mg 42 buttstock, pls help me! :)

[Thomas9]

Hi everybody

I would love to hear your opinions on this mg 42 buttstock.
Is this an original German one, or is it post war?


By azertyazert at 2011-03-24

By azertyazert at 2011-03-24

By azertyazert at 2011-03-24

By azertyazert at 2011-03-24

By azertyazert at 2011-03-24

By azertyazert at 2011-03-24

By azertyazert at 2011-03-24

Thanks in advance!

Regards
Thomas

[phil337]

hi,
looks like a post-war mg3 Rheinmetall black one

[fab]

hi,

very interresting stock ! never seen such a thing.

first at all the buton has well a very early (1942/beguining of 43) design. so it could be WWII

now concerning the butt stock it self:

the metal piece is a wood butt stock patent. not possible on the 2 models bakelite butt stock(the "ehe" and "eqt" ) I know.

the butt pad big screw doesn't exist on this butt... that is what I never seen before... don't have any explanation on it.
unfortunaly Germans WWII markings are inside the butt (on the good WWII ones), and because there is not screw, it's impossible to disassemble the pad from the stock, to see what is written inside....

It's not a early buttstock made in bakelite in 1942 to feb 43,

Ever heard a very late bakelite buttstock production has been made in 45, but never see any of them, and no documentation to speack about...

I wish we could see the markings inside !

I think it's a post war one.

Rgrds

Fab.

[Thomas9]

Thanks for the reactions so far!

Some one else?

Regards
Thomas

[searchandfind]

Thanks for the reactions so far!

Some one else?

Regards
Thomas

Hello Thomas, you wrote in another thread that there is a WaA. Please show it to us I am very interested in.

Best regards,
Christian

[jh-ss44]

interesting ! my post war german , that I was forced to buy , then found an original has the screw. Might this be Yugo. ?? good question. jeff

[KradSPam]

IMO it is a yugo m53? Cant be 100% sure without a direct comparison, we have a 53 where i work on its AA tripod.

Krad

[Thomas9]

Hi All

I will make some pictures next week.

Thanks.

Thomas

[Thomas9]

Hi

I'm sorry for being so late with the pictures, but I forgot it :s
But here they are.
Clearly marked with WaA 11.


By azertyazert at 2011-07-27

By azertyazert at 2011-07-27

And here a link to the information of WaA 11.
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=464567

Kind Regards
Thomas

[jh-ss44]

thanks for additional photos. might be left over parts , post war put together after the war (from the factory) = ??? nice to see the waffen amt . jeff