My latest add, an MG42

[Geof]

Guys

here's my most recent add, a Wilhelm Gustloff Werke manufactured MG42. The MG34 is common up here in Canada but the 42 is tough to find. I have only seen a couple in 10 years of looking. This is a demil of course but is on the old standard so it still "cocks and clicks". I suspect the charging handle is a replacement. Comments?

[Patty D]

Very nice MG42 Geof!!! I like the reinforced wooden buttstock

[My66coupe]

Appears the finish is not original? Looks like a phosphate to me? The black poking through the side of the receiver near the serial number shows the original blued finish Does it have a BH marking to the right of the receiver? Alot of these were used post war by the Austrian army and tend to have that stamp. Any markings on the buttstock? HVG44? Looks good overall, has the rear AA sight etc

[NORDLAND1]

Hello.that MG42 was produced in february 1944.That what is see is it a good one but to say more details we need more better pics.
it was phosphated at postwar.the original had a burnished finish.
not so nice is the scratched area at the serialnumber but o.k and more better that the horrible cutting receiver.
the charging handle is hard to say with this pics.please make more nice pics from all parts and markings so we can say more details.

NG NORDLAND

[Geof]

Yes, I agree the phosphate/parker finish is post-war. The feed tray is marked bpr for Johannes Grossfuss and the small plate that sits on the right of the receiver and appears to be part of the charging complex is marked ehs for Deutsche Kuhl u Kraftmaschinen GMBH. It makes sense that these would be mixed as they are both wear parts and if the gun had a postwar life then it would be expected to find these differing. The buttstock has no markings however these could be masked by the very dark patina of the finish. There is no other stampings to indicate who used it post-war. It's covered in WaA's but there's no BH mark on the receiver rhs.

I don't mind the finish issues, these are so rare up here I had almost given up on finding one. Now I just have to find a G33, a G/K43 and maybe an MP41 If I suddenly become stupidly wealthy then maybe an FG42!

[robinhood]

Looks like a early front site set up with double uu on front site area.
Nice it still has anti aircraft flip up range finder too.
Rob

[Luis22]

Great display piece!!