The MG 42 (shortened from German: Maschinengewehr 42, or "machine gun 42") is a German recoil-operated air-cooled general-purpose machine gun used extensively by the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS during the second half of World War II.

La mitragliatrice Beretta MG 42/59 è una variante italiana della MG3 della Bundeswehr, a sua volta una copia ricalibrata della MG 42 tedesca della seconda guerra mondiale.

Oct 9, 2022 · The rare post-war version of the MG42 made in 7.62x51mm for Italian armed forces, by Italians. A photo study and discussion, completed as I have time. From RTG: MG42/59 was a Rheinmetall licensed MG42 variant to be made by Beretta for use by the Italian military.

May 4, 2022 · After World War Two, when West Germany was allowed to reconstitute its army and join NATO, it needed small arms. The new Bundeswehr chose the MG42 as it’s standard GPMG, and the Rheinmetall firm undertook the project of …

Oct 4, 2024 · This is a commercial MG42/59 (although it’s just marked "MG42"), manufactured in 1964 for the export market. And the big thing that it does is reduce the rate of fire from the comically insane. The MG42 is known for its really high rate of fire, this reduces it to 700 to 900 rounds per minute.

A configuration suited for modern military needs, the MG-42/59 is a standout in the 80 year Legacy of the MG-42. These MG-42/59 kits are the finest in availability, past present and future with countless hours invested in demilling the weapons by …

Sep 24, 2022 · You all may remember my first set of questions about a month ago regarding the start-up of my Italian mg42/59 build and any possible conversions, and I appreciate all the responses I was given and help I recieved so much!

Sep 1, 2022 · Rheinmetall made a number of iterative improvements to the design, including nearly doubling the bolt weight (from 550g/1.2lb to 950g/2.1lb) for their MG42/59 model to bring the rate of fire down to a reasonable 700-900 rpm.

Dec 12, 2022 · Thought I'd create a post regarding skilled and reputable builders for the new MG 42/59 kits that have found their way onto the market. For myself I was looking into making my kit into a semi just to avoid more paperwork, but I don't think this thread has to be solely for those types of builders.

La mitragliatrice bivalente MG 42/59 è un’arma automatica di reparto a corto rinculo di canna con chiusura geometrica a rulli. Può essere impiegata sia con bipiede come arma d'accompagnamento sia con treppiede come mitragliatrice media d'appoggio, installata su veicoli come arma singola di bordo o come arma coassiale.