MG42s becoming harder to find?

[robinhood]

Is it becoming harder to find genuine MG42s ?
There is many established deact firearm dealers in UK including WAF.
several have MG34s for sale whether they be matching numbers or not, old or new spec but not seeing any genuine MG42s coming to market ( Genuine as in not post war use or MG53s ect )
Does that mean prices will start to rise?
Rob

[me6_130]

I have never seen many MG42. All these MG34, Kar 98k, Svt40, Thompson floating around come from ex soviet arsenals. Perhaps they are still holding the MG42s.

Carles

[robinhood]

Hello carles
Its possible definitely but more likely most if not all mg42s and other arms in there Arsenals have already been moved on to dealers for much needed Russian rubles.
Rob



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I have never seen many MG42. All these MG34, Kar 98k, Svt40, Thompson floating around come from ex soviet arsenals. Perhaps they are still holding the MG42s.

Carles

[SOLDAT1]

Hi
Rob what about the ones being sold by worldwide arms? £1975 each steep price!
They have gone up a fair bit in the last few years! My two cost £800 each


Robert

[robinhood]

Hi Rob
My apologies didn't know world wide arms had any.
At all most £2000 each is possible indication that these weapons are rarer?
Paid £1200 for mine in 2008 almost £800 increase in 6 years
Rob

Hi
Rob what about the ones being sold by worldwide arms? £1975 each steep price!
They have gone up a fair bit in the last few years! My two cost £800 each


Robert

[SOLDAT1]

Hi Rob
The worldwide arms ones some are black painted butts with numbers on original butts painted by the Yugoslavians ? They say all nazi marked?

Robert

[robinhood]

Mmm does scraping bottom of barrel spring to mind?
I personally wouldn't buy just from a few photos.
Maybe in just being biased buy only places i would buy from with photos alone is WAF.
Rob

QUOTE=SOLDAT1;6413691]Hi Rob
The worldwide arms ones some are black painted butts with numbers on original butts painted by the Yugoslavians ? They say all nazi marked?

Robert[/QUOTE]

[John Slater]

mg42

here is mine I bought from ryton arms these came from the out of Russia and had the first hand pick cost me £750 ,john

[John Slater]

mg42

some more pics

[tigertank k98]

mg42

I got a kn98 from ryton arms but did try and buy a mg42 at the time but no cash they sold them no trouble . I did have a mg42 at the time it was the x wife...

[John Slater]

mg42

I got a kn98 from ryton arms but did try and buy a mg42 at the time but no cash they sold them no trouble . I did have a mg42 at the time it was the x wife...

wow tigertank you had a live mg42, this is very rare lol, john

[robinhood]

After starting this thread there was i nice mg42 for sale on Rask-Antik.
Still think there a rare beast to find
Rob

[Paul Ba]

MG 42 with original conditon are hardest to find now so worth more.., one below is RC so is re-blue after war and more common found!