GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
ICONIC GERMAN MG-42 MACHINE GUN (C&R). GERMAN GOVT MG-42 9684g 8MM MODERN; NFA; C&R Cal. 8mm. 21" bbl. Manufactured by Maget in 1944, this specimen retains it's orig rear flip-up anti-aircraft sight. Marked with typical Nazi eagle proof marks on top of receiver. Top cover and shroud are also WWII vintage marked "bpr" (Grossfuss). Locking collar and bbl marked with Maget shield logo. Bbl is unnumbered Nazi original. Bolt is also Maget, SN 9472g, charging handle is numbered 9276g. Feed tray marked "bpr". Hand grip also marked with Waffen proofs and "cof" (Eickhorn). Buffer and brown bakelite butt are unmarked and unnumbered. Bipod is marked "dfb 1944" (Gustloff werke). Included in this lot is a beautiful wooden reproduction buttstock with perfectly reproduced SN matched to gun on right side and Nazi eagle cartouche on left side, Nazi marked Lafette mount tripod with telescoping adjustable legs retaining its spare bolt box and including leather carrying straps. Additionally, there is an orig leather gun carrying strap included, an orig "SA" marked German ammo can with two orig Nazi marked MG-34 fifty round belt segments with fifty rounds of nickle plated dummy cartridges for display, and twenty-seven 15 round boxes of orig German "Fur MG" brass cased 8mm ball cartridges. Firing mechanism moves smoothly when operated by hand, this weapon appears fully functional. This is a National Firearms Act item and requires BATF approval prior to transfer. This weapon is fully transferable on an ATF form 3 or form 4 as Curio & Relic eligible. CONDITION: Overall finish is near excellent as re-finished with a dipped dull blue finish over original light handling marks and very light pitting on top of bbl shroud under the re-finish in some places. Forward edge of hand grip which receives ejected brass strikes shows several deep pits under the re-finish with a noticeable slight flattening of the forward edges of the trigger guard. Grips are in good condition. Left grip panel is chipped at the front toe. This does not affect serviceability in any way. Bolt is in excellent condition with evidence of firing ring on bolt face. Rails and bolt locking lugs in excellent condition. Bolt slides forward smoothly by gravity and all indications are this would be a very fine shootable specimen. Bore near excellent, shiny and bright. Exterior bluing on bbl consistent with rest of gun. Forcing cone at muzzle in very fine serviceable condition, cleaned with some brown patina on the interior. Threads at muzzle and on booster in fine clean condition. Bakelite butt has typical scrapes and handling marks, retention screw at rear a replacement. Some very minor chipping of the Bakelite where it meets the socket, hardly noticeable. Finding a Bakelite butt on an MG-42 is unusual. This gun overall is exceedingly nice and not worn out or beat up as some of these are. The dull finish is consistent with late 1944 and 1945 changes in surface preparation procedures. Lafette mount is in good serviceable condition with orig overhead fireplate intact, Nazi marked SN 5888. Dark green re-paint over what may be desert tan. Pads are in good serviceable condition. This is one of the most highly sought after German machine guns and rightly so, because they are tremendously fun at the range with a sound that is uniquely distinctive. They also can be readily converted to .308 using post-war parts without permanently altering the gun. This set up with its Alpine Lafette makes a particularly attractive package. 51478-1 JWK701 (32,000-42,000)