Mg42...all ok??

[lucabrnroma]

Hi all..i'm unexpert on machine guns...i'd like your impressions on this deactivated MG42 dfb(Wilhelm Gustloff-Werke)...you see yugo or post war parts??
Many thanks and best regards
Luca

[lebus12]

Mu = 1944

[lebus12]

A friend of me, specialist in MG's tell me it's a fake marking, "faux marquage"

[lucabrnroma]

Many thanks...can your friend contact me to explain ? LUCABRNROMA@HOTMAIL.COM

[lebus12]

I see in the book on MGs.
If you have one fom 1944, the code is MU, without "MG 42". I send you a picture.

[sitges1990]

Photos aren't very clear, but appears to have post war bi-pod.

[lebus12]

The AA sight is missing

[severin]

All is far from ok!
This is a fake, it's an m53 disguised as an mg42.
Look at riveted door release for the barrel removal.
German only used a screw.
I am on my phone now, will look in more detail later tonight
But I don't think those markings are any good either

[lucabrnroma]

Many thanks guys...you saved my money )) i'll run away from itmilitaria fresco

[SRB]

M-53 is not fake, it's after war yugoslavia made mg42 and just change name in m53,some time used parts from (damaged) mg42 on m53.
in each case very nice machin gun