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This is the early “Type 1” production model (also referred to as
the Type E), built around a forged steel receiver with stamped steel
attachments; this style would be phased out for a stamped receiver in
part due to resource issues as well as increasing manufacturing efficiency. A
set of flip-up blade front and elevation adjustable peep rear sights are installed,
with the top of the receiver marked “FG42/fzs/190”, the “190” repeated on multiple
components, and a set of Luftwaffe “droop wing eagle” inspection/acceptance proofs. An elaborate flash hider is threaded to the muzzle, with a cruciform spike bayonet (11 1/2” OAL, 8” spike) below, and a folding sheet metal bipod ahead of the ribbed hardwood foregrip with the name “Hubler” lightly carved upside down on the left. The trigger assembly is fitted with the early, sharply angled grip with a variable setting sear that can fire semi-automatic from a closed bolt and full auto from an open bolt, permitting maximum accuracy in the former role and maximum cooling for the barrel in the latter. The buttstock is stamped sheet metal.
CONDITION: Very fine, retains 70% original black enamel finish overall with scattered flaking
and smooth thin gray and brown patina on the exposed balance. The forward portion of the chamber area of the receiver has been touched up with black enamel paint. The forearm is
fine with scattered pressure dents and scratches, a light crack ahead of the charging handle inlet, and defined ribbing. Some mixed numbers. Mechanically excellent. This very fine, early Krieghoff FG42 Type I machine gun, wearing serial number 190, would be the pinnacle of any advanced German military firearms collection! NOTE: This weapon is a National Firearms Act (NFA), fully transferable Class 3, which is registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, (BATFE) that is classified as a “Curios or Relic” as defined in 27 CFR, 478.11. These weapons are still subject to the provisions of 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44 and 27 CFR part 478.
Estimate: 225,000 - 325,000
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