FG42 up for Auction in March

[Josh Beckett]

This auction will have an original russian AK47 with the milled reciever, that is probably my dream gun(I would rather have one of those than any WWII machine gun, I will get one once I turn 21).

[busterz111]

A once in a lifetime collection...with Todays laws and regs Impossible to replicate.

[r_hufschmied]

This auction will have an original russian AK47 with the milled reciever, that is probably my dream gun(I would rather have one of those than any WWII machine gun, I will get one once I turn 21).

The first model AK47 had a sheet metal receiver, the second model got a milled receiver and the model that has become generally known as the "original" AK47 is actually the third model.

[Josh Beckett]

The first model AK47 had a sheet metal receiver, the second model got a milled receiver and the model that has become generally known as the "original" AK47 is actually the third model.

I know, by original I meant with the original reciever, most of the full auto AKs in the US have US made recievers and very few of the AKs have the original reciever(most of the original reciever ones are chinese, very few russians).

[david_4x4]

A once in a lifetime collection...with Todays laws and regs Impossible to replicate.

Not impossible, just expensive.

[Alan Smith]

Yes, not at all impossible - just costly.

BTW: I've heard from reliable sources that there are other similar collections here in the U.S, with even a handful of collections numbering at around 1,000 transferable machineguns per collection. I personally know of a collection that hovers at around 100 transferables, as well as another collection with 200 to 300 transferables. I have seen photos of a well known collection in Florida that must have 300+ transferable machineguns.

So, the deal is that the guns are out there, locked up in collections, many of which were amassed years ago and before the huge run-up on machinegun prices here in the U.S. over the past decade. Eventually, these collections will come to market just like the Stern collection has. After all, time marches on and we all have only a limited amount of it . . .

[Josh Beckett]

Yes, not at all impossible - just costly.

BTW: I've heard from reliable sources that there are other similar collections here in the U.S, with even a handful of collections numbering at around 1,000 transferable machineguns per collection. I personally know of a collection that hovers at around 100 transferables, as well as another collection with 200 to 300 transferables. I have seen photos of a well known collection in Florida that must have 300+ transferable machineguns.

So, the deal is that the guns are out there, locked up in collections, many of which were amassed years ago and before the huge run-up on machinegun prices here in the U.S. over the past decade. Eventually, these collections will come to market just like the Stern collection has. After all, time marches on and we all have only a limited amount of it . . .

1000 MGs is alot of MGs!!!! I plan on owning about 5(Type 99, Type 11, Russian AK47, original Ingram MAC10, and a MP40, and maybe a Reising), I couldnt even dream of owning 50 MGs, let alone 1000.

[Gary Cain]

Not at all, just incredibly expensive. When he was putting the collection together the tax stamp was sometimes more expensive than the weapon. My first BAR cost 195 dollars and the tax stamp was 200. Nowadays that BAR is 20k and the stamp is still 200 bucks!


Gary

A once in a lifetime collection...with Todays laws and regs Impossible to replicate.

[Günter]

Thats a lot of rare weapons in there! That FG-42s is diffinantly amazing.

I noticed they also have a WWII Japanese Type 5 prototype Semi-automatic rifle (based off the M1 Garand) in there... I never seen one ever offered before.

[dag001]

Thats a lot of rare weapons in there! That FG-42s is diffinantly amazing.

I noticed they also have a WWII Japanese Type 5 prototype Semi-automatic rifle (based off the M1 Garand) in there... I never seen one ever offered before.

Again, it's as Gary mentioned earlier. Prices have risen phenominally over the years. In the late 1960's I had the opportunity to buy a Type 5 at a Columbus, Ohio OGCA show. The price was $1,400.
When the collection that prompted this thread was being put together, weapons of this type were much more readily available. There were, and still are, some really extensive collections in existance.
Anyone have any pictures available of the J. Curtis Earl collection that currently resides in the Idaho Historical Society Museum? Chris Cook published several in a thread on this firearms forum about a year ago but most of the pictures are now gone. Now there was a machine gun collection!!!