Original German WWII MG 42 Display Machine Gun made in 1943 by MAGET with Belt Carrier French Helmets However this special example has

However this special example has been fitted with a basket guard for the protection of the right hand mounted on the standard knuckle bow

having seen action in the Vietnam War and been the Persian Gulf flagship in 1991's Operation Desert Storm

This gun has the last pattern single leaf rear sight that is factory blued

and one of the hanger loops has broken off from the ferrule

The base is marked with the crown

Original German WWII MG 42 Display Machine Gun made in 1943 by MAGET with Belt Carrier French Helmets However this special example hasOriginal Item: Only One Available. Constructed years ago from a legally demilitarized (de milled) parts set; this is an ALL German WW2 MG42 Display Gun. This nice example comes complete with all German WWII issue parts, and is covered with German issue markings. Included is a postwar painted apple green basket belt carrier. The rebuilt inert non firing BATF approved receiver with a 2" new made section has fine markings that are easily visible and read