FG42 #190 and #1864 (Type1/Type E)

[Guillaume d'Orange]

Hi everyone,

As I unsubscribed, I missed this video on Forgotten Weapons about a Type E being auctioned at Morphy's. It is #1864:

As some of you remember, I documented 4 Type1/Type E in French state collections (courtesy of them):

Pics of FG42s in Paris

The "Musée de l'Armée" reopened and I realized there are 4 FG42s on display there (one is in the "Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération"). I've never seen an FG42 before and was stunned to see how compact this thing is (some 16cm shorter than a 98k) ! Unsurprisingly, the 4 of them were made by...

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Type1/Type E with a serial number lower than 200 are welcome to be reported and documented:

fzs FG42 question

Does anyone on here know the fellow with the fg42 collection? I need to see if he has photos of the BAL acceptance (Eagle 2 or Eagle 22). It’s not something normally imaged. We don’t need pics, just images if the acceptance.

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#1864 seems to follow the three stamps pattern seen on the 4 other Type E: Weimar eagle, BAL 2 and Fehlerstempel.
It's surprising to see that they all got this third "F" stamp !

If anyone here has the opportunity to take a close pic of the stamps, that would be fantastic !

 

[Guillaume d'Orange]

Screenshots from the video

 

[nirvana]

It’s surprising just how crooked that serial number is. Germans were usually better than that with this stuff…. Except for Steyr

 

[pitfighter]

It’s surprising just how crooked that serial number is. Germans were usually better than that with this stuff…. Except for Steyr

Especially considering it's an "early" Krieghoff factory part, they were quite exacting.

 

[Guillaume d'Orange]

It’s surprising just how crooked that serial number is. Germans were usually better than that with this stuff…. Except for Steyr

True, it is hand-stamped for sure. It looks like they stopped with the stamped sheet receiver of Type 2/Type G

 

[biggymu]

For sale soon

 

[mdarnell19]

"Don't miss your opportunity in our up coming auction." Haha. Don't worry, I won't forget to sell my house and bid $300,000.

I do love these videos though. They get me all the more excited for my SMG42 I have on order.

 

[Guillaume d'Orange]

For sale soon

Thanks for bringing it up.
Its serial number is #190, so that’s interesting for the research started in @RyanE ´s thread. I will try to get a pic of the stamps from them.

« Junior » fails to mention that this early one does not have the stock reinforcements.
The one at Morphy’s is in better condition and has a sling (though they are looking for the mag and bayonet !).

 

[Guillaume d'Orange]

Pics of #1864 (buttstock not matching, s/n #332, notice that the fire selector stamps E,S,D are missing):

 

[Guillaume d'Orange]

RIA will sell #190 on May 19th

 

[mostpeople]

Are these still $250k-$300k?

 

[Guillaume d'Orange]

Are these still $250k-$300k?

Minimum bid is $130k (non-matching, missing mag and bayonet). With banks and the stock market having a seizure, someone may get it for cheap.

 

[mostpeople]

Nahh, it’ll hit the mark. People with discretionary funding in the $150k-$350k range will not be phased by the current banking issues.

 

[Krieg]

Minimum bid is $130k (non-matching, missing mag and bayonet). With banks and the stock market having a seizure, someone may get it for cheap.

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Do you know how much it ended up selling for ?

 

[Guillaume d'Orange]

Do you know how much it ended up selling for ?

Number 1031: $467,400 !

 

[AN-94]

Number 1031: $467,400 !

Dear lord, even with the missing magazine and bayonet?

 

[mostpeople]

Number 1031: $467,400 !

Lol Jesus Christ people, unreal

 

[Krieg]

Oh my goodness, and I thought 300k was on the high end for FG pricing. This is insane!

 

[Guillaume d'Orange]

Get your pop-corn and a good seat for the other one at RIA

 

[beatone]

Get out you check books.

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