german mg42/34 lafette original ww2 ?

[odin007]

Hello, i would like to find an original german lafette from ww2. I have see 2 lafette, but i think it's a a post war made in tchek or reassembled with original and post war. Can you confirm me ? where can i find a good model ? Thanks.
the first :

[odin007]

The second :

[fab]

Hi,

Both were re-used... and re-painted.
the last one have a re riveted range plate...

if you are looking for a good WWII lafette : passe ton chemin



Fab.

[MG0815]

Seems to be original WW2 itself - but repainted and used from foreign eastern countries after WW2. If you look closer it could happen that several smaller things were added after WW2 - that is what I recognized as I watched it closer some time ago at a fair. If it is cheap - o.k., for me it was not interesting.

Daniel

[Bergflak]

The first one has had the Überschiesstafel removed and replaced (postwar), the second one is missing this plate alltogether.
First one appears to be a correct MG42 tripod. Markings etc all points in this direction.
The second one appears to me to be a rebuilt 1943 MG34 tripod. I would have checked the forward gun mount carefully...
Both have of course seen Postwar service in Yugoslavia (or Ukraine?) and been refurbished.