Aug 26, 2014 · Avid gun collectors may take notice of a rare gem in the Rock Island Auction (RIA) Company’s September offerings: an original FG 42 paratrooper rifle chambered in 8mm Mauser. The...

The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective-fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle [4] [5] produced in Nazi Germany during World War II. [7] The weapon was developed specifically for the use of the Fallschirmjäger airborne infantry in 1942 and was used in very limited numbers until the end of the war.

The Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 is a gas-operated, select-fire weapon that can quickly switch from a closed-bolt semi-automatic rifle to an open-bolt full-automatic machine gun, permitting increased accuracy in the former role and greater volume in the latter.

Aug 25, 2014 · The undisputed star of the upcoming Rock Island Premier auction is this transferable full-auto German FG-42 paratrooper’s rifle. Only a few dozen of these are in private hands in the US, and they are an extremely advanced design for WWII.

Outstanding Krieghoff FG 42, This original World War II Fully Automatic Class III Nazi Krieghoff FG42 Paratrooper Sniper Rifle with the Highly Desirable Rare Accessories Including ZF4 Sniper Scope, Original Mount, Grenade Launcher and Spike Bayonet

Sep 17, 2014 · Lot 1465: The outstanding and original FG42 was the true star of the auction and sold for an incredible $299,000! Lot 1164: One of the 38 known surviving “C Company” Colt Walker revolvers rang...

Smith Manufacturing Group FG42II S/A Semi-Automatic Rifle with Scope, Bayonet and CaseDesigned and manufactured as a faithful, civilian legal, semi-automatic only reproduction of the iconic WWII German FG42 selective-fire automatic battle rifle.

Oct 30, 2018 · I was watching the big RIA auction today and bookmarked a lot with two FG-42 replica copies from the Japanese firm Shoei. They're akin to airsoft rifles but built to exact scale and heft as the originals and fire replica cartridges.

Sep 7, 2019 · So, I was on the phone waiting to bid on and item at the RIA auction today, and there was an original FG-42 magazine bandoleer with one (1) magazine. I can only assume it was an original mag. the bandoleer and one magazine gavelled out at $27,500 before Buyer premium.

Oct 5, 2018 · The FG-42 is a tremendously hyped rifle, but very few people have ever had a chance to actually shoot an original one (including me, until today). It was a rifle intended to take on the roles of both infantry rifle and light machine gun gun for the German Fallschirmjager.