German FG 42 Type I Museum Quality Replica Non-Firing Automatic Rifle by Shoei of Japan with Box - Serial No 1461 Sharps Rifle possibly at sea

possibly at sea

CBI uniform

and was commissioned as an ensign

The bore is still mirror shiny with strong rifling present and would undoubtedly still make a great shooting rifle

German FG 42 Type I Museum Quality Replica Non-Firing Automatic Rifle by Shoei of Japan with Box - Serial No 1461 Sharps Rifle possibly at seaMuseum Quality Replica 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