MG42 Barrel

[robinhood]

Hello all
What do you think of this MG42 Barrel?
Thanks for looking

Rob

[robinhood]

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[IMBLITZVT]

Looks like someone went crazy with the drill! What a shame...

[phil337]

yes, nice german ww2 period one, cra markings, and 3 letter coded bhy to the locking piece.

[robinhood]

Looks like someone went crazy with the drill! What a shame...

Too true...

Rob

[robinhood]

yes, nice german ww2 period one, cra markings, and 3 letter coded bhy to the locking piece.

Thanks for the info Phil. Looks to me like an early WaA stamp ( eaglewings 11 )?

Rob

[phil337]

Thanks for the info Phil. Looks to me like an early WaA stamp ( eaglewings 11 )?

Rob

Hi, Not too sure, its correct waa11 for cra anyway, its possible could be a later barrel as it seems its chrome lined on the inside?, i think chrome lined barrels were introduced late on into the war?

[robinhood]

Hi, Not too sure, its correct waa11 for cra anyway, its possible could be a later barrel as it seems its chrome lined on the inside?, i think chrome lined barrels were introduced late on into the war?

Not sure if its a chromed barrel. What i can see of it does not looked chromed..I never seen inside of a mg42 barrel, Can only see this one because of the holes drilled in barrel.

[mg42rip]

The MG42 barrels that i have seen that are chromed lined are marked hyo and not manufactured by Maget.
I have seen one so maybe at some point they did. The barrel extension is early with the non reinforced cutouts but may have been replaced because i would think it would leave the factory with a CRA extension but who knows.
Ed

[me6_130]

Looks like someone went crazy with the drill! What a shame...

German deactivation...

Carles

[phil337]

The MG42 barrels that i have seen that are chromed lined are marked hyo and not manufactured by Maget.
I have seen one so maybe at some point they did. The barrel extension is early with the non reinforced cutouts but may have been replaced because i would think it would leave the factory with a CRA extension but who knows.
Ed

Hi, i thought the Early barrel locking pieces were in the white and not blued? this one looks blued?

[mg42rip]

Hi, i thought the Early barrel locking pieces were in the white and not blued? this one looks blued?

Probably a reblue.

[robinhood]

Probably a reblue.

A reblue. That ok or bad?

Rob

[mg42rip]

It is okay. The gun may have been used after the war.
I'm not sure if there are any proven facts on when the Germans started blueing the barrel extension.
Ed