FG 42 - Wikipedia
Both early model (top) and late model (bottom) variants of the FG 42 with telescopic sights. The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective-fire …
Air Assault Rifle: Germany’s Fabled FG42 - The Armory Life
Apr 20, 2021 · During WWII, U.S. Ordnance were greatly impressed with the FG42, the “paratrooper rifle” chambered in the standard German 7.92x57mm.
FG-42: The ‘Fallschirmjäger 42’ German Paratrooper Rifle
Jan 26, 2022 · The FG 42 was a powerful automatic rifle developed by the Germans during WWII and served in a similar role to the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR). It was designed for and …
Fallschirmjagergewehr 42 (FG42 / FjG42) - Military Factory
May 22, 2018 · The Fallschirmjagergewehr 42 (FG42) was developed specifically for the lightly armed and mobile German paratrooper element around the full-sized 7.92x57mm Mauser …
The FG42 paratrooper rifle | Newsletter Archive | History Tours
It was designed to meet the specific needs of airborne troops for an easy-to-carry multi-purpose light rifle that had greater firepower than a conventional rifle. The German paratrooper units (“ …
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FG-42 | Weaponsystems.net
The FG-42 is a World War 2 era self-loading rifle and light machine gun of Nazi German origin. It was developed in the early 1940's and saw limited service during the second half of the war. …
FG-42: Perhaps the Most Impressive WW2 Shoulder Rifle
Ultimately only about 2,000 of the early Type E FG42 rifles were actually made, and only 12 or 15 are registered in the US. They are a remarkably advanced rifle, and extremely interesting....
FG-42 - WW2 Weapons
The FG42 was a sound design, based on well-tried principles. It was gas operated, and the bolt mechanism was so designed that when firing single shot the bolt closed on the cartridge, after …
The FG-42 Fallschirmjägergewehr | An Official Journal Of The NRA
Jun 24, 2014 · But for me, none more so than the German FG-42, the German paratroop rifle-“FG” decodes to Fallschirmjägergewehr, in English “Parachute Infantry Weapon”-perhaps the …
German FG-42 - Forgotten Weapons
The FG42 (Fallschirmjagergewehr, in the German tradition of making four little words into one big word) was a rifle ahead of its time, made in small numbers for German parachute troops …