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Original FG42: A Detailed Comparison of the 1st and 2nd Patterns (ad-free)
🕑 Added 2023-08-16 12:00:03 +0000 UTCToday we are looking at examples of the 1st pattern (Type E) and second pattern (Type G) FG42, comparing their construction and disassembling both to get a close look at the internal differences. Despite sharing the basic mechanism, these two models share zero parts in common, not even the bayonets or magazines. We will also discuss the developmental path of the FG-42, and why the majority of production was the 2nd pattern but the vast majority of combat use was the 1st pattern...
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chris
Awesome. Whoever made this possible gets a Gold Star. One of those sticky ones you got in grade school. :)
Reed Gregory
Wish I could afford a repo
Derek Elsberry
Wow...I knew they were different, but this takes being a different version to a whole other level. Some poor Luftwaffe armorer, several decades ago, was steadily pulling his hair out.
Guido Schriewer
noooo. there is noo corruption in germany to these days *cough!! ok frankly if I'd have 8grans for a repro... the fg would be very very tempting! germans... who wouldn't make magazins the same. would like the clip guides other than that and the looks... 2nd pattern!
Terry
(Shrug). I ignore it, just as I ignore other lottery advertisements.
Joseph T. S.
Off topic But does anyone else have mixed feelings on the partnership with GetEnteredToWin? On the one hand. Its cool. Its getting cool stuff out there and is fun. It helps support Forgotten Weapons, which is awesome. On the other hand it feels very... "influencer" (for lack of a better word). The kind of thing I expect to see on Twitch or from Video Game streamers, or my wife's vlogger channels.
Slick.....
