shame, not matching no's either, I think this one came from Yugoslavia

[r_hufschmied]

hi

glad it is not a new spec, is an old spec, still didnt do a very good job doing it either which is a shame, not matching no's either, I think this one came from Yugoslavia

Old spec is still way better than new spec, a new spec MP43/1 deact would have broken my heart. Back in 1993 I was offered an almost identical one at Regimentals (when they still had the shop in Islington) for 330£ ...*sigh* They told me that someone from the IWM had been in and bought one (they had several) as the IWM didn't have one. About a month later I was offered a 50£ discount on a handsome couple (an MP44 and a StG44) by another dealer if I took both ... for 550£ . Need I say I passed both deals up ... *deep sigh*. 1993, a year that will live in infamy by my stupidity!

[fieldgear]

Hi There

Nice rifle! MP43/1 too, which is a bit rarer, having the longer foresight block & longer muzzle nut. I see the stock pin is missing & no recoil spring. Are these just out for the pic, missing or ............

Anyway, a nice rifle!!

BTW is the scope rail "notched" on the right hand side?

[dect]

hi

glad it is not a new spec, is an old spec, still didnt do a very good job doing it either which is a shame, not matching no's either, I think this one came from Yugoslavia

Examine the stock and try to find something like "TRM#" (where # is a digit). TRM stands for "Tehnicki Remontni Zavod", yugo factories which prepared lots of MP44s for long-term storage.

[grndevil44]

hello

no notch in the scope rail, you can see where it is filled in on the stamper
have the rest of the internal bits and the but pin. good spot!