German FG 42 Type I Museum Quality Replica Non-Firing Automatic Rifle by Shoei of Japan with Sling - Serial 1070 Display Guns & Parts Sets original liner

original liner

had been very quiet for some time

This example was certainly worn on some of his 26 missions

The exterior bearskin wrap shows it's 100+ year age and the helmet comes with its red slouch bag hanging over the right ear

but the right side has been bent

German FG 42 Type I Museum Quality Replica Non-Firing Automatic Rifle by Shoei of Japan with Sling - Serial 1070 Display Guns & Parts Sets original linerReplica Item: The FG 42 (Fallschirmjgergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective fire 7. 9257mm Mauser automatic rifle produced in Germany during World War II. The weapon was developed specifically for the use of the Fallschirmjger airborne infantry in 1942 and was used in very limited numbers until the end of the war. It combined the characteristics and firepower of a light machine gun in a lightweight form slightly shorter (but considerably