FG 42
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FG 42
We had the privilege of attending a superb HBSA lecture at The Royal Armouries last Thursday night where we not only got to hear about the development of the FG42 but also got to pawdle* several FG42 prototypes and issue rifles along with examples of contemporary semi-automatic rifles that influenced their design. For any of you that live within travelling distance of Leeds, we'd strongly recommend you consider joining the northern branch of the Historical Breech-loading Small Arms Society... The HBSA meet every month at the Royal Armouries and are given access to a wide and exotic range of firearms and have members who can give truly authoritative lectures on them...
*handle, in the case of you bald monkeys we supposes...
*handle, in the case of you bald monkeys we supposes...
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Re: FG 42
A fascinating weapon, did you manage to get any pictures?
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Re: FG 42
No, I was too busy listening to the lecture and pawdling the FG42, several self loading Tokarevs, Gewehr 41, Gewehr 43, MP 38, MP40, P38 and STgwr 44 that were used to explain the development of the FG42. Other members of HBSA photographed them though...
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Re: FG 42
You'd need to toddle along to http://www.hbsanorth.co.uk and read up on the group, then contact the secretary. Membership is by invitation and interview.
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Re: FG 42
The Londinium branch is still going strong and meets at the Imperial War Museum. However, as we understand it, the curators there don't take any guns out of their display cases whereas at the RA they are far more obliging...
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